Bloodline Receipt

Lyrics

Verse 1
I wore my heart like proof
You wore a mask on sight
I fed the ones I loved
They fed me fake at night
Learned the hard way, baby
Some smiles got teeth
Some hands clap loud in public
Then they cut underneath

I kept my face real calm
While the room went cold
Truth came out in drips
From a mouth of gold
You call it family
I call it borrowed time
If love can't tell the truth
Then it ain't worth mine

Pre-Chorus
I took the bruises home
Turned pain into gold
Now I read the signs
Before the lies get sold
You tried to bend my name
Tried to steal my shine
But I know the weight
Of a crooked line

Chorus
Fake family, step back
I see through that
Fake family, step back
I don't need that
Love me true or leave
That's the only path
Fake family, step back
I see through that

Verse 2
You want my trust on credit
I don't owe you that
You left me in the storm
Then asked for the map
I learned loyalty
Ain't just words you spill
It's the hand that stays
When the house goes still

Mistakes taught me more
Than your pretty lies
Heartache made me sharp
Now I read your eyes
You said you had my back
But you moved for clout
Now every time you call
I know what you bout

Pre-Chorus
I took the bruises home
Turned pain into gold
Now I read the signs
Before the lies get sold
You tried to bend my name
Tried to steal my shine
But I know the weight
Of a crooked line

Chorus
Fake family, step back
I see through that
Fake family, step back
I don't need that
Love me true or leave
That's the only path
Fake family, step back
I see through that

Bridge
I forgave too much
Paid for it in sleep
Now I keep my circle small
And my boundaries deep
You don't get the key
Just because you knew me then
Some doors close hard
And stay shut again

Final Chorus
Fake family, step back
I see through that
Fake family, step back
I don't need that
Love me true or leave
That's the only path
Fake family, step back
I see through that
Fake family, step back
I see through that