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Family Portraits Only Capture Lies.
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Depressed. Lately Mom's been drinking
while laid up in her bed.
And dad looks overwhelmed
Like this is all over his head.
My brother keeps on stealing
and the little one is starting to follow.
Am I the only sane one?
With the chance of reaching tomorrow.
Sometimes I want to abandon them,
even though I know thats wrong.
But I can't keep dealing with this,
Its already been too long.
It doesn't even seem like we love each other
More like a resentful toleration.
And now I'm dipping into Momma's liqour supply
but only in moderation.
We used to seem pretty happy and normal
as we posed for a family photo.
Taken back before we started hitting rock bottom
that's back where I want to go.
Now Daddy's talking about he's leaving
and momma doesn't seem to care.
I wish I knew were he was going and so does he,
he'll figure it out when he gets there.
Sometimes I feel as though I can't hold them together
as if they're slipping between my fingertips.
Not caring that they are making us all cry
and ignoring the pleas from my lips.
Sometimes I wish I was so much stronger
So I could force them to stay.
But even I'm starting to realize that
This isn't where they want to be at the end of the day.
They're always fight about money
Constantly saying that we never have enough.
But even then family should stick together
When the road and life get tough.
People are always complimenting how we look happy
in pictures, imagine my surprise.
But I guess that they don't know
That Family Portraits Only Capture Lies.
