Crimson Veil - Father's Leather Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Smoke-stained leather on my shoulders
Weight of your sins gettin' heavier as I get older
Found your jacket in mama's closet last June
Stories in these creases got me questioning my roots
Cigarette burns and bloodstains tell your truth
Every scratch a chapter of the pain you put us through

[Chorus]
Your leather jacket fits me now
But the man inside it's breaking down
These shoulders carry what you left behind
Ghosts in every pocket, demons in the lining
(In the lining, yeah)

[Verse 2]
Mama tried to hide your darkness from my eyes
But these sleeves hold whispers of your alibis
Found old newspaper clippings stuffed deep inside
Headlines screaming 'bout the nights you crossed the line
Now I'm standing in the mirror, looking just like you
Same broad shoulders, same stance, same attitude
But I swear to God I won't become your sequel
Though your DNA's running through me like a needle

[Bridge]
Sometimes I wear it just to feel something
Sometimes I swear I smell your cologne lingering
Got me questioning every move I make
Scared that violence runs in my veins
Baby girl says I look good in leather
But she don't know it makes me feel like a pretender

[Verse 3]
Twenty years of silence wrapped in cowhide
Your fists left marks deeper than what's inside
Found your old lighter in the pocket last night
Struck it up and watched the flame burn bright
Like father, like son, that's what they say
But I'm rewriting that story today
Breaking cycles, burning bridges to the past
Your leather legacy ain't gonna last

[Chorus]
Your leather jacket fits me now
But the man inside it's breaking down
These shoulders carry what you left behind
Ghosts in every pocket, demons in the lining
(In the lining, yeah)

[Outro]
Maybe one day I'll lay this jacket down
Let it rest with all the other ghosts in town
Till then I wear it like a battle scar
Reminder of the man I swore I'd never be by far
(Never be by far)