[Verse 1]
Why is respect
like it’s banned in this house
Mama talkin’ sharp
Daddy cuttin’ you down
We learn young
how to talk like knives
Laugh at the hurt
call it “just life”
[Pre-Chorus]
We toast to the pain
like it’s somethin’ to prove
Smile to your face
then we twist when we move
[Chorus]
Truth ain’t welcome here
we dress up a lie, call it love
Tell me it’s a joke
but that joke draw blood
If you say it enough
the poison taste sweet to you
Truth ain’t welcome here
‘til it walks out the door on you
[Verse 2]
Friends at the table
keep receipts in their phones
Waiting on a stumble
to throw the first stone
We clap for your fall
like we bought front-row seats
Call it “keepin’ it real”
while we drag you through the street
[Pre-Chorus]
How we break each other
just to feel whole
How we burn the bridge
then blame the smoke
[Chorus]
Truth ain’t welcome here
we dress up a lie, call it love
Tell me it’s a joke
but that joke draw blood
If you say it enough
the poison taste sweet to you
Truth ain’t welcome here
‘til it walks out the door on you
[Bridge]
We say “that’s just how we are”
like that chain can’t break
Passin’ down the same hard talk
like a family name
But what if respect
ain’t weakness at all
What if one soft word
stop the whole free fall (oh)
[Chorus]
Truth ain’t welcome here
we dress up a lie, call it love
Tell me it’s a joke
but that joke draw blood
If you say it enough
the poison taste sweet to you
Truth ain’t welcome here
‘less we choose to make room for truth