Responsibility

Rainbow streets
That's where we lived in peace
Kids all around your feet
You as the centerpiece
Spinnin' wheels
You left the candy fields
Now when we sit for meals
Your place is empty

Trade your throne for bones and embers
All for fear, no one remembers your name
Never made the front pages you were dreamin' of
Your Mercedes went screamin' off the rails, I know every last detail

Take responsibility
Your place is in the driver's seat
The brakes are sittin' at your feet
But you just accelerate, accelerate

Look at you
I see myself there too
Lies painted over truth
We call that family

Trade your home for bones and embers
All for fear, no one remembers your name
It's the same one that you gave your sons and daughters
Ripped the pages out and authored your fate, then you took it to the stage

Take responsibility
Your place is in the driver's seat
The brakes are sittin' at your feet
But you just accelerate, accelerate

I was there screamin', "Wait!" when you pulled away
Still smell and taste the time and place
And the holes you make with the things you take
In so many ways nothing's changed
And you feel no shame, only pass the blame
Though it's way too late and while everythin' breaks
You accelerate, accelerate
You just accelerate, accelerate

Accelerate, accelerate
Accelerate, accelerate
Accelerate, accelerate