hold yourself. - Tune-Yards, L'Rain

Parents are children

Parents are children

Parents were children all of the time

Parents they made us

They tried to raise us

But parents betrayed us even when they tried

They held us close and dear

And told us lies that they’ve been telling themselves for years

They suffocate me so I

Hold myself now

I have to hold myself now

No choice of when and I don’t know how

But I will hold myself now

Child I won’t have you

I cannot have you

Child I won’t have you and I’m telling you why

I cannot mend this

I have to hand this

I can’t pretend without a break in sight

Oh, I hold you close and dear

And tell you lies that I’ve been telling myself for years

I’ll suffocate you so you

Hold yourself now

You have to hold yourself now

No choice of when and who knows how

But you will hold yourself now

We all have doubts (we all have doubts)

We all have rage (we all have rage)

We all have trouble being brave enough to turn the page (we all have trouble

being brave enough)

But we will

Hold ourselves now

Yes, we will hold ourselves now

No choice of when and who knows how

But we will hold ourselves now

Hold ourselves now

Yes, we will hold ourselves now

No choice of when and we are learning how

But we will hold ourselves now

We all have doubts (we all have doubts)

We all have rage (we all have rage)

We all have trouble being brave enough to turn the page (we all have trouble

being brave enough)

We all have doubts (we all have doubts)

We all have rage (we all have rage)

We all have trouble being brave enough to turn the page (we all have trouble

being brave enough)

We all have doubts (we all have doubts)

We all have rage (we all have rage)

We all have trouble being brave enough to turn the page (we all have trouble

being brave enough)