Curse

Crept outside of the party to stare at myself
The breakout, the side of my face that keeps giving me hell
Your passive comments on my hair well, I never knew it mattered
The smell of pomade in the air keeps me locked inside this bathroom
While I'm missing all the fun
Wish the mirror here would shatter
Thank you for the damage done
Your sons a narcissistic bastard

Is it me or did your father leave you hurt
Because he never let you notice who you were
I can feel you still there watching from the bleachers
Passing down all your beliefs like a curse
You told your wife lets start a life my lessons learned
What's done to me I won't repeat baby, I'm cured
But all the damage that your dad did has dispersed
On to you down on to us, like a curse

Was scared of singing for so long
Because when I was still younger
We were driving down the road
Singing loud and proud to Freebird
You said the boy might be many things but surely he isn't no singer
Well now Dad heres a ringer
We're touring through your hometown
My first show in Denver
You didn't even make it out
Looking in your eyes I know you're tryna downsize me
But I'm taller than you now, being all the things you never could be

Is it me or did your father leave you hurt
Because he never let you notice who you were
I can feel you still there watching from the bleachers
Passing down all your beliefs like a curse
You told your wife lets start a life my lessons learned
What's done to me I won't repeat baby, I'm cured
But all the damage that your dad did has dispersed
On to you down on to us, like a curse

Had you cutting off my wings till I learned
To watch what you've spoken and heard
The damage you can do with your words
So check what you say to each other
Your children, your friends, and your mother
Because it might take them years to uncover
The damage you did with a few words