[Produced by Delfano]
[Verse 1]
One moment it strikes like pins falling down
God's calling now and that's the only sound we can hear
It's lonely now and we fear the worst is near
Let's fix it—but only if we knew how
See it's easy to say that hate surrounds me
Pain is loudly tryna k** me with no sound
And it seems that everything I dreaded or regret that I said
Comes back to haunt me
I'm sleeping in foul dreams
Silent k**er—never know when it's coming
We got the legs to move—but when do we start running?
We don't—we move slowly, hoping, coping with the stress
Holding hand in hand, the rest lays in the chest
Manically depressed—why can't we stop it or something?
It's like I felt the rhythm—now I'm just rocking to nothing
God, what we living inside Gotham or something?
Cuz this hard life isn't a joke, we living in dark nights
And no, I'm not talking about a girl
They're not the only thing I think of inside this world
I'm talking 'bout something more twisted and sickening
Oh yeah, now you listening
Now you thinking what's my position
Yeah I'm going through deep pains that I'm tryna hide
They ask me about him, I try not to cry
Then I think about the family and laughing too
Growing up in: 1319 Commonwealth Avenue
Late night Spanish dancing on Christmas Eve
Drinking whiskey as you dance and you never missed a beat
I remember this one time you sat and spoke to me
When I was afraid to speak to this girl
You put the hope in me
When I say I love you
Oh, it isn't jokingly
I love you with an exclamation mark
Forget the colon please
Forget the colon please
Papa, forget the colon please
[Interlude]
Mommy, Daddy, Ciara—we can make it through
Titi, Mali, Tyree—we can make it through
Mama, I love you—we can make it through
Papa we can't survive—and that's the truth
Mommy, Daddy, Ciara—we can make it through
Titi, Mali, Tyree—we can make it through
Mama, I love you—we can make it through
Papa we can't survive—and that's the truth
[Verse 2]
No te vayas Papá
Quédate aquí
Por favor, Papá
Por favor, Gigi
Te quiero mucho me duele a corazón por ti
Padre Dios estas con nosotros siempre si
I can tell you in English or in Spanish
No matter what language I know our minds can understand it
The bond that we have is heavier than the whole planet
You know that it's true
Nothing can break it not even Cancer
But we can't survive more dances and holiday nights
Watching those Spanish movies with the great fights
When you fall asleep for five seconds then wake up
Our personal taxi driver—anywhere you can take us
Well take us to the sky and back
If you're strong for me I promise I won't cry for that
Let's play our cards
Close your scar
Cuz that scar made you a handsome devil
The King of Hearts
[Bridge]
No matter what happens we will be there
No matter what happens Papa we care
No matter what happens we will be there
No matter what happens Papa we care
[Outro]
Some way
Some way
Some way
I promise Papa
Some way