Lyrics
One, two, three, four
I have waited all these years
For your face to reappear
I have waited all these years
For you to see me here
Mother
I donāt need an icon
Thatās bygone
When I was little
You told me to grow up and be strong
When I was little
You convinced me that I belonged
But you were wrong
You were wrong
You were wrong
Now I donāt know what to say
When I was little, we prayed
You said that I would be great
Wrong!
Because inside, I feel rage
And you died in vain
Iām a beast out my cage
Uh-oh!
I wish that I could erase
All the feelings of pain
Iām a child of rape
So-oh
Iām only half your babe
The other half: disgraced
Maybe I should embrace
This dark place
I have waited all these years
For your face to reappear
I have waited all these years
For you to see me here
Mother
I donāt need an icon
Thatās bygone
Thereās been violence in the streets all along
You took their lives in your hands and it was wrong
You led those people in their very own death song
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la
Ah-ah, ah-ah, la-la-la-la-la
Left me all alone!
You gave up being my mother - for what?
Now I am livid because
I donāt got no one to trust
Oh, no!
Itās time to take a stand
Itās time to be a man
You have to understand
You were wrong!
I have waited all these years
For your face to reappear
I have waited all these years
Lifeās not like it appears
I can use force
Like you never could
I can stand tall
Where you never stood
I wonāt take this shit from anyone!
So-
Put out the light, put out the light and then
Put out the light, put out the light and then
Put out the light, put out the light and then
Put out the light, put out the light!
From what I know, the roadās still golden
And Iāll always believe in you
What weāve been through
We canāt undo
But I know, here with you
We can see it through
Donāt listen to her, brother!
If you donāt kill her, weāll both be dead!
Think of all thatās left unsaid!
That isnāt true!
Look at how she laughs at you!
Markos! Stop it! Canāt you see that he isā
We have so much more to do!
Venice, I love you!
Theyāre gonna kill us both!
Do what you have to do to get us back on the road
I have always loved and (She has never loved or)
Believed in you! (Believed in you!)
You could be great!
You could be great!
You could be great!
Put out the light, put out the light and then
Put out the light, put out the light and then
Put out the light, put out the light and then
Put out the light, put out the light!
Stop!
You canāt trust a man
You canāt trust my man
You canāt trust that man!
No!
Why am I stuck in this lie?
I should have known better than to trust his eyes!
I should have known better, should have read the signs!
āCause that man lies! All the time!
Emilia!
Donāt!
Iām done playing with you and the war you provoke!
Playing everyone like itās some big joke!
You would push it till it burned with no concern!
You ************!
I would kill you to stop you!
He blew up the wedding! He killed Michael Victor! He murdered Theodore Westbrook!
Woman, you shut your mouth!
Markos! Is that true?
I wanted to love and be loved
And with you, I believed in love
But you never loved me
You only used me!
So why should I be stuck in this lie?
Iām gonna tell the whole world your disguise
Gonna reveal your plan, ācause itās time
To stop living blind and live my life!
Put out the light, put out the light and then
Put out the light, put out the light and then
Put out the light, put out the light and then
Put out the light, put out the light!
I have waited all these years
For your face to reappear
I have waited all these years
For you to see me here
Mother
I donāt need an icon
Thatās bygone
When I was little
You told me to grow up and be strong
When I was little
You convinced me that I belonged
But you were wrong
You were wrong
You were wrong
Now I donāt know what to say
When I was little, we prayed
You said that I would be great
Wrong!
Because inside, I feel rage
And you died in vain
Iām a beast out my cage
Uh-oh!
I wish that I could erase
All the feelings of pain
Iām a child of rape
So-oh
Iām only half your babe
The other half: disgraced
Maybe I should embrace
This dark place
I have waited all these years
For your face to reappear
I have waited all these years
For you to see me here
Mother
I donāt need an icon
Thatās bygone
Thereās been violence in the streets all along
You took their lives in your hands and it was wrong
You led those people in their very own death song
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la
Ah-ah, ah-ah, la-la-la-la-la
Left me all alone!
You gave up being my mother - for what?
Now I am livid because
I donāt got no one to trust
Oh, no!
Itās time to take a stand
Itās time to be a man
You have to understand
You were wrong!
I have waited all these years
For your face to reappear
I have waited all these years
Lifeās not like it appears
I can use force
Like you never could
I can stand tall
Where you never stood
I wonāt take this shit from anyone!
So-
Put out the light, put out the light and then
Put out the light, put out the light and then
Put out the light, put out the light and then
Put out the light, put out the light!
From what I know, the roadās still golden
And Iāll always believe in you
What weāve been through
We canāt undo
But I know, here with you
We can see it through
Donāt listen to her, brother!
If you donāt kill her, weāll both be dead!
Think of all thatās left unsaid!
That isnāt true!
Look at how she laughs at you!
Markos! Stop it! Canāt you see that he isā
We have so much more to do!
Venice, I love you!
Theyāre gonna kill us both!
Do what you have to do to get us back on the road
I have always loved and (She has never loved or)
Believed in you! (Believed in you!)
You could be great!
You could be great!
You could be great!
Put out the light, put out the light and then
Put out the light, put out the light and then
Put out the light, put out the light and then
Put out the light, put out the light!
Stop!
You canāt trust a man
You canāt trust my man
You canāt trust that man!
No!
Why am I stuck in this lie?
I should have known better than to trust his eyes!
I should have known better, should have read the signs!
āCause that man lies! All the time!
Emilia!
Donāt!
Iām done playing with you and the war you provoke!
Playing everyone like itās some big joke!
You would push it till it burned with no concern!
You ************!
I would kill you to stop you!
He blew up the wedding! He killed Michael Victor! He murdered Theodore Westbrook!
Woman, you shut your mouth!
Markos! Is that true?
I wanted to love and be loved
And with you, I believed in love
But you never loved me
You only used me!
So why should I be stuck in this lie?
Iām gonna tell the whole world your disguise
Gonna reveal your plan, ācause itās time
To stop living blind and live my life!
Put out the light, put out the light and then
Put out the light, put out the light and then
Put out the light, put out the light and then
Put out the light, put out the light!