[ti:On And On (Ft. Solo)]
[ar:Spit Syndicate]
[al:Towards The Light]
[by:]
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[00:00.00]On and On(Part Two) - Spit Syndicate/Solo
[00:10.17]It starts with a young white couple strugglin' with the hurt
[00:13.10]When they first discovered that they couldn't give birth
[00:15.60]Searched until they found this young light brown orphan
[00:18.41]Swore that the lord's light had shone down
[00:20.88]Upon the Earth blessed 'em with this generous gift
[00:23.45]Complexion suggested that her heritage was mixed
[00:26.48]They couldn't wait to adopt
[00:28.28]Take her from the mission start a family and raise her proper
[00:31.35]They're tryin' paternalism define their love in time
[00:34.66]This song'd start playin' from the skies above see
[00:36.89]Back then black meant second-class citizens
[00:39.48]So they never once explained how she was different
[00:42.13]Ignored her past 'cause in parts of this land
[00:44.73]There aint nothin' worse than the Tar brush as mine but
[00:47.44]Awareness came with the added pressures of adolescence
[00:50.09]A definite chorus of unanswered questions
[00:52.93]Lookin' for herself but every mirror seems ugly
[00:55.21]She's silent for days screamin' please love me
[00:57.98]Here comes the rain she lookin' for a fix to fix that self hate
[01:01.86]Numb the pain
[01:03.20]Like like you gotta give me something
[01:05.51]To to keep my mind from my problems
[01:08.29]She's spinnin' outta control in time with the melody
[01:11.23]Finds herself pregnant out in the cold
[01:13.53]Stranded with a child she can't raise dark days
[01:16.45]They have to part ways
[01:17.63]Leaves her child abandoned
[01:18.73]In the care of a system that doesn't
[01:20.69]Grows up move her from to home different sisters
[01:23.73]And brothers
[01:24.28]Killin' her softly as it plays on
[01:26.14]She tries to drown out the sound but the pain stays strong
[01:29.51]Dancin' like her mother did fading away from the light
[01:32.68]Cries at night the key of the same song
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[01:35.81]On and on
[01:37.48]On and on
[01:40.13]On and on
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[01:43.43]Can't stop can't stop the song
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[01:45.86]On and on
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[01:48.10]On and on
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[01:54.07]Can't stop can't stop the song
[01:56.08]And it goes on and on and on like forever
[01:58.33]Four in the home living alone together
[02:01.94]Two headstrong boys a wife and a husband
[02:04.76]A life that she never grew accustomed to
[02:06.96]Wants so bad to be a father but his own dad
[02:10.39]Never showed him how to hold hands
[02:12.21]As a child knew no laughter
[02:14.52]Pop's heart was stone cold now his grows harder
[02:17.27]Stays distant stays distant two kids starved for love
[02:20.97]Longin' for their father's touch
[02:22.30]Big brother starts actin' up hoping to get noticed
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[02:25.70]Provokes his father's fist
[02:27.50]Now the house that hope built is torn apart
[02:30.70]And replaced by the place where darkness lives
[02:32.87]Tells little brother I love you I'll be back for you
[02:35.52]Gives his mother a kiss and then he packs his stuff
[02:37.95]He's on his own now try'na leave it all behind him
[02:40.83]But his own reflection serves to remind him
[02:43.53]Dad's eyes stare back from the mirror's glass
[02:46.34]Soundtrack to his hidden past
[02:48.61]Now a grown man hasn't seen his family in years
[02:51.28]Miss his little brother but he can't face his fears
[02:54.21]Goin' steady with this girl now she's expecting
[02:57.29]Looks like things might just work out
[02:59.64]Gives birth May twenty-one
[03:01.36]Wish his dad was around to see his beautfiul grandson
[03:04.35]Things are great but as years pass
[03:07.26]Becomes harder and harder to relate
[03:10.13]So he retreats hides behind walls
[03:12.38]Becomin' a replica of the man that he hates
[03:15.09]Like father like son right
[03:17.32]This song plays on in darkness waiting for the sunrise
[03:20.36]On and on
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[03:23.54]On and on
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[03:26.09]On and on
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[03:28.61]Can't stop can't stop the song
[03:31.26]On and on
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[03:33.63]On and on
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[03:36.58]On and on
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[03:38.11]On and on
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[03:39.43]Can't stop can't stop the song
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[03:41.95]Bruno it's your son speakin'
[03:42.94]It's been a while huh since the night you decided to up
[03:46.27]And leaves us there
[03:47.35]Out to fend for somethin' you pretended to love
[03:49.79]And then retreat to where you needn't care
[03:51.74]Heath I didn't ask for much but stayin' in touch with me
[03:56.16]Instead of driftin' apart
[03:57.44]Escapin' the dismal reality of home
[03:59.97]Drunk calls to my phone like James it's your father
[04:02.54]Mum lost to winter cried as I sat lifeless
[04:05.41]Told me I was too young to comprehend it
[04:07.87]Questionin' your whereabouts
[04:09.46]Learnt that a single mother's upbringing
[04:11.37]Sure out-weighed long domestics
[04:13.42]Mum's playin' both roles world's got it in for me
[04:16.16]Runnin' like my father after girl's golden infamy
[04:18.48]Told myself I never seen my son the same
[04:20.93]Tune in the news about my half-brother came
[04:23.89]You told me you were teachin' him guitar
[04:25.47]So nice you were trying with Dean but
[04:27.98]Where were you when I was sixteen
[04:29.69]The f**k were you when birthday calls
[04:31.27]You should'a been there for my first shave
[04:33.77]My first graze off my bike
[04:35.64]My friends taught me to ride
[04:37.02]Your absence taught me I'm a rider
[04:39.00]Brought all the kinda things you try to grasp
[04:41.61]As a child into focus and mum's home taught me I'm alright
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[04:44.93]'Shown a likeness between us' says mum seldom
[04:47.67]Delve deeper I'm sure you're sure to find that
[04:50.35]Certain set of traits get past through
[04:52.25]The further generations like feeding my son and daughter's life
[04:55.11]Your's were no longer playin' the key of our lives
[04:58.23]We've grown stronger forget those ties
[05:00.63]Through your cowardly acts I seek courage
[05:03.33]Keep running with guilt and regret won't tire us
[05:06.01]Stop
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[05:08.11]You can't stop can't stop the song