Lyric Silhouettes

silhouettes above the cradle hold me down
they won t let me go the wrong way
my mother taught me all the fables, told me how
in the end all the sinners have to pay
but...

i don t wanna live like my mother
i don t wanna let fear rule my life
and i don t wanna live like my father
i don t wanna give up before i die

he worked so hard his bones are breaking
he wore them down but long ago he lost the feeling
his good intentions leave me shaking, show me how
i don t ever want to end up like he did
and...

[chorus]

when i have kids
i won t put any chains on their wrists, i won t
i ll tell them this
there s nothing in this world that you can t be if you want it enough