Family Portrait Lyrics

Song	Family Portrait
Artist	Radical Face
Album	The Family Tree: The Roots
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	So we start with my father as a boy
	Barely spoke a word of English
	Fell in love from a distance
	He watched her working from the back fence

	He learned some words
	And some clever turns of phrase
	From his father’s book of poets
	She wasn’t taken in that instant
	But grew impressed with his persistence

	They met each other out by moonlight
	Made love in the nearby woods
	Then the folks became suspicious
	When her cycle broken so young (?)

	They stole away without their goodbyes
	Got married in a foreign town
	Made their way as best as they could
	Found jobs and settled down

	And then time moved on

	I was born in a river of blood
	On sheets from the wedding day
	The room was dark and the stench was thick
	My father couldn’t stand the smell of it

	Mama died in the night cos the nearest
	Doctor couldn’t stem the blood loss
	Father cried out on the back porch
	My sister held me at the neighbor’s house

	Oh my, there was a storm then
	It was a flood of a different kind
	Father’s eyes were often vacant
	But his hands were rarely quiet
	Sister learned to take her hits well
	Both from life and the physical kind
	But I was never one to lie down
	Despite who picked the fight

	So we designed our hells

	Father turned into a drinker
	A dark bastard with a wooden heart
	Sister learned to be a mother
	Before she’d ever played another part
	And I became a little terror
	I lashed out at whatever’s around
	Took some time before I settled
	And found a mind that was somewhat sound

	And as it always does
	Time rushed on

	Six years later father died in the very same bedroom
	Many said it was the grief that did it
	I have to say it’s cos he hung himself
	To be honest neither sister or myself
	Ever much regret his passin’
	But I admit it was a nice thing
	To always know that we could feed ourselves

	So we start with my father as a boy
	Barely spoke a word of English
	Fell in love from a distance
	He watched her working from the back fence

	He learned some words
	And some clever turns of phrase
	From his father' s book of poets
	She wasn' t taken in that instant
	But grew impressed with his persistence

	They met each other out by moonlight
	Made love in the nearby woods
	Then the folks became suspicious
	When her cycle broken so young ?

	They stole away without their goodbyes
	Got married in a foreign town
	Made their way as best as they could
	Found jobs and settled down

	And then time moved on

	I was born in a river of blood
	On sheets from the wedding day
	The room was dark and the stench was thick
	My father couldn' t stand the smell of it

	Mama died in the night cos the nearest
	Doctor couldn' t stem the blood loss
	Father cried out on the back porch
	My sister held me at the neighbor' s house

	Oh my, there was a storm then
	It was a flood of a different kind
	Father' s eyes were often vacant
	But his hands were rarely quiet
	Sister learned to take her hits well
	Both from life and the physical kind
	But I was never one to lie down
	Despite who picked the fight

	So we designed our hells

	Father turned into a drinker
	A dark bastard with a wooden heart
	Sister learned to be a mother
	Before she' d ever played another part
	And I became a little terror
	I lashed out at whatever' s around
	Took some time before I settled
	And found a mind that was somewhat sound

	And as it always does
	Time rushed on

	Six years later father died in the very same bedroom
	Many said it was the grief that did it
	I have to say it' s cos he hung himself
	To be honest neither sister or myself
	Ever much regret his passin'
	But I admit it was a nice thing
	To always know that we could feed ourselves

	So we start with my father as a boy
	Barely spoke a word of English
	Fell in love from a distance
	He watched her working from the back fence

	He learned some words
	And some clever turns of phrase
	From his father' s book of poets
	She wasn' t taken in that instant
	But grew impressed with his persistence

	They met each other out by moonlight
	Made love in the nearby woods
	Then the folks became suspicious
	When her cycle broken so young ?

	They stole away without their goodbyes
	Got married in a foreign town
	Made their way as best as they could
	Found jobs and settled down

	And then time moved on

	I was born in a river of blood
	On sheets from the wedding day
	The room was dark and the stench was thick
	My father couldn' t stand the smell of it

	Mama died in the night cos the nearest
	Doctor couldn' t stem the blood loss
	Father cried out on the back porch
	My sister held me at the neighbor' s house

	Oh my, there was a storm then
	It was a flood of a different kind
	Father' s eyes were often vacant
	But his hands were rarely quiet
	Sister learned to take her hits well
	Both from life and the physical kind
	But I was never one to lie down
	Despite who picked the fight

	So we designed our hells

	Father turned into a drinker
	A dark bastard with a wooden heart
	Sister learned to be a mother
	Before she' d ever played another part
	And I became a little terror
	I lashed out at whatever' s around
	Took some time before I settled
	And found a mind that was somewhat sound

	And as it always does
	Time rushed on

	Six years later father died in the very same bedroom
	Many said it was the grief that did it
	I have to say it' s cos he hung himself
	To be honest neither sister or myself
	Ever much regret his passin'
	But I admit it was a nice thing
	To always know that we could feed ourselves

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