Chopping Down the Family Tree by My Dad Is Dead Lyrics

[Verse 1] (x2)
Mother and daughters
Fathers and brothers
Bloodlines exist
To keep out all others
Strength to the family
Can be an illusion
Built on control
And based on delusion

[Chorus]
Chop, chop, chop, chop
Chopping down the family tree
And I write, write, write, write
Rewrite our history
Work, work, work, work
Work your fingers to the bone
And we are chop, chop, chop, chop
Chopping down the family tree

[Verse 2] (x2)
Give me an axe
And I'll start gridding
Our family ties
Are painfully blinding
Give me a pulpit
And I'll start preaching
Our family lies
Are so far-reaching
[Chorus]
Chop, chop, chop, chop
Chopping down the family tree
And I write, write, write, write
Rewrite our history
Work, work, work, work
Work your fingers to the bone
And we are chop, chop, chop, chop
Chopping down the family tree

[Verse 3] (x2)
Give me a cross
And I will carry it
Show me a feeling
And I will bury it
You're not a god
And I'm no disciple
The time has come
To put an end to this cycle

[Chorus]
Chop, chop, chop, chop
Chopping down the family tree
And I write, write, write, write
Rewrite our history
Work, work, work, work
Work your fingers to the bone
And we are chop, chop, chop, chop
Chopping down the family tree