Forbidden Fruit

By Rephrase

On ...Before I Die

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[Intro]

You know, I don't like talking about the past

'Cause mine is a nightmare

But it's time to let the skeleton out the closet

Never seen him much, never wanted to

But from the stories I heard..


[Verse 1]

How bad I crave to be my Dad

'Cause outrageously, like a power outage

He left for the dark side as the Darth Vader without a lightsaber

Right after gettin' his innocent wife pregnant, shouldn't he be my lifesaver?

Imagine the first time you opened up your eyes

The man that made you was out there shakin' up a dice in a can

Four hundred miles away from you who were cryin'

Keep this in mind: two kids in Mom's belly and a daughter, Sir Thomas

Me? It must be his gene how it's hard to count on me

'Cause business wise, he simply sold those Borneo woods half the freakin' price

Just to get the money and rush to a brothel

And have a threesome with them models

Spend the wherewithals on them bottles

Out of nowhere, he went to an island

Mom, in the meantime, read the Bible while wondering about what her husband did

'Til she found out that her dowry got sold by him

And the doubt now began to pop out when a bunch of debt collectors got in Mom's shop

Hit the desk like...

Shit, I can mention seven deadly sins you carried out, wow


[Chorus]

If an apple doesn't fall far from the tree

A forbidden fruit is all I ever be

'Cause I got a snake's blood in me

But on the other side, I don't wanna be like him

If I lose a bit of sanity

Then don't blame me, it is his fault, not me

If an apple doesn't fall far from the tree

A forbidden fruit is all I ever be

'Cause I got a snake's blood in me

But on the other side, I don't wanna be like him

If I lose a bit of sanity

Then don't blame me, it is his fault, not me


[Verse 2]

You ain't my father, you're the father of my trust issues

Cause of my mother wipin' tears with some dry tissues

I miss you? How could I long for a stranger like him?

You all of a sudden sent me WhatsApp messages

Asking the same question as this: "what grade are you in?"

Guaranteein' to give me some shekels

Bitch, you lied to me

Next months, you contacted me back with a new number

Is it 'cause somebody duns you?

Someday I'll live in luxury, you won't even have an occupation

I recall that robbery you've done in Mama's house

And neglected again your blood relatives

You owe 'em money for none, you borrowed 'em not to feed us

You owe an accountability

It's an irony how your Mom and your other siblings are so kind and humble as opposed to you who's cowardly

It's apparent that I don't wanna be a parent like you who doesn't have a heart

Like sons you cannot tell apart, you'll lose your bill and will to live

Karma is real, I still believe


[Chorus]

If an apple doesn't fall far from the tree

A forbidden fruit is all I ever be

'Cause I got a snake's blood in me

But on the other side, I don't wanna be like him

If I lose a bit of sanity

Then don't blame me, it is his fault, not me

If an apple doesn't fall far from the tree

A forbidden fruit is all I ever be

'Cause I got a snake's blood in me

But on the other side, I don't wanna be like him

If I lose a bit of sanity

Then don't blame me, it is his fault, not me


[Verse 3]

You ain't a Dad to me, you have been dead to me

If I mean so much to you, why am I below your radar screen?

Now I got many achievements, then you go after me

God, I'm sorry for complaining, it wouldn't change a thing

But you don't know how fucking bad I want a complete family

Having a father figure that'll light a fire under me

Usin' you as a damn example of what a real man can be

Not bein' a weak broken-home kid everyone pays no heed to

I once hoped you burn and get rotten

But I've read in Colossians

It says, "Bear with each other

And forgive one another

If any of you has a grievance against someone

Forgive as the Lord forgave you"

So Father, help me, help me

So much hate in my heart, it's achin'

The last time we met, he hugged me and apologized

But it takes time to let bygones be bygones


[Outro]

Billy lives in the land of opportunity

But is Billy really that fortunate?

Because Billy is growing up without a father

It doesn't look good for Billy

The fact is: fathers matter

God and His holy dwelling is a Father of the fatherless

He provides homes for those who were deserted...