Chapters

Born on a blacklist My shadow made plain You saw me as perfect Despite my mistakes Sewn in the throes of your pain An anchor of love to keep me from drifting away Visions of your final page have plagued me Now I'm flipping through the chapters again Forgiving and so tender (It's only right, it's only right) Unconditional, forever (Until the end, my work is done) I missed my chance and now it's welling up inside of me We open the floodgates and drown in our words Maybe now, my sorrows can ventilate again I promise it wasn't in vain I promise the path that I walk wouldn't be the same Every step misplaced, I brought back I swear I can do it again Undisciplined and infectious (We all are, we all are) We lose control and it wrecks us (We can mend and make amends) I've brought you shame so many times now I don't know if you'll ever see me the same way again Listen up, listen up, dear, listen up Tell me what's been going on You opened your heart and showed your soul It shouldn't be a burden you hold We're fighting our reflection (We all are, we all are) We're grieving for our fiction (Release yourself, it's for your health) Your door was closed I opened mine Already crushed by our loss Can I forgive myself for not choosing a better time? I know you won't be the first And damned if we won't be the last The things we can't undo Can't become our undoing Benevolent mother, your sister is here Benevolent mother, your sister is here Benevolent mother