Oh thou have fathered Son and daughter Doth beget yet raised not bother Paralyzed your children lives Withered vines of family ties Self destruction Makes him function Crayons and clay Days turn blue to gray An' days turn blue to gray Oh seventeen when Family begin' Drinkin' fightin' heroin Unquenchable addictions call Responsible to none above all Self destruction Makes him function Crayons and clay An' days turn blue to gray An' days turn blue to gray Lest I taste It's sweet grapes Glass to tongue Across it tips Cross my lips Swallow it down Please Won't you love me? Please help me see What did I do? Did I hurt you? And now that you're gone Emptiness lives on The guilt's all I feel No closure Father Mother Fucker No closure No no no no The strings of my hearts You pulled on endlessly This twine is severed With tragedy Father Mother Destroyer Destroy her Your self destruction What made you feel alive? Your self destruction Of your children's lives lives