Hauled And Halved lyrics

Born to a world rendered apart

Or molded to its might

A child raised amongst egos

Of relative significance reviled

An environment chaotic

The child learns in confusion

Norms that are all but that

A tug of war continuous

Fed by insecurities within

By uncaring, unsharing out

Lessons learned in youth

Last a lifetime, long and hard

Inherited dysfunctional acts

The behavior far reaching

Spans beyond a single age

A child that becomes a pawn

Will learn to play the participants

And soon their master will be

The piece they so easily forfeited

Put instead the masters into play

A game without clear winners

For a competition so dear

Renders no trophies desired

Instead a legacy melancholic

That spreads like a pandemic

In the end each life turns cold

The parents find loneliness

The child n'er satisfied, spoiled

Learned lessons in manipulation

And a life lived, full of frustration

A soul cleaved in twain selfishly

Hauled and halved in obligation

Fraught with conflict, confusion

Seeking satisfaction unachievable

Left betrayed, forlorn, and let down