[intro] Mom, it's me you hear [Verse 1] Showed my songs to mom She said she couldn't bare Too much to hear Too much to carry I had to turn it off Right in the middle It hurt to see her face When my pain got real I get it, I get it It landed like a stone Black and white on paper My raw words, my home [Pre-Chorus] But you turned away again Did you even read me? Choose not to be in it Just judge what you see Mom, it's me you hear Not some strangers fear What you read is me Clear as you can see [Chorus] Mom it's me you hear Mm mm Mom it's me you hear Mm mm If it hurts to read How do you think I live? Mom it's me you hear Mm mm Mom it's me you hear Mm mm These words are mine And they cut me too [Verse 2] I sang about dad You got cold and mad Like you missed the version You wanted to have Then I wrote about you Not my kindest line But how can I be soft When you don't meet my side? You asked me, "Any happy songs?" I told you, "This is happy" This is me alive This is me not hiding [Pre-Chorus] You asked for love songs I gave you those too Still it wasn't enough Still it wasn't true Mom, it's me you hear Not some passing mood What you read is me And I'm asking you [Chorus] Mom it's me you hear Mm mm Mom it's me you hear Mm mm If it hurts to read How do you think I live? Mom it's me you hear Mm mm Mom it's me you hear Mm mm These words are mine And they cut me too [Bridge] Don't smile and look away Then call it concern Don't ask for my truth Then act so burned I write what I live Every minute, every day If you say it's too dark It's because I'm still that way [Final Chorus] Mom it's me you hear Mm mm Mom it's me you hear Mm mm If it hurts to read How do you think I live? Mom it's me you hear Mm mm Mom it's me you hear Mm mm These words are mine And they cut me too Mom it's me you hear Mm mm Mom it's me you hear Mm mm What you red was me What you heard was me
