[Intro]

They keep askin' me why I'm away from her now

Well, let me tell ya

To make a long story short...

[Verse 1]

Pre-my-heedless-Dad, 'twas a simple plan

Welcome to my life, perfect, ain't it?

Mom had her hands full, a single parent

So as an older sister, then she let Uncle Anes helped her raise

Me and my brother with ya, Aunt Ming Ming, as his better half

And you taught me to call y'all Papi Mami

So the bond of us snowballed, you were my heroes

When I had zеro adults as a kid

Papi drove me to school and Mami would kiss my forehеad before I fell right asleep

All efforts, though I'm not biologically a son of yours

You put me under your wings

But as the moment flies like a bird, I question this

[Chorus]

Is water thicker than the blood?

Is home the safest place for you?

Sometimes the closest ones to you

Hurt you the most out of the blue

And now you deal with a broken heart (This has nothing to do with Papi, but...)

[Verse 2]

Mami, I question that 'cause as I got older, I could see

You didn't like particular people in my family

Maybe 'cause you compared them a lot to your life

As if you couldn't wait patiently for His blessings

So jealousy and your ego took over

So you would do anything possible to crook all the smiles

And your strategy was makin' me a tool

To execute that divide et impera

You pitted Mom against Uncle Jay, Papi, even Uncle Cun

And when you felt dull in the house

You guilt-tripped me to say I wanted to go out

When it was really you who despised living together

Under the same roof with my grandparents

Do not know if it ain't manipulative

Said I hated my mother

When she was happy with her new partner

That my stepfather made me suffer

You made a story up for other family members

So they'd abhor Mom and him when there's nothing wrong

You catapulted rocks and behind the name of mine, you'd be hidin'

[Chorus]

Is water thicker than the blood?

Is home the safest place for you?

Sometimes the closest ones to you

Hurt you the most out of the blue

And now you deal with a broken heart

[Verse 3]

Half of my life's been the color of a zebra

Crossed, I been driven by your lies since Olivia Rodrigo

I'm still sour, you had power over my money since I was a bit younger

And you promised to give mine back

But you probably need it quite more

I don't wanna reopen old wounds

But still, I'm mentally tortured

By you yellin' at me, or you kept comparin' me to my bro too

By you sayin' that I was awful 'cause I couldn't do math

All you did was hittin' my temple

One minute, you got so furious

Next minute, you got joyful

You poured too much water into the bottle of my soul, ooh

It all changed since Papi was gone

I got back to my roots and now I let you live alone

I know every mistake can overshadow good deeds we do

You made me luscious foods, bought me expensive suits

Taught me some manners too, sheltered me even though it was too much

I couldn't do things men at my age should do

But the positive side of it is you made me stronger

You been a part of my life, I won't fail to recall ya

Oh, what a tangled web we weave

This love and hate relationship

Think we're gonna be strangers 'til we figure out how to answer this

[Chorus]

Is water thicker than the blood? (I don't know, I made some mistakes too)

Is home the safest place for you? (But this is beyond crazy)

Sometimes the closest ones to you

Hurt you the most out of the blue

And now you deal with a broken heart (God bless you, Mami)