Empty Courage / Empty Heart - Hotel Books

Wait for the sunset

So you can see that you shine, too

Darkness waits in secret

Hoping your light shines through

She told me about you and she couldn’t help but cry

I may not be a part of your family

But I can’t help myself sometimes

I love her so much, and you stole so many good times

So prodigal father, please listen:

I just want to give you my two cents to try to make things right

'Cause when she told me about you

She told me you were at the top of the line building up a tower Holding onto

secrets and holding onto power

But it wasn’t until you got to the top

That you realized your tower was a cliff

You saw the water splashing on the rocks below

And your mentality shifts

So you steal the innocence of every kid

Who doesn’t even have an example set by you to live up to

'Cause there 's so much that goes into loving

More lovers than just the single mother

The others cast into a pocket you keep when you feel bothered

Your courage and your heart are empty

But at least they go hand in hand

God forbid a single formidable kid ever mistakes you for a man Because even

your shadow wouldn’t follow

When you stepped into the dark

What’s gonna happen when you wake up

And realize you abandoned your family

And now you’ve fallen apart?

Staring straight through a brainwashed

Wrinkles erased as they take their place upon her jawline

Shifting while her chapped lips form the words

«I never wanted this»

Every kiss is spread women you never intended to miss

You dismiss the chapter of innocence for every child that grows up Without your

example of what not to do

When trying to raising a kid

Your daughter says she hates you

And never wants to see you again

When really, she would kill just to have a father

To walk her down the aisle

When she is ready to trust a man

To not live up to the example you set

Because the second she was born

Was the second you took your final bow

And now somehow, she can’t believe the sound

Of a man’s voice saying «I love you»

From day one, you gave this beautiful gift a reason not to trust

And now she can’t see any love through

So come home, prodigal father, forgiveness is always possible

You could always walk on a straight line

So come home, prodigal father, forgiveness is always possible

And you could walk on that straight line

And on your way through the door, please pick up your spine

'Cause whether you believe it or not, you’re a part of a family

Wait for the sunset

So you can see that you shine too

Darkness waits in secret

Hoping your light shines through

Come home, come home, come home

Forget all the promises you made

Come home, come home, come home

'Cause forgiveness is in its place