Chanesse - Obligations Lyrics

Look me in my eyes
And tell me what do you see
Do you see pain, do you see hate, do you see anything
Do they sparkle, do they twinkle, do they shine
Do think that there's a smile hiding somewhere deep inside
Say do you think I've been hurt
Like irreversible damage
So why you steady acting like I'ma bubble wrapped package
You think I'm dumb, think I'm stupid, think I'm fragile
Yeah you think you holding onto keys to a truth I can't handle
See I done been here before, let's start constructing this wall
Now gon and hold up ya pride, lets just prepare for this fall
Let me go grab a bucket cause I wanna prepare for these tears
See how I gave it all just to end up back here
Let me go purchase a facade so I can look like I got it
And let me pull out my flaws so you can identify my problems
Let me back off social media cause they can't solve em
And keep our issues in house cause only we can resolve em

Just tell them lies for the truth cause we don't need no loose ends
Let me close off interactions cause I don't need no need new friends
Tell my mama we good, hold myself together in church
Cause with time and counseling we oughta get this to work
We got the kids, don't forget we got the kids (we got the kids)
Ten years hold this tight don't do us in (don't do us in)
We got the kids don't forget we got the kids (we got the kids)
Ten years in protect yo obligations

So hold your shit together you gotta an obligation
Keep yo family strong protect yo obligations
Keep yo religion in tact cause that's yo obligations
Be a flawless black woman with no hesitation
Yeah so
So hold your shit together you got your obligations
Keep yo family strong protect yo obligations
Keep yo religion in tact cause that's yo obligations
Be a flawless black woman with no hesitation

Look behind my heart
And tell me what do you see
Do you see scars, do you see tears, do you see anything
Does it beat, is it red, or is it black
Is it something deep inside you thinks holding me back
Do you think I've been hurt
Like irreversible damage
And if I have do you think it's something the Father can manage?
Do you think can come back from this? (back from this)
Like will I ever laugh at this? (laugh at this)
See I done been here before, let's start constructing this wall
Now gon and hold up ya pride, lets just prepare for this fall
Let me find some new space so I can claim self reflection
Here let me open my heart to a unused selection
And let me put on my mask so I affirm yo perfections of me
This the only way love seems conditionally
You made this stupid long list of conditions for me
You made me yours and you still living promiscuously

Just tell them lies for the truth cause we don't need no loose ends
Let me close off interactions cause I don't need no need new friends
Tell my mama we good, hold myself together in church
Cause with time and counseling we oughta get this to work
We got the kids, don't forget we got the kids (we got the kids)
Ten years hold this tight don't do us in (don't do us in)
We got the kids don't forget we got the kids (we got the kids)
Ten years in protect yo obligations

Look behind her smile and tell me what do you see
Look behind her eyes and tell me what do you see
Look behind them lies and tell me what do you see
I see the soul of broken woman tryna make it
Just look behind her smile and tell me what do you see
Look behind her eyes and tell me what do you see
Look behind them lies and tell me what do you see
I see the soul of broken woman tryna make it

So hold your shit together you gotta an obligation
Keep yo family strong protect yo obligations
Keep yo religion in tact cause that's yo obligations
Be a flawless black woman with no hesitation
Yeah so
So hold your shit together you got your obligations
Keep yo family strong protect yo obligations
Keep yo religion in tact cause that's yo obligations
Be a flawless black woman with no hesitation

(Screwed) So hold your shit together you gotta an obligation
Keep yo family strong protect yo obligations
Keep yo religion in tact cause that's yo obligations
Be a flawless black woman with no hesitation
Yeah so
So hold your shit together you got your obligations
Keep yo family strong protect yo obligations
Keep yo religion in tact cause that's yo obligations
Be a flawless black woman with no hesitation