[Verse 1]
You liked me soft-spoken
I came home with roses
Mama read your texts
Like she found a motive
Dinner got loud
Forks on the plate
Dad said, "Real love don't
come in my house this way"
My brother laughed first
Then he picked apart my name
Said I change too much
When I talk to her the same
I started lying
'Bout where I spent my nights
'Cause every small truth
turned into a fight
She wanted Sunday walks
I had court on my back
Family in my ears
Like a chain on my track
Now she don't call back
She don't trust my ring
Said, "I can't date a war
that never ends"
[Pre-Chorus]
I tried to keep her close
Tried to keep it clean
But they made my whole home
Feel like a machine
Every time I reached out
Somebody pulled me in
And I watched her fade
At the edge of the wind
[Chorus]
My family broke it
My family broke it
They kept on talking
'Til your heart got frozen
I held on tight
You let me go first
My family broke it
And that hurts worse
[Verse 2]
She met them once
That was all it took
One bad joke
One cold look
Auntie asked questions
About my exes and cash
Like love was a deal
And we both had to pass
I saw her hand shake
When they said my last name
Like she could already feel
How the room would change
No fight from me
Could fix that scene
Three generations
tearing at the seams
Now the house still eat
Whatever I bring
Even when I'm happy
They still want a sting
So I keep my phone face-down
I keep my heart low
'Cause every time I love
They find a way to throw it
[Pre-Chorus]
I tried to keep her close
Tried to keep it clean
But they made my whole home
Feel like a machine
Every time I reached out
Somebody pulled me in
And I watched her fade
At the edge of the wind
[Chorus]
My family broke it
My family broke it
They kept on talking
'Til your heart got frozen
I held on tight
You let me go first
My family broke it
And that hurts worse
[Bridge]
I don't blame you
For needing peace
I was drowning slow
In my family’s heat
If love had a room
They locked the door
Now I sit with the silence
On the kitchen floor
[Final Chorus]
My family broke it
My family broke it
They kept on talking
'Til your heart got frozen
I held on tight
You let me go first
My family broke it
And that hurts worse