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Artist: Oh, Sleeper
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The Family Ruin
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The Family Ruin
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She finds him by the fire
His claws of god are dripping from his crimes
He beckons her, "sweet daughter..."
The voice that once avenged her younger life
He's got the voice of a con
The same one
Who cut down in the name of his god
Who took on the robe of a judge
Without a license to kill without cause
He's not worth it
He's not worth it
He's not worth it
Remember what he did that made you question all the words he said
From the book, the same book
That's reeling you home after so many years of silence
And the daughter watches father
As he sleeps and dreams
She brings the knife to light
Cuz she knows he can't go farther
And he'll never wake to see his daughter cry
Don't lose control or you will learn
To go back, to this time, and rewrite your thought
Because you're about to choose what you called so ironic
It's ironic, it's ironic that you're contemplating murder
While i'm educating you with mercy
You say you want, you say you want
The means to believe
But don't change who you are
Because who you are is who i made you to discover me
The steel marries the skin
No, it's not worth it, it's not worth it
I cut him down, i cut him down
You didn't have to fall, it's your fault
It's your fault, you lost control
And now you long to go back and rewrite your thought
But i won't let you slip away
Not this time, not this time
This time you're gonna learn
What it means to receive the very mercy
That you denied, when you denied
The means to believe
I'll keep feeding you the poof that you need
But you spit it out to further your doubt
And now he can't go farther
Because he'll never wait to see his daughter cry
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