Swallowing Emotions

I swallow my emotions
They make me feel sick
Haven't felt shit since 1996
Where are my parents?
Where are your kids?
Swallowing emotions

Just a little boy who was learning how the world works
I learned to hideaway from my stepmom and self worth
I'm sorry dad, wish you knew how bad it hurt
So I tried to scream through a fever dream
When my stomach starts to burn

I swallow my emotions
They make me feel sick
Haven't felt shit since 1996
Where are my parents?
Where are your kids?
Swallowing emotions
This is how we live
Swallowing emotions
This is how we live
Swallowing emotions

I wanted to grow up
Fall in love and be faithful
But we're all fucked up
You're insane, I'm unstable
And I can never follow through with what I say
I'm still a hollow shell that subscribes to hell
Who can't get out of his own way until he destroys himself

I swallow my emotions
They make me feel sick
Haven't felt shit since 1996
Where are my parents?
Where are your kids?
Swallowing emotions
This is how we live
Swallowing emotions
This is how we live
Swallowing emotions

Oh, yeah, pick me up again
Oh, yeah, pick me up again
How bad can it hurt?
Oh, yeah, pick me up again
Prepare for the worst
Oh, yeah, pick me up again
How bad can it hurt?

I swallow my emotions
They make me feel sick
Haven't felt shit since 1996
Where are my parents?
Where are your kids?
Swallowing emotions
This is how we live
Swallowing emotions
This is how we live
Swallowing emotions