Case 001..

[Verse 1] Family law that no one asked for Case number one [Instrumental] The Commonwealth versus Isobel Charges include Aggravated hoarding Destruction of a family dwelling Abuse of family and finances Systematic victimhood [Instrumental] How does the defendant plead? Victim, oh, for fuck's sake [Verse 2] Oh, for fuck's sake, I was there That's the problem I saw that house disappear under the garbage and decay I saw food rot in cupboards I saw mouse shit on everything I saw people clean your mess then apologize for complaining I saw boundaries become screaming I saw possessions become more important than the people standing beside them And every time someone said this isn't okay You changed the story, you were sick, you were confused, you were the victim No, I was there [Chorus] Garbage goblin, queen of the wreckage Protecting your rubbish like it's worth more than we are You kept everything, boxes, bottles, grievances Everything except accountability You gave your garbage more rights to this house than you gave your family [Verse 3] Did you throw away my things? I don't remember Did you make us walk on eggshells? I don't remember Did you punish people for touching your precious rubbish? I don't remember Did you ever apologize? I don't remember Funny, because I remember I remember being told don't make her angry, she can't help it, she doesn't understand, she needs us So your image, your feelings, your excuses And nobody protected us [Bridge] I'm not angry I'm not misunderstood I'm not confused I remember I remember the screaming I remember the fear I remember walking on eggshells I remember my things disappearing I remember being told don't touch that, don't throw that away, don't make her angry I remember being thirteen and knowing something was wrong I remember cleaning messes I didn't make I remember being blamed for the damage I survived If that makes you gasp, good, you should be horrified Because I was there, I fucking remember [Verse 4] No lawyer, no representative, no one speaking for me either Witness finally on the stand You call it a house, I call it survival You call it generosity, I call it lowering the bar until breathing felt like a privilege You say you're helpless then control every room You say you're fine while everybody else gets consumed You say you're the victim, then point at the people you broke You pull every string and blame the puppet for the way it moves That's the trick, that's the whole fucking trick Make everyone responsible for you until nobody notices what you've done to them [Outro] The child grew up, and guess what Abuse is still abuse Age doesn't change it Time doesn't erase it And calling me angry doesn't make you innocent I remember, I saw it, I lived it You don't get to rewrite that because I'm old enough to answer back now No lawyer, no representative, no one translating my words For me I was there, and this time you don't get to speak for me The witness gets to speak Garbage goblin, sit upon your throne Keep your moldy kingdom, keep your broken home Keep every excuse you've ever told Keep your garbage, keep your gold Just don't call yourself innocent because you never said you were wrong You replaced your family with garbage, then blamed us for leaving And now the witness gets to speak The court has heard the testimony The witness was present The witness remembers The witness will no longer be silenced Verdict, guilty Case one