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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

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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 her past life, her 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 pro-create

It's a vicious cycle that nobody can escape

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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'll bet before it's over

You're gonna wish that you had more time

'Cause time, it flies and fire dies, and people 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