Family Myth

# FAMILY MYTH

**Verse 1**
Every room's a courtroom,
Every chair's a witness stand.
Verdict reached before I speak,
No one wants to understand.
They don't ask me what I'm carrying,
They don't ask me where I've been.
It's easier to crown a black sheep
Than admit the fence is bent.

**Pre-Chorus**
The story's already written.
My name's already stained.
It's easier to blame one heart
Than question years of pain.

**Chorus**
I'm always the problem,
That's the role they wrote for me.
The one who asks the questions,
The one who doesn't agree.
If I don't fit the picture,
They say the frame is fine.
No one checks the cracks in the mirror,
They just say the fault is mine.

**Verse 2**
"That's just how they are..."
A sentence carved in stone.
Excusing every wound they left
Like brokenness is home.
Every scar gets baptized,
Every bruise gets renamed.
Some call it tradition...
I just call it pain.

**Pre-Chorus**
It's amazing what survives
When no one says a word.
Silence keeps a family myth
Far louder than the truth.

**Chorus**
I'm always the problem,
Never the system I'm inside.
Never the conversations
Everybody learned to hide.
They've got every answer
Before the questions start.
It's easier to fix the outsider
Than examine your own heart.

**Bridge**
Maybe certainty is comfortable.
Maybe doubt feels like defeat.
Maybe looking in the mirror
Is harder than judging me.
Maybe healing starts the moment
Someone finally says,
"We don't have to keep pretending
Everything's been fine."

**Breakdown**
I'm done apologizing
For seeing what I see.
I'm done carrying a story
That was written over me.
You can keep your explanation.
You can keep your certainty.
But don't mistake your comfort
For reality.

**Final Chorus**
If I'm the family failure,
Then why do I feel free?
Why does walking away
Feel more like breathing?
I'll carry my own name now.
You can keep your blame.
I'd rather lose a place at your table
Than lose myself to stay.

**Outro**
Maybe one day we'll all have the courage
To trade certainty for honesty.
Until then,
I'll stop wearing the label
That never belonged to me.

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# FAMILY MYTH **Verse 1** Every room's a courtroom, Every chair's a witness stand. Verdict reached before I speak, No one wants to understand. They don't ask me what I'm carrying, They don't ask me where I've been. It's easier to crown a black sheep Than admit the fence is bent. **Pre-Chorus** The story's already written. My name's already stained. It's easier to blame one heart Than question years of pain. **Chorus** I'm always the problem, That's the role they wrote for me. The one who asks the questions, The one who doesn't agree. If I don't fit the picture, They say the frame is fine. No one checks the cracks in the mirror, They just say the fault is mine. **Verse 2** "That's just how they are..." A sentence carved in stone. Excusing every wound they left Like brokenness is home. Every scar gets baptized, Every bruise gets renamed. Some call it tradition... I just call it pain. **Pre-Chorus** It's amazing what survives When no one says a word. Silence keeps a family myth Far louder than the truth. **Chorus** I'm always the problem, Never the system I'm inside. Never the conversations Everybody learned to hide. They've got every answer Before the questions start. It's easier to fix the outsider Than examine your own heart. **Bridge** Maybe certainty is comfortable. Maybe doubt feels like defeat. Maybe looking in the mirror Is harder than judging me. Maybe healing starts the moment Someone finally says, "We don't have to keep pretending Everything's been fine." **Breakdown** I'm done apologizing For seeing what I see. I'm done carrying a story That was written over me. You can keep your explanation. You can keep your certainty. But don't mistake your comfort For reality. **Final Chorus** If I'm the family failure, Then why do I feel free? Why does walking away Feel more like breathing? I'll carry my own name now. You can keep your blame. I'd rather lose a place at your table Than lose myself to stay. **Outro** Maybe one day we'll all have the courage To trade certainty for honesty. Until then, I'll stop wearing the label That never belonged to me.

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