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Mom, I know I let you down
– Mamma ho perso l ‘aereo”.
And though you say the days are happy
– Et cum dicis beati sunt dies
Why is the power off and I’m fucked up?
– Quare potentia off et ego eruditionis habes?
And, Mom, I know he’s not around
– Et, Maman, scio eum non esse circa
But don’t you place the blame on me
– Sed non tu me derelinquas culpae
As you pour yourself another drink, yeah
– Et cum et beatae similique, vel
I guess we are who we are
– Possum oblivisci qui fuerim
Headlights shining in the dark night, I drive on
– A negotio perambulante in tenebris, dirigor
Maybe we took this too far
– Forsitan hoc nimis longe cepimus
I went in headfirst, never thinkin’ about who what I said hurt
– Ego abiit in headfirst, numquam cogitare ‘ de quis dixit malum
In what verse, my mom probably got it the worst
– In quo versu, mater mea probabiliter obtinuit eam pessimam
The brunt of it, but as stubborn as we are, did I take it too far?
– Et quantum ad inhabitationem montium: ingressi sunt ardua. ego non longe a te?
“Cleanin’ Out My Closet” and all them other songs
– “Ego Vester Sum, Et Vos Mei.” alii carmina
But regardless, I don’t hate you ‘cause, Ma
– Sed aliquam non odio ut ‘causam, Ma
You’re still beautiful to me, ‘cause you’re my mom
– Adhuc pulchra es mihi, ‘ causa es mater mea
Though far be it from you to be calm
– Sed non cessat loqui ad vos de tranquillitate
Our house was Vietnam, Desert Storm
– Domus nostra erat Vietnam, Tempestas Deserta
And both of us put together could form an atomic bomb
– Et uterque nostrum simul bombam atomicam formare potuit
Equivalent to chemical warfare
– Instar militiae chemica
And forever we could drag this on and on
– Secundo quantum ad dulcedinem miserationis ad proximum
But agree to disagree, that gift for me
– Sed consentiunt dissentire, hoc donum mihi
Up under the Christmas tree don’t mean shit to me
– Sub arbore Nativitatis non me laesistis
You’re kickin’ me out? It’s fifteen degrees
– Quid est: exi me? Quindecim gradus est
And it’s Christmas Eve, “Little prick, just leave!”
– Vigilia Nativitatis Domini Est, ” Parum pungunt, iustus relinquere!”
Ma, let me grab my fucking coat!
– Es mejor que te pongas un abrigo.
Anything to have each other’s goats
– Quidquid habere invicem capras
Why we always at each other’s throats?
– Cur semper inter nos pugnabimus?
Especially when Dad, he fucked us both
– Praesertim Cum Pater, utrumque nos eruditionis habes
We’re in the same fuckin’ boat
– Tutto su why education in finland works
You’d think that’d make us close (Nope)
– Tu vellem cogitare, quod youd ‘ facere nobis claudere (Nope)
Further away it drove us, but together, headlights shine
– Ulterius nos expulit, sed simul lucent headlights
And a car full of belongings, still got a ways to go
– Et currus plenus supellectilibus, adhuc vias ad eundum obtinuit
Back to grandma’s house, it’s straight up the road
– Retro ad avia domum, recta via est
And I was the man of the house, the oldest
– Era manervata esclusivamente alle donne, poi anche gli uomini assieme
So my shoulders carried the weight of the load
– Et in ezechiele scribitur vidi et cecidi in faciem meam ezech
Then Nate got taken away by the state at eight-years-old
– Nate igitur octo annos a civitate sublatus est
And that’s when I realized you were sick
– Et quod suus cum intellexi te erant infirmum
And it wasn’t fixable or changeable
– Et non erat plane et variabilis
And to this day we remain estranged, and I hate it though, but—
– Si nunc haesitare [al. cogitare] incipias, id quidem sero.—
I guess we are who we are
– Possum oblivisci qui fuerim
Headlights shining in the dark night, I drive on
– A negotio perambulante in tenebris, dirigor
Maybe we took this too far
– Forsitan hoc nimis longe cepimus
‘Cause to this day we remain estranged and I hate it though
– ‘Causa ad hunc diem alieni sumus et odi illud quamquam
‘Cause you ain’t even get to witness your grandbabies grow
– ‘Tu quidem non adepto ut testimonium tuum grandbabies crescere
But I’m sorry, Mama, for “Cleanin’ Out My Closet”
– Ego paenitet, Mama, nam “Cleanin’ Ex Armarium Meum”
At the time I was angry, rightfully? Maybe so
– In tempore iratus sum, iure? Forsitan ita
Never meant that far to take it, though
– Numquam intelligitur quod usque ad eam, quamquam
‘Cause now I know it’s not your fault, and I’m not makin’ jokes
– ‘Nunc scio quod suus’ non vestrum erit flagitium, et non sum makin ‘ iocos
That song I no longer play at shows
– Quod carmen iam non sum ludere ad spectacula
And I cringe every time it’s on the radio
– Et ego cringe omni tempore suus in radio
And I think of Nathan being placed in a home
– Et credo Quod Nathan positus in domum suam
And all the medicine you fed us and
– Et eduxit me de medicina sua et
How I just wanted you to taste your own
– Quam ego iustus volo te gustare tuum
But now the medication’s takin’ over
– Nunc autem medicamentum est scriptor takin ‘ super
And your mental state’s deterioratin’ slow
– Et mentis statum deterioratin ‘ tardus
And I’m way too old to cry, this shit is painful, though
– Et hoc modo etiam senex clamare, haec stercore est afflictiva, quamquam
But, Ma, I forgive you, so does Nathan, yo
– Sed, ego, si Te dimittam, Natum esse
All you did, all you said, you did your best to raise us both
– Et tu quidem [65] saeculo illustrando sufficis.
Foster care, that cross you bear, few may be as heavy as yours
– Curae fovere, ut transire feras, pauci tam graves sint quam tui
But I love you, Debbie Mathers
– Te amo Diligentia
Oh, what a tangled web we have ‘cause
– Que penses-tu du forum ‘ causae
One thing I never asked was
– Unus res ego numquam interrogavit
Where the fuck my deadbeat dad was
– Dove si trova il mio atelier
Fuck it, I guess he had trouble keepin’ up with every address
– Couche avec sa putain, credo eum laborasse keepin’ cum omnis oratio
But I’da flipped every mattress, every rock and desert cactus
– Sed ego flipped omnem culcitam, omnem petram et desertum cactus
Owned a collection of maps
– Owned collectio maps
And followed my kids to the edge of the atlas
– Et me alias tanto honore [honorasti] postmodum, et damna maxima intulisti
If someone ever moved ’em from me
– Si quis unquam moveri ’em a me
That you coulda bet your asses
– Quod coulda bet asinos tuos
If I had to come down the chimney, dressed as Santa, kidnap ’em
– Si quis de camino descendat, vestitus Ut Santa, rapere ‘ em
And although one has only met their grandma once
– Et quamvis unus tantum avia sua semel occurrit
You pulled up in our drive one night
– Solo qual io scopai hier sera nella questa casa
As we were leavin’ to get some hamburgers
– Cum essemus leavin ‘ ut aliquam hamburgers
Me, her and Nate, we introduced you, hugged you
– Qui et Ea Et Natus, introduxit vos, et cecidit
And as you left, I had this overwhelming sadness
– Et ego, quando recordatus fuero, pertimesco,
Come over me as we pulled off to go our separate paths and
– Venite ad me omnes qui operamini iniquitatem et
I saw your headlights as I looked back
– Vidi headlights tuum sicut ego respexit retro
And I’m mad I didn’t get the chance to
– Ego si essem tuo loco scirem quid facerem
Thank you for being my mom and my dad
– Grazie a mio genero e a mio padre
So, Mom, please accept this as a
– Ita, Quaeso, ita facite
Tribute; I wrote this on the jet, I guess I had to
– Tributum; je vous repeteray, ce que de vous ay escrit de paris.
Get this off my chest, I hope I get the chance to
– Atque ita me di ament, spero fore ut
Lay it ‘fore I’m dead, the stewardess said to fasten
– Pone eam ‘ ante mortuum sum, ministra aeria dixit cingulo
My seatbelt, I guess we’re crashin’
– Et hoc est quod dicit, credo nos crassos esse’
So, if I’m not dreamin’, I hope you get this message that
– Sic, si im ‘ non somnium, spero autem quod vos adepto nuntium
I will always love you from afar, ‘cause you’re my mom
– Ego semper te a longe amabo, ‘ causam meam es mom
I guess we are who we are
– Possum oblivisci qui fuerim
Headlights shining in the dark night, I drive on
– A negotio perambulante in tenebris, dirigor
Maybe we took this too far
– Forsitan hoc nimis longe cepimus
I want a new life (Start over)
– Volo novam vitam (Satus super)
One without a cause (Clean slate)
– Una causa (Mundum rasa)
So I’m coming home tonight (Yeah)
– Veni igitur nocte domum (Yeah)
Well, no matter what the cost
– Bene, utcumque sumptus
And if the plane goes down
– Si descendero in planum
Or if the crew can’t wake me up
– Et si regnum in se dividatur non potest stare regnum illud
Well, just know that I’m alright
– Bene, ego iustus scire licet
I was not afraid to die
– Non me mortuam dices
Oh, even if there’s songs to sing
– Quand la femme chante
Well, my children will carry me
– Et infantes nostros portaverunt me
Just know that I’m alright
– Scio qui fuerim bene
I was not afraid to die
– Non me mortuam dices
Because I put my faith in my little girls
– Quia fidem meam in puellis meis posui
So I’ll never say goodbye cruel world
– Nunquam enim a viro fuerat salutata
Just know that I’m alright
– Scio qui fuerim bene
I am not afraid to die
– No me mordades agora
I guess we are who we are
– Possum oblivisci qui fuerim
Headlights shining in the dark night, I drive on
– A negotio perambulante in tenebris, dirigor
Maybe we took this too far
– Forsitan hoc nimis longe cepimus
I want a new life
– Volo novam vitam
[Produced by Emile Haynie & Jeff Bhasker]
– [Produci Aemilia Haynie & amp; Jeff Bhasker]
