Fathers and sons, don't get taught how to love
Just keep your chin up, keep acting tough
Fathers and sons, don't learn how to cry
Oh the anger glorified, the rest we learn to hide
Looking in the mirror, I do not recognize
The reflection of a self I've synthesized
The image I've projected, I've come to realize
Is a reflection of a self, I have denied
Could I be strong enough,
To say when I've had enough
To carry on when I feel like giving up
Could I be strong enough,
Strong enough to admit when I am wrong
Strong enough, to admit I need someone
Could I be strong enough
Mothers and daughters, don't get taught to love yourselves
When they say you're beautiful, is it ever enough
Mothers and daughters, learn not to speak up
For the sake of someone else, you learn to hide yourself
Looking in the mirror, I do not recognize
The reflection of a self I've synthesized
The image I've projected, I've come to realize
Is a reflection of a self, I have denied
Could I be strong enough,
To say when I've had enough
To carry on when I feel like giving up
Could I be strong enough,
Strong enough to admit when I am wrong
Strong enough, to confess I need someone
Could I be, could I be strong enough
Could I be strong enough,
To say when I've had enough
To carry on when I feel like giving up
Could I be strong enough,
Strong enough to admit when I am wrong
Strong enough, to admit I need someone
Could I be strong enough
To carry on when I feel like giving up
Could I be strong enough
Strong enough to confess I need someone
Could I be, strong enough
credits
from Passages (Acoustic EP),
released July 2, 2021
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Written by Zaac Pick
Produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jonathan Anderson
at Protection Island Studios in Maple Ridge, BC
Vocals, guitars, piano, and bass by Zaac Pick
Wurlitzer and percussion by Jonathan Anderson
Backing vocals by Bre McDaniel
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