Yanniv Frank - Obedient Son

I was younger when you told me and I believed you
Lifelong joy and meaning were all that lay ahead
It was the greatest gift someone ever could wish, and I was part of the chosen few
I went along wholeheartedly, carried this promise as truth
It was the lie you told me wasn't a lie
That ate me up and by and by
I'd come to find the truth I'd come to know
The stories you told me weren't true
They sat me down in obstructed view
Now I'm trying to undo the damage that's been done
To the obedient son
Singing the songs I'd learned to believe would make my heart swell up in a chord
When I still didn't know exactly what it was I was saying
Preaching to every person I knew they'd be so lucky to follow along
I claimed to love this part of me just as I started to feel the shame
Of the lie you told me wasn't a lie
That ate me up and by and by
I'd come to find the truth I'd come to know
The stories you told me weren't true
They sat me down in obstructed view
Now I'm trying to undo the damage that's been done
To the obedient son
Oh, the obedient son
But now I can't look at anyone who'd want to live that kind of way
It's trauma I carry with me
Holding my tongue every day
I don't blame the people who told me the lies they were told themselves
But I deserve to be my own man
I'm not sorry to ruin your plan
Of that lie you told me wasn't a lie
It pissed me off and I didn't know why
And neither did you because you didn't know what you'd done
You thought that everything you said was true
And maybe it was, but only to you
And now I'm trying to undo the damage that's been done
By the lie you told me wasn't a lie
That ate me up and by and by
I'd come to find the truth I'd come to know
The stories you told me weren't true
They sat me down in obstructed view
Now I'm trying to undo the damage that's been done
To the obedient son
Obedient son
The obedient son
Now I'm trying to undo the damage that's been done

Written by:
Yanniv Frank

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