Family Tree

I've been waiting on that email
Where you apologise
And for invitations to family occasions
But they don't arrive

I talk about you with my therapist
And say you're just misunderstood
She said I've had you on a pedestal since I was 8 years old
And it don't do me no good

Year by year it fucks me up
Carrying dead wood, carrying us

I'll tear down this family tree
'Cause it's poisoned you and me
Gotta cut cut cut it down
And watch as it falls to the ground

Take a chainsaw to the branches
To the source of all my sadness
Cut cut cut it down
Down, down

Just want you to know that I love you
And I'm gonna cry again

If you think I wanna do this
Then God you got it wrong
But I gotta be ruthless digging up the roots till all of you is gone

I never thought we'd be that family
That didn't speak for 20 years
I'll see you at the funeral for somebody we both knew
Act like it ain't weird

I'll tear down this family tree
'Cause it's poisoned you and me
Gotta cut cut cut it down
And watch as it falls to the ground

Take a chainsaw to the branches
To the source of all my sadness
Gotta cut cut it down, down

Down da da down da down da da down down
Down da da down da down
I gotta cut it down down
I gotta cut it down down
Oh

Down da da down da down da da down down
Down da da down da down
I gotta cut it down down
I gotta cut it down down

So don't reach out don't contact me
It's taken every part of me
To cut cut cut you out
You will never hurt me now

Take a chainsaw to the branches
To the source of all my sadness
Cut cut cut it down
Down down

I gotta cut you out
I gotta cut you down
So you'll never hurt me now
Down, down