Anon x Reuben – Father, Father
Father, father in the mirror Boy to man is a painful change The ghosts sneer me, beside a whisper Snide and mean and full of fear Back away, back away to my mind’s eye I’m pushing hard to find my…
Father, father in the mirror
Boy to man is a painful change
The ghosts sneer me, beside a whisper
Snide and mean and full of fear
Back away, back away to my mind’s eye
I’m pushing hard to find my voice
Day by day give me a reason
Am I left with any choice?
Then one day I shaved my face for the first time
In the mirror staring back at me I see father
And those red eyes, retro silhouettes I see
If I seek peace or quiet of mind
Just who on earth must I forgive
Is it those who raped and stole from me
Well then I pledge to not relive
To not relive
The hurt and anger, lust and longing
Leave my home, Leave my heart
With a phantom father, Is in my party
God Almighty wants my part
Fucking forgive my blues the target
Wheres that peace to make me whole
Tired of this thick rage and plunder
Where’s the tonic for my soul
Forgive my father, And his father
Let the dead forgive the dead
Forgive, accept myself today
Peace will find me innocent, innocent
© The Noisy Brain 2020