Atmosphere - Mother's Day lyrics
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<i>[Slug]</i><br>
She lost one to pneumonia, gave the other to prison<br>
and now she spends mother's day sitting in her kitchen<br>
Looking at the pictures of her past felt surreal<br>
She had a couple of people, some friends that helped her heal<br>
But days like today, she doesn't want to be a bother<br>
and as far as she's concerned, them boys didn't have a father<br>
Nuh uh, she had to teach 'em the ways<br>
Teach 'em how to behave, be brave and even how to shave<br>
Some days it makes her feel like a soldier<br>
and other times it makes her feel like a failure<br>
Why did the stronger one die from a cold, huh?<br>
Why did the smarter one end up in jail? Nah<br>
She gave them boys everything that she could<br>
Two full-time jobs to keep 'em in a good neighborhood<br>
They understood how to love and how to live<br>
Now she doesn't understand how it comes down to this<br>
Maybe she should go work in her yard<br>
and take her mind off the past and try to let the days start<br>
But she's waiting on one of those annual calls<br>
while she's looking at the photos on her hallway walls<br>
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<i>[Slug]</i><br>
His big sibling died, and mom's by herself<br>
and now he spends every day inside of that cell<br>
Looking at the photos of his past makes him crash<br>
So he never takes 'em out that folder under his mattress<br>
Days like today he doesn't think about what happened, no<br>
Still gotta call mommy, wish her a happy one<br>
Uh huh, mom, if only she'd had been around<br>
Maybe big brother would still be living now<br>
Some days it makes him feel like a traitor<br>
and other times it makes him feel like a martyr<br>
Seems like some displacement of anger<br>
Seems like he blames her more than his father<br>
She was gone all the time at work<br>
Never around to play the part of the police or the nurse<br>
She understood how things fall apart<br>
So why'd she let the nest hit the ground this hard?<br>
Well maybe he should go walk in the yard<br>
and take his mind off the past and try to let the days start<br>
Cause it's so difficult to admit it's his fault<br>
when he's looking at the faces in his hallway walls<br>
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