Lyrical Phoenix - Morphine Motherland Lyrics

[Intro]
Harsh fluorescents cut through the silence
Mom's weathered hands tell a story of defiance

[Verse 1]
Cancer crawls in like a f*cking snake
Grinding down hope with every ache
Working-class blood pumping through her veins
Holding onto life through endless pains
Mounting bills like a mountain of despair
System don't give a shit, nobody's there to care

[Chorus]
Morphine Motherland (just keep breathing)
In this broken kingdom where pain's seething
Blood running thin, memories start to blur
Dust in her lungs, a life starting to stir

[Verse 2]
Midnight shadows and cold IV drips
Mom's sacrifice written on her lips
Each hospital beep sounds like a death knell
Fighting battles no one can tell
Birmingham nights cold and unforgiving
Battling demons while barely living

[Bridge]
Who counts the cost of this endless grind?
Who feels the pain of a f*cked-up design?
Blood and tears in this brutal game
Survival's a bitch without any fame

[Outro]
Morphine Motherland, rising from the ground
One final breath where life and death are bound
From factory floor to these sterile white lights
My story screams out, ready to fight