Jackals in my family

Lyrics

JACKALS IN THE FAMILY Emotional Cinematic Pop-Rock Ballad [INTRO – SOFT PIANO, FRAGILE VOCALS] I spent my life yearning for love, From people who never knew how to give enough. You taught me silence to maintain the peace, But never acknowledged what that silence did to me. [VERSE 1 – HAUNTING, REFLECTIVE] Scavengers and swindlers alike, Screaming behind closed doors at night. I learned to hide away from the fight, While you all pretended everything was alright. "I did my best, I gave you everything!" But you never noticed my suffering. I kept believing that someday you'd change, While you kept passing down the pain. You carried wounds you never healed, Passed down the hurt you refused to feel. And every time I tried to speak, Your shame became a part of me. [PRE-CHORUS – STRINGS BUILDING] I spent my life trying to be enough, Mistaking your approval for true love. You taught me fear, then blamed my pain, For all the patterns you ingrained. [CHORUS – SOARING, HEARTBREAKING] JACKALS IN THE FAMILY! YOU'D RATHER HIDE YOUR SHAME! THAN FACE THE PAIN YOU LEFT IN ME, OR EVER TAKE THE BLAME! YOU TAUGHT ME HOW TO HIDE MY HURT, THEN PUNISHED ME FOR BREAKING! YOU'D RATHER WATCH ME FALL APART, THAN FACE THE WOUNDS YOU MADE! [VERSE 2 – DRUMS BUILDING, MORE INTENSE] I gave my time, I gave my labour, You drained my heart and called it favour. I gave you kindness, gave you trust, You took it all and left me in the dust. And the brothers who grew up beside me, I thought they'd be the ones behind me. But when I faced my deepest fears, Raised my voice and held back tears, You condemned the anger I displayed, From all the wounds you helped create. And when I finally stood my ground, You turned the whole damn family around. [BRIDGE – STRIPPED PIANO, VOICE BREAKING] I spent my life afraid to speak, Afraid your love wasn't mine to keep. I carried wounds that weren't my own, Mistook your silence for my home. And when I finally broke the chain... You called me cruel. You dragged my name. [FINAL CHORUS – EXPLOSIVE, SOARING] JACKALS IN THE FAMILY! I FINALLY SEE YOUR TEETH! YOU USED MY ANGER TO PAINT ME WRONG, HIDING YOUR TRUE COLOURS ALL ALONG! WHEN THE CHIPS WERE DOWN, YOU LEFT ME THERE TO TAKE THE BLAME! YOU'D RATHER LOSE YOUR OWN FAMILY, THAN EVER FACE YOUR SHAME! [OUTRO – QUIET, BITTERSWEET, PIANO RETURNING] Now all the jackals are cackling, Like they got away with murder. But you can keep your perfect pictures, And grow old, alone and bitter. You will no longer take from me, Go ahead and call me a quitter. I didn't need your money. I didn't need your praise. I just needed you to see my pain... Instead of hiding from your shame. [FINAL RESOLUTION – WARM, HOPEFUL, SOFT VOCALS] I found my place, I found my love, I filled the void I was deprived of.