Everything Costs is one of three songs in ‘The Family Tree’ that are about Cooper’s own life. The lyrics are written for his niece, who he adopted when she escaped her – and his – abusive family. He tells her about his own experience of escaping their family honestly, telling her that both the abuse...
[Verse 1]
Dreams, like coins down a well
Till I realized I was dumb for believing
To the bird with no flight
The skies don't ever offer respite
So I wandered off
And went to fill the halls in my shadow
But everything costs
Proof was etched into the backs of my hands
[Bridge]
I heard you say that you'd lost, you'd lost, you'd lost, you'd lost your way
But I don't think you had much to lose
That house was never built for you
[Chorus]
And I ain't gonna hang my head for them, for them
And I ain't gonna let them paint the truth with sin
And I ain't gonna tell you it's okay when at the end of the day
You were just something they'd blame
[Verse 2]
Face, pressed into your hands
Couldn't tell if you were crying or laughing
They both sound the same
When you ain't got no skin in the game
So I took up the fight
And the roaring in my head was like thunder
Until I uncurled my fists
And allowed myself to not give a damn
[Bridge]
I heard you say that we'd lost, we'd lost, we'd lost, we'd lost our way
But I don't think we had much to lose
That path was never built for us
[Chorus]
And I ain't gonna hang my head for them, for them
And I ain't gonna let them paint the truth with sin
And I ain't gonna tell you it's okay when at the end of the day
We were just something they'd blame
Everything Costs was written by Radical Face.
Radical Face released Everything Costs on Fri Mar 25 2016.