"Mother's Day"

You talk in hymns
And psalms you've heard
But do you ever try
To find your own words
Cause you've used a script
For your whole life
Without looking up
To meet my eyes

And from afar, you exclaim
But you never really cared to know my name
And from the stage, you explain
But you never really cared to know my pain

You've hurled advice
And explanations
You've stifled out
My lamentations
Trying to solve
The things I face
By using truth
But lacking grace

And from afar, you exclaim
But you never really cared to know my name
And from the stage, you explain
But you never really cared to know my pain

The distance kept
I took the steps
Away from you
In self-defense
And I can't help
But run away
From a megaphone
That won't hear my say

So I walk alone
Without your love
Feel I'm better off
From the lack thereof
Not a preacher nor a parent
But you act the parts the same
With a distant shout, you drown me out
Till there's nothing left to say

And from afar, you exclaim
But you never really cared to know my name
And from the stage, you explain
But you never really cared to know my pain

No you never really cared to know my name
No you never really cared to know my name
No you never really cared to know his name