Cobarde
Seahaven Lyrics
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Or am I the feather on your shoulder while I'm stuck dragging my feet?
I see you countless times throughout my day.
Each time in a different face but they're always walking away.
How does it feel to abandon your own blood?
What a beautiful picture you paint of Love to teach your son.
Do you remember her face? Or just her body? Is that all you could retain?
Eighteen years as I was placed alongside your demons.
Built of cowardice, too timid to face them.
I'd like to believe that I was your baby in a basket.
But I'll settle with your mistake too heavy to forget.
How does it feel to abandon your own blood?
You're the weight of the world, you're the power of God.
I don't need you, I don't need you, I need you now.
But you I have my doubts, how do you stay alive without a heart to beat?
How do you stand up straight without a spine to hold your back in place?
Am I the thorn in your side? Am I your absence of laurels to rest and hide behind?
Because you are only a name. You're just a deadbeat to take up space.
Do you remember her face?
Or just her body? Is that all you could retain?
Because she's my beautiful mother,
The one that stayed right her, who Loved and Loves me.
The lyrics to Seahaven's song "Cobarde" explore the complicated relationship between a son and his absent father. The song tackles themes such as abandonment, cowardice, and the weight of familial connections. The opening lines reflect the son's internal conflict and questioning about his father's role in his life. He wonders if his father is his anchor or simply a burden on his shoulders as he observes him walking away.
The singer of the story sees his father in different faces throughout the day, implying that he might be searching for him or grappling with his absence in his life. The chorus is a direct condemnation of his father's actions, accusing him of abandoning his own blood and painting a false picture of love for his son to learn from. He also questions his father's memory of his mother, implying that his father objectified her as a mere body rather than a person with feelings.
The second verse delves deeper into the singer's relationship with his father, revealing that he had to live with his father's demons and suffer the consequences of his father's cowardice. He expresses a desire to believe that he was a wanted child, but instead, he's forced to live with his father's mistake. As the song progresses, he gains strength and asserts that he doesn't need his father, but he still has doubts about his own worth in his father's eyes. The lyrics end on a positive note, with the singer acknowledging his beautiful mother, the one person who stayed with him and loved him through it all.
Line by Line Meaning
Am I your anchor while you walk through your day?
Do I give you strength and support while you go about your daily life?
Or am I the feather on your shoulder while I'm stuck dragging my feet?
Do I seem insignificant and powerless while I struggle?
I see you countless times throughout my day.
I come across you often in my life.
Each time in a different face but they're always walking away.
I see your reflection in many people, but they never stay.
How does it feel to abandon your own blood?
What is it like to leave your own family behind?
What a beautiful picture you paint of Love to teach your son.
You give a distorted definition of love to our child.
Do you remember her face? Or just her body? Is that all you could retain?
Do you recall our mother's features or only her looks? Is that all that matters to you?
Because she's my beautiful mother, she has a heart that breaks, just like me.
Our mother is a loving person who also feels pain.
Eighteen years as I was placed alongside your demons.
I've been around you and your problems for many years.
Built of cowardice, too timid to face them.
You lack the courage to confront your issues.
I'd like to believe that I was your baby in a basket.
I wish I was your precious child.
But I'll settle with your mistake too heavy to forget.
But I have to live with your bad choices that haunt me.
You're the weight of the world, you're the power of God.
You are the source of great burden and influence in my life.
I don't need you, I don't need you, I need you now.
I don't want you, I don't want you, I want you to be here for me now.
But you I have my doubts, how do you stay alive without a heart to beat?
I wonder how someone without compassion manages to live.
How do you stand up straight without a spine to hold your back in place?
You don't have the backbone to be strong and upright.
Am I the thorn in your side?
Do I cause you discomfort and distress?
Am I your absence of laurels to rest and hide behind?
Do I prevent you from having an excuse to be lazy?
Because you are only a name.
You are just a label to me now.
You're just a deadbeat to take up space.
You are just a useless person who occupies a spot in my life.
Because she's my beautiful mother, The one that stayed right here, who Loved and Loves me.
My true mother is the one who remained by my side and still cherishes me.
Contributed by Kaitlyn G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
lia
Am I your anchor while you walk through your day?
Or am I the feather on your shoulder while I'm stuck dragging my feet?
I see you countless times throughout my day.
Each time in a different face but they're always walking away.
How does it feel to abandon your own blood?
What a beautiful picture you paint of Love to teach your son.
Do you remember her face? Or just her body? Is that all you could retain?
Because she's my beautiful mother, she has a heart that breaks, just like me.
Eighteen years as I was placed alongside your demons.
Built of cowardice, too timid to face them.
I'd like to believe that I was your baby in a basket.
But I'll settle with your mistake too heavy to forget.
How does it feel to abandon your own blood?
You're the weight of the world, you're the power of God.
I don't need you, I don't need you, I need you now.
But you I have my doubts, how do you stay alive without a heart to beat?
How do you stand up straight without a spine to hold your back in place?
KyleGlitz
I've just started listening to Seahaven and I love them.
Eli. C.
I just found this band. I hope to god it goes far.
lia
Am I your anchor while you walk through your day?
Or am I the feather on your shoulder while I'm stuck dragging my feet?
I see you countless times throughout my day.
Each time in a different face but they're always walking away.
How does it feel to abandon your own blood?
What a beautiful picture you paint of Love to teach your son.
Do you remember her face? Or just her body? Is that all you could retain?
Because she's my beautiful mother, she has a heart that breaks, just like me.
Eighteen years as I was placed alongside your demons.
Built of cowardice, too timid to face them.
I'd like to believe that I was your baby in a basket.
But I'll settle with your mistake too heavy to forget.
How does it feel to abandon your own blood?
You're the weight of the world, you're the power of God.
I don't need you, I don't need you, I need you now.
But you I have my doubts, how do you stay alive without a heart to beat?
How do you stand up straight without a spine to hold your back in place?
lia
Am I the thorn in your side? Am I your absence of laurels to rest and hide behind?
Because you are only a name. You're just a deadbeat to take up space.
Do you remember her face?
Or just her body? Is that all you could retain?
Because she's my beautiful mother,
The one that stayed right here, who loved and loves me.
ed spaunhorst
exactly how i feel. i told the kyle, the singer, that when i met him.
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Ron An
mah favorite !!!
juiceyyjuice
Seahaven rules
Emmy C.
God. Just yes.......
kyleatthepark
I love you <3