"You think you can just come back?"
"I never left. I chose to survive."
"You chose the ice. You chose yourself."
"And you chose rot. You chose a name that was never clean."
"I'm trying to fix it!"
"You can't fix what was never whole."
---
[VERSE 1]
THE TABLE IS SET. THE KNIVES ARE OUT.
THE FAMILY GATHERS. THE FAMILY SHOUTS.
THE JAKOBS NAME. THE JAKOBS BLOOD.
A RIVER OF RED. A RIVER OF MUD.
WE SIT IN THE ROOM WHERE THE DEAD ONCE ATE.
WE PASS THE PLATES. WE PASS THE HATE.
MY BROTHER'S HANDS ARE ON THE TABLE.
MY SISTER'S SMILE IS A FABLE.
SHE LEFT. SHE CAME BACK. SHE SAYS SHE'S FREE.
I SAY THE ICE IS A LIE. SHE SAYS THE NAME IS A CURSE.
WE RAISE OUR GLASSES. WE RAISE OUR VOICES.
THE FAMILY MAKES ITS CHOICES.
---
[HOOK]
FAMILY REUNION! SIX FEET UNDER!
PASS THE PLATES! PASS THE THUNDER!
FAMILY REUNION! BLOOD AND BONE!
EVERYONE EATS. EVERYONE DIES ALONE.
FAMILY REUNION! RAISE THE GLASS!
TO THE NAMES THAT NEVER LAST!
TO THE DEBT! TO THE ROT! TO THE THING WE MADE!
FAMILY REUNION! THE PRICE IS PAID.
---
[VERSE 2]
I WALKED THE FIELDS. I KNEELED IN THE MUD.
I OFFERED MY HANDS. I OFFERED MY BLOOD.
YOU WALKED AWAY. YOU CHOSE THE COLD.
YOU WERE RIGHT. BUT SO WAS I.
SOMETIMES THE ONLY CHOICE IS TO TRY.
YOU CAME BACK WITH ICE IN YOUR VEINS.
YOU THINK YOU'RE FREE?
YOU'RE AS TRAPPED AS ME.
WE'RE THE SAME. THE JAKOBS NAME. THE JAKOBS SHAME.
---
[BRIDGE]
[Wainwright:]
"I don't want to fight you. I want to build something. I want to make this right."
[Aurelia:]
"You can't. The only way to win is to leave. To let it burn."
[Wainwright:]
"Then why did you come back?"
[Silence.Aurelia:]
"…I don't know."
---
[VERSE 3]
WE SCREAM. WE TEAR THE ROOM APART.
THE PORTRAITS FALL. THE GLASSES SHATTER.
HE SAYS "I LOVE YOU." SHE SAYS "I KNOW."
HE SAYS "I'M SORRY." SHE SAYS "NO.
YOU'RE JUST THE SAME AS EVERY JAKOBS.
YOU THINK THE MUD MAKES YOU CLEAN?
YOU'RE JUST THE HEIR. THE ONE WHO STAYED."
I SAY "I KNOW. I'M NOT CLEAN.
I'M THE MUD. I'M THE BLOOD.
I'M THE ONE WHO STAYED TO TRY.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO LEARNED TO FLY."
---
[BREAKDOWN]
FAMILY. FAMILY. SIX FEET UNDER.
THE TABLE IS SET. THE KNIVES ARE OUT.
NO ONE WINS. NO ONE LEAVES.
THE JAKOBS NAME. THE JAKOBS GRAVES.
---
[FINAL HOOK]
FAMILY REUNION! SIX FEET UNDER!
PASS THE PLATES! PASS THE THUNDER!
FAMILY REUNION! BLOOD AND BONE!
EVERYONE EATS. EVERYONE DIES ALONE.
FAMILY REUNION! NOTHING LEFT.
JUST THE DEBT. JUST THE THEFT.
JUST THE NAME THAT NEVER DIES.
FAMILY REUNION. WE'RE ALL THE SAME.
FAMILY REUNION. THE JAKOBS NAME.
---
[OUTRO]
"She left again. After the screaming. After the glass. Just ice on the table where she sat."
"I don't know if she'll come back. But I have to keep trying. For the name. For the debt. For the ones who can't leave."
AsheTheHyena
