The Great Divide Part 1: Mother Unkind

She walked away and turned her back

two boys and a husband left alone just like that

four years old not knowing what to do

with a six year old brother fucked up and confused

a man left alone with nowhere to turn

he must now raise a family but alone he must learn

you lied to us

misled our trust

what can you do?

nothing, you're screwed

bred deep within

bled through our skin

you left, you're gone

goodbye, so long

tell me what did I do to make her go away?

tell me what I can do to have her back someday

was it that I was too bad or just not good enough?

or was it that I was just not something she could love?

did I always cry too much or make too much noise?

it really shouldn't have mattered, you should've been there for your boys

you lied to us

misled our trust

what can you do?

nothing, you're screwed

bred deep within

bled through out skin

you left, you're gone

goodbye, so long

she used to visit from time to time

I wish I could say that the pleasure was mine

but alcohol and cigarettes were the scent on her breath

and when it all hit me I knew the feeling of death

she drank too much and now it seems her life has passed her by

she missed out on the joy it'd bring to have her children by her side

you lied to us

misled our trust

what can you do?

nothing, you're screwed

bred deep within

bled through our skin

you left, you're gone

goodbye, so long

thirteen years later and still on my own

no one there for comfort, nowhere to call my home

on this journey of life I have done my share of thinking

my anger's been building and I feel like I'm sinking

I will never forgive her not for all these years

no matter how hard I try I can never dry these tears

you lied to us

misled our trust

what can you do?

nothing, you're screwed

bred deep within

bled through our skin

you left, you're gone

goodbye, so long.