Verse 1] I can feel it moving through me even when I try to hold it still Some of it I recognise, some of it I recognise too late to kill The way I disappear before the feeling even has a name The way I turn to silence like it’s gonna keep me safe I’ve watched the same lines forming in the way you pull away And I know I put some of them there before you ever had a say It’s not just what I taught you, it’s what I never learned to face And now it’s sitting in your body like it’s found a newer place [Pre-Chorus] Some of this is still small enough that you can live beside it Some of it’s already growing roots that know how to survive inside you [Chorus] I’m handing you some legacies I wish would die with me But they’re already in your blood, they’re already in your teeth Some you’re gonna have to break, some you’re gonna have to name Some will try to wear you like they wore me if you let them stay I’m not giving you perfection, I’m giving you the war Some of this you’ll outgrow, some of this you’ll have to mourn You don’t get to choose what landed, but you still get to decide What you keep feeding and what you finally let die [Verse 2] When you see the angry dad, you don’t always see the war inside You don’t see me fighting shadows long after the fire has died You don’t see the quiet deals I make just to stay in control Or how I sometimes disappear so I don’t have to feel it all I’m trying to show you that even while I’m still at war You don’t have to make my battles something you’re fighting for [Bridge] I’m not asking you to carry what I haven’t healed I’m asking you to see it clear so you know what’s real Some of this you can accept without letting it define The parts of you that still have room to grow in a different line The wounds I’m still learning how to live beside I want you to know you can live beside them too — without having to hide [Final Chorus] I’m handing you some legacies I wish would die with me But they’re already in your blood, they’re already in your teeth Some you’re gonna have to break, some you’re gonna have to name Some will try to wear you if you don’t learn to walk away I’m not giving you my damage like it’s already yours to keep I’m giving you the truth and everything that comes with seeing it You don’t have to become me just because I couldn’t break it yet You still get to choose what lives and what you finally let [Outro] Some of this is still small enough… Some of it isn’t. You get to decide what you carry, and what you let grow.
