Jewel The Gem - Family Tithes (Acapella) Lyrics

Honor your father and your mother
That your days may be long in the land
That the Lord your God is giving you
Exodus chapter twenty, verse twelve
Time to honor ya with my truth huh
Listen up
Dear momma
I got heavy trauma on my chest
I love you and you've caused a lot of stress
I got pain in my heart
And yes you've played a part
I know you didn't have it easy
Believe me
From another country
Learned a whole new language
The anguish
However this song ain't about that
A cry out for accountability
You can't take back
Not trynna hurt your feelings
Getting to the core
You tried your best
And I needed more
All the times you gaslit me
Invalidated feelings
With no sorry
Had me out here buggin
Spirit feeling
Dark and stormy
The root is
Healing trauma
With your mama
She ain't here no more
To heal hers
You gotta heal yours
The time is now
Stand clear the closing doors
Healing family ties
This song looks you
Right in the eye
Curse breaking
Not easy-mom, I need you to try
A single mom raising two kids
Making less than minimum wage
She had it hard
Ugh
She did the best she could
And you only get one mom okay
Yea I only get one mom
And one dad too
However speaking my truth is okay, boo
Emotional abuse is real
Writing out these lyrics means I get to feel
I get to heal
Dear Dad
Blood on your hands too
Leaving me and Jae in 1990
Got some explaining to do
I know your dad wasn't there
And that hurt you
You got this generational trauma too
You're just like him
Ended up carrying it
Long math
The deadbeat path
You had our lives to make it up to us
You've fallen short
You're time is running out
Don't turn this off
Not gonna yell and curse you out again
This time i'm out here music blasting
Now I push the pen
Spent my life trynna make you proud
It didn't work but this will
Cuz this truth ringing loud
Tears ran out a long time ago
Took a while to get here
Slo-mo
Hard to miss what I never had
I know i'm worthy
All I wanted was a good dad
My first heartbreak was you
Still healing
Trynna make it through
I'm living testimony
Living proof
Generational trauma
Ends with you
Healing family ties
This song looks you
Right in the eye
Curse breaking
Not easy-Dad, I need you to try
I need you to try
I can't believe you just went in on your dad like that
He didn't even has his own dad in his life
Didn't he used to give your mom $199.22
For the both of ya
After he was taken to court
And he calls you three times a year right
Ugh at least they're both alive
You're so ungrateful
I'm pouring my heart out
Truth is it's really up to me huh
I can't make other people give me what I need
The generational curse breaking
Is giving myself the things I need to succeed
I see that now