Like Mother, Like Child

Verse 1

You handed me the silver, whispered what to do

A dull knife in my fingers, cutting just for you

I thought it was a harvest, a sweet and bitter fruit

But the stain across my knuckles is too heavy to refute

Tell me why the juice is running so thick and so warm

Tell me why the kitchen feels like the center of a storm

Chorus

Oh, mother, why does it hurt this way?

My heart is on the cutting board, my spirit on display

The stove is burning high, but the room is freezing cold

Am I the grand meal that you've bought and you've sold?

You look away from me, you won't even hold my hands

Wash the red away, help me understand

Verse 2

The dining room is empty, the chairs are pulling back

Did they look at the menu? Did they notice what I lack?

Or am I just a offering for the monsters at the door

The ones you always feed until I can't give anymore

Is it because you hate the taste of who I tried to be?

I promise I'll be better if you just look at me

Chorus

Oh, mother, why does it hurt this way?

My heart is on the cutting board, my spirit on display

The stove is burning high, but the room is freezing cold

Am I the grand meal that you've bought and you've sold?

You look away from me, you won't even hold my hands

Wash the red away, help me understand

Bridge

The air smells like failure, the kitchen smells like rot

I gave you every single piece of everything I got

But I am terrified, the steel is close to the bone

Standing in your shadow, completely alone

Take the blade out of my grip, step into the light

Don't let them consume me in the middle of the night

Chorus

Oh, mother, why does it hurt this way?

My heart is on the cutting board, my spirit on display

The stove is burning high, but the room is freezing cold

Am I the grand meal that you've bought and you've sold?

You look away from me, you won't even hold my hands

Wash the red away, help me understand

Outro

I am so scared, mother

Take the knife away

Help me escape the table

Don't make me stay

Save me, mother

Will you?

Will you?

The kitchen goes dark.