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The Last to Say - Atmosphere

As far back

As he cares to remember

He used to see his old man

Lose the temper

And mama's pretty face would catch it all

On a regular basis the

Nest would fall

But he was always

Safe from dad's rage

'Cause mama sacrificed in his place

Two dozen years of the

Blood sweat tears

Avoid the mirror

Losing her hair from the fear

She never left him

Stayed inside

He beat her a** up

Until the day that he died

In fact the biggest beating

Was the day that he died

'Cause now it's too late

For her to make a new life

She gets to mourn

For the touch of a punch

Won't ever admit that

She ain't clutchin it much

Someday she'll die

Still won't be done

The anger lives on

Through their son

'Cause he saw

He caught it all

A childhood of watching ma

And pa get raw

It's too bad for him

Nah that's half the truth

'Cause you back with him

Now and he's smacking you

What happened to you

You don't have a clue

Did your mama used to suffer

Accidents too

I never knew that you

Would stand for abuse

I guess I just assumed

That you would pack up and move

Think about when you left him last time

Said out loud

You would never forgive past crimes

Sunglasses

So dark

Scarf around the neck to

Cover the choke marks

And since you gotta justify returnin'

You convinced yourself

That he's just a hurt person

You wanna blame that cross he bears

But his pop's not there

When he tosses you

Down stairs

Let

Me be

The last

To say

Please don't stay

Let

Me be

The last

To say

You won't be okay

Please put your shoes on

And step into that warm weather

Go get yourself a more better forever

Gotta put it down

You gotta leave it

And don't ever come

Back again you gotta mean it

Just tear it all apart and build

New

'Cause if you don't kill

Him he's gonna kill you

You can't hold hands

When they make fists

And I ain't the first to say this

But let

Me be

The last

To say

Please don't stay

Let

Me be

The last

To say

You won't be okay

Let

Me be

The last

To say

Please don't stay