Lyrics
(Verse 1)
Remember how you said we’re better off, just us two, no dad around?
Claimed welfare was enough, while hiding when debt collectors came to town.
You barred him out, told me lies about the man he was,
But really, it was your walls, Mom, that kept us from what could’ve been, because.

Every night a different face, at our table, in your bed,
I learned to despise each one, felt betrayed by every word they said.
You taught me to duck and hide, play invisible at our own front door,
Was it debt collectors, or were you hiding something more?

(Chorus)
Mama, look me in the eyes, tell me about the life you claimed to have saved,
While I was selling ice cream, scraping by, feeling nothing but betrayed.
In the shadows, I found my path, had to fight through nights so cold,
Mama, I made it despite you, let’s just admit that, be bold.

(Verse 2)
Remember charging me rent when I was just fifteen?
Taking nearly every euro, while our home barely stayed clean.
Cold showers, colder truths, no heat but plenty of chill,
Then you moved on, left me to pay the bill.



Moved in with him, the guy with the plants growing more than love,
Thought you hid it well, but I saw all the dealings you were part of.
While you lived your new life, I was out there, making my daily wage,
Hustling through every grimy job, at every single stage.

(Chorus)
Mama, look me in the eyes, tell me about the life you claimed to have saved,
While I was selling ice cream, scraping by, feeling nothing but betrayed.
In the shadows, I found my path, had to fight through nights so cold,
Mama, I made it despite you, let’s just admit that, be bold.

(Bridge)
Now here I am, a family man, made myself a home and life,
You show up claiming glory, rewriting strife into your motherly sacrifice.
But the truth is different, Mama, and it’s time you truly saw,
I’m the author of my story, despite the life you never thawed.

(Outro)
So, Mama, this is me speaking, no more hiding, let’s get it right,
I built my world from scratch, fought through every lonely night.
Let’s not pretend you were the hero, battling against the plight,
I rose because I had to, turned every wrong into my right.