Pulling Us Down

Everything around us 
Is pulling, 
gripping, 
clawing us down

No you can’t
Stop being you
That’s not right
How dare you

Everything 
Everyone
Is pulling us down 

But here we are still above ground

How could you
You weren’t raised like that
That’s wrong
You can’t sit at this table

Everything 
Everyone
Is pulling us down 

But I will never let you drown 

Not here
No way
What would your father say
Grow up stop being a child

Everything 
Everyone
Is pulling us down

But I’m not ashamed this isn’t a game 

We did nothing but love
We hurt only ourselves
By letting others in 
And letting them take our strength 

We held on
No matter what all along
They may have gotten inside 
And stolen our home and our pride

But we still stand 
Not needing anyone else’s hands 

But our own

Everything 
Everyone
Is pulling is down

We won’t go down like this
They forgot who and what they messed with

Emotional rock ballad, female lead, guitar, strings, frustration and protection, fierce love, declarative and honest