I'll try to describe The way that it felt To tell my own mother Her son is a failure His heart is too cold To love anyone but himself It's like stabbing an icicle straight through your chest Your whole body shivers as it courses your blood And your quivering throat keeps choking on those words Momma, I tried A thousand times I'm frozen to the core Your son is a glorious mess Who wrecks anything he adores But deep in his head he swears There's a candle just waiting to burn And melt So who's gonna burn him? Yeah, who's gonna break him To a thousand pieces meltin' Over the flames of perfection? I once felt it's warmth But it left me shivering in the dark Momma, I tried A thousand times The pieces wouldn't fit
Son, love is a punch in the eye It's a sudden and swift surprise It's not a candle, it's not waiting to burn So baby, just wait your turn Baby, just wait your turn And when it hits you, you'll see Your rose colored apathy Through the blues that bruises can leave Was it really worth the wait?