Parents are children Parents are children Parents were children all of the time Parents they made us They tried to raise us But parents betrayed us even when they tried They held us close and dear And told us lies that they've been telling themselves for years They'll suffocate me so I Hold myself now I have to hold myself now No choice of when and I don't know how But I will hold myself now Child, I won't have you I cannot have you Child I won't have you and I'm telling you why I cannot mend this I have to hand this I can't pretend without a break in sight Oh, I hold you close and dear And tell you lies that I've been telling myself for years I'll suffocate you so you Hold yourself now You have to hold yourself now No choice of when and who knows how But you will hold yourself now We all have doubts (we all have doubts) We all have rage (we all have rage) We all have trouble being brave enough to turn the page (we all have trouble being brave enough) But we will Hold ourselves now Yes, we will hold ourselves now No choice of when and who knows how But we will hold ourselves now Hold ourselves now Yes, we will hold ourselves now No choice of when and we are learning how So we will hold ourselves now We all have doubts (we all have doubts) We all have rage (we all have rage) We all have trouble being brave enough to turn the page (we all have trouble being brave enough) We all have doubts (we all have doubts) We all have rage (we all have rage) We all have trouble being brave enough to turn the page (we all have trouble being brave enough) We all have doubts (we all have doubts) We all have rage (we all have rage) We all have trouble being brave enough to turn the page (we all have trouble being brave enough)