Staring Back

Might take a loss
Won't take my heart
I can't fall apart
Just don't fail me
And I know you was lost
And I can't read your heart
Although we far apart
Just don't fail me

Looking in the future, who do you see staring back?
The ego of a father or one that just seems very sad
I know we would do anything to bring that era back
And I may have waited too long to say I care bout dad

Blind ideals, burnt promises and brittle hearts
Feels like it takes a beating when these Things Fall Apart
Back then I'd listen to the Roots, I never thought he'd leave
Life gave us a lemon tree, when you lost your identity
We was only sad, cause you was a good dad
And not every kid has that, so for that I am glad
And every minor mistake, as a minor I had to take
A lesson from it beyond the surface discerning good and the bad
But let's talk about the good, the values and ugly truths
Pretended like I ain't care, now I'm in debt cause I do
Learned about hard work and not letting folks get to you
Learned that pride is how the Devil can compress the best of you
I wrote this with the piano to make it extra teary
How musicians handle grief, a ballad sold sincerely
But I stripped away the other samples so I could really hear me
Thinking bout everything that i mist and I can't see it clearly
So promise me you'll be the man you wanted me to be
Got some catching up to do, we'll toss the ball repeatedly
It's true, there's a lot of forgiveness i need to show to you
Let it go so all my sins can be forgiven too
Your slate is wiped clean, I'm reading your obituary
I knew this day would come, but how it hurts is scary
Feels like a lifetime ago, you were my sanctuary
Remember? You'd call me willfat cause I ate too much dairy
(Hence, King whale) it was the attention that mattered
It would fill the space in our heads when our
Thoughts had been scattered
The family unit seemed so strong an unnatural disaster
Cause a glass house is real pretty til it's rocked and it shatters
I built my new place with bones, my wife and I stay true
You'll earn the right to meet her when ur skeleton's made new
I'm picking up pieces of reflections that imitate you
I used to think we were broken, it was really a breakthrough
It was really a breakthrough
It was really a breakthrough
I used to think we were broken it was really a breakthrough

Looking in the future, who do you see staring back?
The ego of a father or one that just seems very sad
I know we would do anything to bring that era back
But I think I waited too long to say I care bout dad

And if I take a loss
It won't take my heart
I can't fall apart
Just don't fail me
And I know you was lost
But I can't read your heart
So Although we far apart
Just don't let me down

Lost but I'll forever wait for you oh
You'll come, you'll come
Forever wait for you
I'll wait and I pray
And I've prayed, and I'll wait
No matter when

Looking in the future, who do you see staring back?
The ego of a father or one that just seems very sad
I know we would do anything to bring that era back
But did I really wait too long to say I care bout dad?

Looking in the future, who do you see staring back?
The ego of a father or one that just seems very sad
I know we would do anything to bring that era back
Do you think I waited too long to say I care bout dad?

Might take a loss
Won't take my heart
Although we far apart
Just don't fail me