The Day I Left The Womb
Escape the Fate Lyrics

Mother, where are you today?
The singer is wondering about their mother's whereabouts.

You took a piece of me the day you went away
The singer feels incomplete and missing a part of themselves since their mother left.

No recollections, or the smell of your perfume
The singer has no memories or reminders of their mother, not even the smell of her perfume.

I took a piece of you the day I left the womb
The artist believes they took a part of their mother with them when they were born.

Brother, put your needles down
The artist is telling their brother to stop doing drugs.

The best thing for you is to leave this awful town
The singer thinks their brother should move away from their current location to improve his life.

Pretty soon, you'll have kids to feed
The singer is warning their brother that he needs to get his life together because he will soon have children to take care of.

If you see mother, tell her I can sing
The artist wants their brother to tell their mother that they have achieved success in some way.

Please don't worry, I am doing fine
The artist is reassuring their family that they are okay.

You're much too busy, to even find the time
The artist believes their family is too occupied with their own lives to pay attention to them.

So use your chemicals and take this to your grave
The singer is encouraging their family to continue their bad habits and keep their distance from them.

The boys you left are men you didn't raise
The artist implies that their family did not play a role in shaping their development into adulthood.

And Daddy, how are you today?
The singer is asking their father about his well-being.

You must be proud of the boys that you have raised
The singer assumes their father is proud of the men they have become.

Your withered heart and everything it's seen
The singer acknowledges that their father has gone through his fair share of hardships.

Your cuts and callused hands you had kids to feed
The artist recognizes their father's hard work and sacrifice to provide for the family.

Please don't worry, I am doing fine
The artist reassures their father that they are okay.

You're much too busy, to even find the time
The singer believes their father is too occupied to focus on them.

So use your chemicals and take this to your grave
The singer encourages their father to continue his bad habits and keep his distance from them.

The boys you left are men you didn't raise
The artist implies that their father did not play a role in shaping their development into adulthood.