Birds in my head try to take control
Must be some kind of virus
A memory I can’t reset
The future’s bright with the past behind
But I’m stuck in this strange station
Dampening the years I can’t get back
Oh, I can’t seem to fight it
Or try to hide it
The state I’m in
Someone’s out to get me
Not protect me
She always wins
Mama left me her old suitcase
It was tethered to her heartbreak
Tears rolled down with her last breath
There goes my Goliath
Who’s gonna take on all the blame?
I can’t let go if I can’t move on
It’s strange, these guilty feelings
Her disapproval made me say
Oh, I can’t seem to fight it
Or try to hide it
The state I’m in
Someone’s out to get me
Not protect me
She always wins
I never knew the morning sun
‘Cause you kept your sky so grey
And the victim you portrayed
Never wanted to leave
Who am I if I’m not in pain?
I feel like such a coward
Don’t even know if this is mine
Oh, I can’t seem to fight it
Or try to hide it
The state I’m in
Someone’s out to get me
Not protect me
She always wins
Mama left me her old suitcase
And all the guilt you left inside
It was tethered to her heartbreak
Right through the heart of mine
Mama left me her old suitcase
Never wanted to say goodbye
It was filled with all her weight
Other lyrics by Linda Perry:
Balboa Park
Sold my bed Lost my coat Cracked the mirror An ugly joke Always knew that I would be Different from the others Never young Old at heart Sold my soul at Balboa Park The …
Beautiful
Don’t look at me Every day is so wonderful Then suddenly it’s hard to breathe Now and then I get insecure From all the pain I’m so ashamed I am …
Feathers In A Storm
Feel like I’m drowning All over again Caught in the crossfire Lost in the wind Quietly waiting Swarming around Dark like the moon Hiding under the ground We all want …
I Am Daughter
Diamond rings, caviar A private jet to your own star Have it all, have it all You’re free to dance without the shame So have a glass of champagne Have it all, have it all …
Let It Die Here
Holy mother, paid the price Grand illusions, La la lies Nature’s beauty, charm and grace Set corruption, in the face. Fortune teller, all is known A grifter con, on a …