Niki Heirloom Pain Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Build a pillow barricade so the ghosts can't get to me
Twenty-somethin' instincts, feel like a deadbeat dad
Never there when it counts and puts you right in therapy
Life is a gamble, baby, and you'll have to live with that

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, but I'll be fine 'cause I always end up
Just fine then I'll call a friend up
That's just how it is
[Chorus]
And I'll wake up tired and vaguely sore
Stir a pot when I'm feelin' bored
Full-sending a lot, only half is sure
Walkin' around with heirloom pain
Dad's temper and Mom's mistakes
I'm always afraid to fall flat on my face
But doin' it anyway

[Post-Chorus]
Doin' it anyway

[Verse 2]
Walls up to the skies, many men have marched around
To no avail, there's Achilles and there's his God-forsaken heel [Pre-Chorus]
I do the dishes and tend the garden
Soften up where I used to harden
And take a moonlit walk

[Chorus]
And I'll wake up tired and vaguely sore
Stir a pot when I'm feelin' bored
Full-sending a lot, only half is sure, oh
Walkin' around with heirloom pain
Grandma left but her heartache stayed
Now I'm always afraid to take up space
Yet doin' it anyway
[Post-Chorus]
Doin' it anyway, oh

[Outro]
People fall in love and f*ck up
And have kids who fall in love and f*ck up
Who have kids that fall in love
And have you
People fall in love and f*ck up
We all fall in love and f*ck up
You will fall in love and f*ck up too