Shame on you - metal lyrics

 

Partly inspired by Foo Fighter's new song "Shame", but more in the musical style of metalcore and early "emo metal" such as Pierce the Veil. In kind, these lyrics are full of angst and rebellion. 

Shame on You

lyrics by MJ

I will bite the hand that feeds me
If it slaps me when I eat
I may burn for my rebellion
If I must pray to earn my keep

And I’d rather be alone, than
Under your roof and practically owned
I’m a little lost, but I’m not
On the path that you had shown
I’d rather be starving and free
Than chained to the table that offers a feast

Chorus:
Thanks for the misery
Thanks for the clarity
Thanks for the push and the shove to my feet
I may travel far
I may travel wide
But wherever I go, I refuse to hide
So shame on your gluttony
Shame on your “charity”
Ev’ry string attached points back to hypocrisy
Thanks for the list of traits I will never be
But shame on the way that you’ve shown it to me

I have tried so hard to break it
The chain that ties me home
But no matter where I run to
The length of it just grows

You shame me for the anger
That you planted in my heart
You stake a claim in my success
As if you’ve had a part
The stake in my back you 
Have pulled from your eye
You can’t see my sins
When you’re blinded by lies

Your love
Conditional
Contingent on
Behavior

Your love

Is Judgement

Unequivocal

And Final