Age of Our Fathers

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Dad's a futurist, Mom's nostalgic Both seem like distractions to avoid what's happening Remember the moment personalities split Heard her banging on the walls doing her best to forget And the mind is a terrible thing to waste Sometimes you gotta escape blind faith or medicate Can't get high enough to free us up from making mistakes Can't get high enough to fully dissociate Slowly reality starts settling in Parents turned to religion Holy Spirit's the prescription The neighbors found other coping mechanisms The older we get the stronger the medicine Wipe the grit off your teeth cause reality bites Blowing sunshine that's a hell of a disguise To deal with their lives they found Jesus Christ You could get it perfect but it still wouldn't be right [Chorus] Age of our fathers from sons to peers Responsible for what we inherit Still something tucked away deep inside Afraid of what it is I'll find Not just mine now I think about my daughter's life You could get it perfect but it still wouldn't be right You could get it perfect but it still wouldn't be right [Verse 2] Salvation packaged nice and neat glistening Underneath it gets disgusting and filthy Brainwashed and deceived on your knees nobody leaves Till your tongues speak and there's a fire in the breeze We were the freaks the geeks and the least of these Emotions run high but the foundation is weak Nobody questions what they believe Faith for me never came that easy Value systems structured hinging on comfort When it all comes crashing down collapsed under the pressure Faith was idealistic instead of committed Convictions were convenient so what are we left with A refrigerator littered with magnets and pictures Religious reminders quotes and scriptures Disillusioned by your parent's narratives Asking why is the cover always better than its content Raised to run and hide from your own humanity Grew up too quick regret the life you didn't live A new day's coming patience wait for it Put that on my family's future I paid for it [Chorus] Age of our fathers from sons to peers Responsible for what we inherit Still something tucked away deep inside Afraid of what it is I'll find Not just mine now I think about my daughter's life You could get it perfect but it still wouldn't be right You could get it perfect but it still wouldn't be right [Verse 3] Heavy handed beat into submission Pass it down to your children's children Well you can't force somebody to be something they don't want Our choices are reward or consequence enough And you could take on religion But that's an unfair competition The devil is a legalist Careful of your commitments Want to get away make sure the bonds are completely cut But tough love somehow it seems we become what we judge [Chorus] Age of our fathers from sons to peers Responsible for what we inherit Still something tucked away deep inside Afraid of what it is I'll find Not just mine now I think about my daughter's life You could get it perfect but it still wouldn't be right You could get it perfect but it still wouldn't be right