Family Knots

[Intro] Same blood Same rope Same old family joke [Verse 1] Mama tied her anger up In a dish towel and a fake-ass grin Daddy kept his secrets In the garage with the gin Everybody spoke in code Everybody knew their mark How to smile across the table With a chair leg through the heart [Pre-Chorus] Pull one thread Watch it twist You call it love I call it this [Chorus] Family knots Pull one tight, the whole thing burns Family knots Everybody gets their turn Laugh till you choke Cry till you’re dry Same old blood Same old alibi [Verse 2] Sister learned to weaponize Silence like a switchblade smile Brother turned the volume up Just to drown the screaming out a while I got good at reading storms In the angle of a jaw Got so good at leaving early I could smell the fight before it talked [Pre-Chorus] Pull one thread Watch it twist You call it love I call it this [Chorus] Family knots Pull one tight, the whole thing burns Family knots Everybody gets their turn Laugh till you choke Cry till you’re dry Same old blood Same old alibi [Bridge] I know the script by heart Who slams the door Who leaves too soon Who tells the joke Who drinks too much Who says “I’m fine” And means “don’t touch” [Breakdown] Family knots In the throat Family knots In the smoke Family knots In my good suit Showing up to every funeral [Final Chorus] Family knots Pull one tight, the whole thing burns Family knots Everybody gets their turn Laugh till you choke Cry till you’re dry Same old blood Same old alibi Family knots Still turning in the dark [Outro] Same blood Same rope Same old family joke