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Below the Surface Lyrics by Lyla Illing

2018

[Verse 1]
Boarded the 801 on my way home, from Hamilton
Just need some space to let the past two days, sink in
Thanksgiving in Jersey, everybody has been giving thanks
I, bow my head in prayer but devil has been on attack

[Verse 2]
You seat me at the table, and my plate is stacked
I'm all comfortable, I don't know if you're all okay with that
Don't want to overstep I'm holding back, I'm feeling out of place
I'm smiling but afraid, you'll see the sadness on my face

[Pre-Chorus]
Because I know that they all know that
I don't have any of what they have
And I don't know where I'll go from here
And I'm knowing that it's showing, I'm terrified inside
Because I don't know where I'll be next year
I'm jealous but I'm grateful
Don't know how to show I'm grateful

[Chorus]
So I hope it shows in the inside jokes
The conversations that you have with me
I take heart in your father's art
And your humble starts
And the room you always make for me
The conversations you all have with me

[Verse 3]
Woke up to finding my name trending in the headlines all around the globe
All I can think, my dad won't even pick up the phone or say well done, I don't know how to shake that off
You take me diving below the surface around the corner at the local Knot, and they won't let me sing
You yell you're making a mistake, she's &*#$%*& famous, we laugh it off

[Verse 4]
You swallow hard, say
"Tell me, at what age did your mother pass?
I'm so &*#$%*& sorry that your dad is being such a fucking ass."
I hit back – "Got nothing bad to add, I think his life is sad and
My life is good and I'm good with that
Let's rather raise a glass to my mother, let's raise a glass"

[Pre-Chorus]
Because I know that they all know that
I don't have any of what they have
And I don't know where I'll go from here
And I'm knowing that it's showing, I'm terrified inside
Because I don't know where I'll be next year
I'm jealous but I'm grateful
Don't know how to show I'm grateful

[Chorus]
So I hope it shows in the inside jokes
The conversations that you have with me
I take heart in your father's art
And your humble starts
And the room you always make for me
The conversations you all have with me

[Bridge]
I've been blessed with many seats at many tables
It's by choice I live my life in the company of strangers
So this one's out of frustration not out of anger
I don't mean to put you under that parental kind of pressure
I feel like such an @$$!?%*
Don't know how to say I'm grateful
My emotions are unstable
And I don't want to make it a thing

[Chorus]
So I hope it shows in the inside jokes
The conversations that you have with me
I take heart in your father's art
And your humble starts
And the room you always make for me
The conversations you all have with me
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Lyla Illing

Lyla Illing

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