Blood Related

Dinner table silence, internal teenage violence Starin' in my father's stress-filled eyes His back was probably hurtin' from life's financial burden Same type of pressure I've internalized 'Cause time, it flies, and the fire dies like candles on a cake College debt and cigarettes, and all our shared mistakes It's a vicious cycle that nobody can escape Blood related and tryin' to relate She lived the life they taught her Had a son, she had a daughter A martyr for her children's happiness In a picture of a past life, a future lookin' so bright Smilin' in her Easter Sunday dress Summertime and light blue eyes, and love that likely fades Wedding dress, white picket fence, pressure to procreate It's a vicious cycle that nobody can escape Blood related and tryin' to relate Amidst a mid-life crisis, left up to your own devices Starin' at your half-full glass of wine 'Cause you gave them the cold shoulder, but I bet before it's over You're gonna wish that you had more time 'Cause time, it flies and fire dies, and people will make mistakes Photographs and epitaphs, and flowers on the grave It's a vicious cycle, it's a never-ending fate Blood related and tryin' to relate Blood related and tryin' to relate Blood related and tryin' to relate Wave goodbye to the camera (bye) Wave goodbye to the camera, Thomas (bye) Wave goodbye, honey Wave goodbye, Thomas