Nature Vs. Nurture

Nature versus nurture How do I know what's true What's me, what's you Mother, maybe father Which words are mine Are you, am I They crumbled right in front of me Wasn't ready to see All of their humanity I was too young to play All of their grown-up games Played a pawn anyways Weren't you the ones who said I had to get over it I did my best, check my progress I am an adult now Black and white can't hurt me how It did back then, so back down (Weren't you both the ones who said I had to get over it Nature versus nurture How can I know what is real What's true) Mother, father You are flawed and you can falter I forgive you Now I have perspective and can see you I don't have to hide from myself From the parts that resemble you Mother and father Just follow suit, forgive each other They crumbled right in front of me I wasn't ready to see All of their humanity I was too young to play All of their grown-up games Played a pawn anyways Weren't you the ones who said I had to get over it I did my best, check my progress I am an adult now Black and white can't hurt me how It did back then, so back down Back down Back down Years spent waiting Just surviving Til I could reach Autonomy Years spent waiting(Years spent) Just surviving(Waiting, just survive) Til I could reach(Years spent waiting) Autonomy(Just surviving) Alone, eighteen(Years spent) Angry, twenty(waiting, just) Forgiving, I'm twenty-three(surviving, twenty-three) They crumbled right in front of me I wasn't ready to see All of their humanity I was too young to play All of their grown-up games Played a pawn anyways Weren't you the ones who said(Nature) I had to get over it(Versus) I did my best, check my progress(Nurture versus) I am an adult now(Nature) Black and white can't hurt me how(Versus) It did back then, so back down(Nurture versus) I had to grow up too fast You know those effects, they last But I put it in the past I had to grow up too fast Then if I could do that You can do this, it's all I ask