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rootbeer barrels - maeve noiré lyrics

sunday shoes on wooden floors
sir said, “speak when you’re allowed—no more.”
the air was thick with rules and fear
every wrong step echoed near
he kept jars full of old*timey treats
but i learned quick they came with heat
root beer barrels, glassy and brown
drop one in and your voice drowns
i bit down once and chipped a tooth—
he said, “that’s what happens when you bite the truth.”
the taste of candy made me bleed
but silence was all i’d ever need

“respect your elders,”
“pray it away.”
but the belt said more
than the words they’d say

syrup*thick and bitter clean
he washed my mouth with kerosene
barrel*candy, heavy rules
sweetness carved from old*time cruel
smiled like love, tasted like shame—
root beer barrels, none of it changed

apr*n mother, silent mouth
eyes cast low to avoid the south
he said tradition, i heard dread
“boys don’t cry,” but girls play dead
i learned to tiptoe through the dark
wishing for a spark, but missing the mark
the stories they told, all riddled with lies
but they never spoke of the tear in my eyes
i played the part, the good little child
but behind my smile, i was always wild
tin*tin laughter from the porch swing ghosts
but my memories all wear sunday coats
if you were good, you got a treat
if you were bad, he’d make you bleed
every day was a game i lost
but the price of freedom came with a cost

syrup*thick and bitter clean
he baptized me in gasoline
barrel*candy, copper rules
l!cked the pain ‘cause breaking’s cruel
grew up strong, but bent the same—
root beer barrels, passed down like names

now the door’s locked, and i can’t leave
still hear his footsteps, i can’t breathe
the taste lingers in the cracks of the floor
root beer barrels, still calling for more
no matter how far i run, how fast
i’ll always be the child of the past

- maeve noire lyrics

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