Mothers & Fathers

[Verse 1]
How he loved her
How she loved him too
I was younger but I always knew
It was sacred
It was always true
And it taught me how to treat you

[Pre-Chorus]
And you don't even recognise yourself
When you meet someone you turn into someone else
You hear her in the back of your mind
And it ends up coming into your own life
You hated the way she talked to him
Now you're stuck here doing the same damn thing
You take the love that they create; a pattern you can't shake
And then you do it again, do it again
You do it again

[Verse 2]
How you love her
He's a stranger to you
Torn asunder when he left you
You were fourteen when she wouldn't drop you off at the house anymore
She said that she wouldn't see him
Wishing you could go back to those younger years
'Cause this is way worse than the screaming
Did you ever learn how to trust a man after the one who thrust you into the world?
She got another one but they're all the same in the end after all

[Chorus]
And you don't even recognise yourself
When you meet someone you turn into someone else
You hear her in the back of your mind
And it ends up coming into your own life
You hated the way she talked to him
Now you're stuck here doing the same damn thing
You take the love that they create; a pattern you can't shake
And then you do it again, do it again
Do it again, do it again

[Bridge]
It's not your fault you got the short end passed down your line
And now you look for someone who fits where you've been reassigned
Safe and sound - you can't remember what it feels like
You chase the feeling but nothing comes to mind

[Chorus]
And you don't even recognise yourself
When you meet someone you turn into someone else
You hear her in the back of your mind
And it ends up coming into your own life
You hated the way she talked to him
Now you're stuck here doing the same damn thing
You take the love that they create; a pattern you can't shake
And then you do it again
You do it again