THE THING ABOUT MY MOTHER
IS THAT I COULD NEVER HURT HER
BUT I NEVER FEEL FOR HER CRIES
I WON'T CARE WHEN SHE DIES
SHE'S BEEN DEAD SINCE LONG AGO
WHEN SHE REVEALED HER TRUE EGO
YEAH I DIDN'T BELIEVE IT EITHER
BUT THE THING ABOUT MY MOTHER
IS JUST HOW KAREN REALLY DEFINES HER
AND SHE REALLY IS HER STAR SIGN
SUCH A STEREOTYPICAL GEMINI
TWO FACED CHILDISH LOUD-MOUTHED
EVIL LIER DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED
SHE HIDES IT WELL SHE'S A GASLIGHTER
SO THAT'S THE THING ABOUT MY MOTHER
AND OF COURSE I PREFER MY FATHER
BUT ITS NOT LIKE I CAN SAY THAT
THEY ALL ALREADY HATE THE WAY I ACT
I TRY TO PRETEND EVERYTHING'S FINE
BECAUSE WHENEVER I DRAW THE LINE
SUDDENLY I'M THE FAMILY'S MONSTER
AND GUILT-FREE GOES MY MOTHER
ARMS WAITING FOR ME TO LOVE HER
I JUST HAVE TO SWALLOW MY TRAUMA
AND FEEL THE EMBRACE OF A HYDRA
FOREVER GROWING AROUND ME
DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHY SHE'S SORRY
I SWEAR I DIDN'T WANT IT NEITHER
IT'S JUST WE ARE NOT THINGS, MOTHER
I WON'T MANAGE LIKE THIS ANY FURTHER
I NEED SPACE TO HEAL MY HEAD
WHY WON'T YOU RESPECT THAT?
WHY DOESN'T ANYONE RESPECT THAT?
IT MAKES ME WISH I WAS FUCKING DEAD!
I'M NOT A CHILD ANY LONGER
SO STOP TREATING ME LIKE THAT MOTHER
ALL YOU'RE DOING IS MAKING ME SUFFER
AND THAT GOES FOR EVERYONE I MEET
YOU'RE ALL JUST SO FUCKING ABLEIST
I AM DISABLED BUT I'M NOT HELPLESS
I'M THE ONE WHO KNOWS MYSELF BEST
LISTEN TO ME FOR ONCE YOU FUCKERS
THE THING ABOUT MY MOTHER
IS THAT NOTHING I SAY GETS THRU HER
I REPEAT SHIT TWO THREE MANY TIMES
JUST DON'T GET WHAT'S ON HER MIND
FEELS LIKE TALKING TO A WALL
AND THEY SAY I CAUSED IT ALL
BUT THEY SIMPLY DON'T REMEMBER
OH THE THINGS YOU DID MOTHER
YOU YELLED, BLAMED ME FOR IT ALL
I GOT KICKED OUT OF THE CLOSET
YOU GAVE ME THE SILENT TREATMENT AND YET
I WAS THE ONE WHO PUSHED YOU AWAY MOTHER???
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MOTHER!
THE THING ABOUT MY MOTHER
IS THAT I CAN'T ""FORGIVE"" HER
WHEN NO ONE RECOGNIZES HER MISTAKES
PRETENDING WITH SMILES SO FAKE
THAT NOTHING HAPPENED BETWEEN US
AND OH I'M JUST BEING UNJUST
FOR HAVING A NORMAL HUMAN REACTION
TO RAPID ANGRY TO LOVING TRANSITIONS
PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE PLEASE
HOW CAN ANYONE FEEL AT EASE
WHEN SOMEONE CHANGES SO OFTEN
LIES, MANIPULATES AND THEN SOFTENS
I SWEAR I'M NOT FUCKING UNREASONABLE
I'M SO TIRED THIS IS A NEW LOW
YEAH I'VE GOT MOMMY ISSUES
CAN YOU REALLY BLAME ME THOUGH?
WITHOUT ALL THE FAKE BLOOD