Mother Tongue

V1

Mother tongue

Lost in a chain reaction

Flowers on the cliff say goodbye to your accent

Along with the things you wish to forget, too heavy to carry

V2

Living by

The habits of the birds

Seal your lips cause you can’t find the words

The beauty gets lost in translation, you’ll be flying before too long

C

You’re one of the lucky ones they say

You got out before it was too late

You thought this place was different

But everywhere you go you carry shame, to speak your name

V3

Never going back

Or never really there

Replaying it all in your head feels like no one even cares

The children in the street are still playing, they will be till the sun goes down

V4

The pressure

To act for your people as a whole

You’re just a body getting stares in the grocery store

The bus will leave tomorrow morning, you’ll finally be home