[Verse 1]
We pass the salt like a test
Smiles held tight in our chest
Your name lands hard in the room
Like a plate on the hardwood
Mom says, "Keep it polite"
Dad looks past me all night
And I still save you a seat
Even when you won't meet me
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause blood runs deep
But so do cuts
We know the rules
We just don't trust
Hands on the table
Truth in the air
One word away
From a flare-up there
[Chorus]
Family, love, hate
Don't make me choose
Family, love, hate
I'm still tied to you
We break, we bend
Then we come back through
Family, love, hate
It still sounds like you
(It still sounds like you)
[Verse 2]
Your laugh cuts through the door
Then the silence wants more
Old photos face down in drawers
Like they know what we are for
My little brother asks why
Nobody says goodbye
And I lie with a straight face
Just to keep the peace in place
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause blood runs deep
But so do cuts
We know the rules
We just don't trust
Hands on the table
Truth in the air
One word away
From a flare-up there
[Chorus]
Family, love, hate
Don't make me choose
Family, love, hate
I'm still tied to you
We break, we bend
Then we come back through
Family, love, hate
It still sounds like you
(It still sounds like you)
[Bridge]
If I leave, I miss you
If I stay, I bruise
Same old house, same old hurt
Same hard truth
But under all this noise
There's a thread we hold
Torn at the edges
Still not letting go
[Final Chorus]
Family, love, hate
Don't make me choose
Family, love, hate
I'm still tied to you
We break, we bend
Then we come back through
Family, love, hate
It still sounds like you
(It still sounds like you)