two story yellow house evil in the wood
dance in a seance to Power Rangers and gospel tunes
five years old and i’d been told
a witch’s ghost wanders this living room
rocks me to sleep in a Madonna pose
sings a lullaby that no one can repeat
and daylight makes her a vagabond that no one can see

and a fag’s best friend is the mother
lightning comes through with sounds of thunder
it’s all that was needed to grow underneath
watered by the gardener, my mother’s mother

who are you
who are you using humor to cope with hurt
sarcasm to cope with the world
who are you
who are you use words to cope with the change
an intensity that prevents as the flood
when everything is just a stagnant creek
tar lines pattern your broken wings just like these veins
an intensity that prevents you as a flood
when really you’re just a stagnant creek

trailer park, top bunk evil in the window
men with tails and serpent tongues slurring gospel cues
five years old and i’ve been told
nightmare fuel can sometimes feel so true
a pack of cigarettes that i cling to
camel standing with the pyramids in view
Dr. Mario score makes it all a movie scene nobody but you can see

a fag’s best friend is the mother
lightning comes on through with the thunder
it’s all that you need to grow underneath
watered by the gardener, my mother’s mother

who are you
who are you using humor to cope with hurt
sarcasm to cope with the world
who are you
who are you use words to cope with the change
an intensity that prevents as the flood
when everything is just a stagnant creek
tar lines pattern your broken wings just like these veins
an intensity that prevents you as a flood
when really you’re just a stagnant creek

a fag’s best friend is the mother
a fag’s best friend is the mother
a fag’s best friend is the mother
a fag’s best friend is the mother
lightning comes on through with the thunder
it’s all that you need to grow underneath
watered by the gardener, my mother’s mother