Family Tree

from Absolute Zero by Dead Kings of Norway

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I saw you falling off the tree
The branches sang a prophesy
This seedling as he’s meant to be
Found meaning from his legacy

This hill was built in sin
A foundation for the roots that flow within
And that’s where we start to trace the thread that leads us here
The fruit that falls never did fall so near

You must be what fell from the tallest tree

So there’s your mama, she’s from Chicago
And when he left you said “aw, let him go”
But what he planted sounds so romantic
That we can trace it on back to a promise.
You loved your daddy, who loved his daddy,
Who thought his daddy, wasn’t his daddy
And that’s where we start to trace the thread that leads us here
The fruit that falls never did fall so near

And I swear you must be what fell from the tallest tree
You must be the sickest one I’ve seen

And I swear you must be what fell from the tallest tree
You must be just a portion of what I see

Dig it up from the roots
I’ll never know someone quite like you

Break the chains or stay just like you are
It’s all the same, I’ll find out from afar
Dig it up from the roots
I’ll never know someone quite like you

You must be what fell from the tallest tree
You must be the stupidest man I’ve seen.

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from Absolute Zero, released April 12, 2019

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