there s sadness in the family dad told me let s not speak of it it only brings us down and there s sadness in the dna i ve known it i ve felt it in the pavements of this town i ve lived my life with a backpack that was never mine to carry heard its constant whine saw its body that was never mine to bury there s trouble in the genes dad told me don t ask again best we don t bring it up dad it seems you can t clear away the smoke of fires you can t find i ve lived my life with a longing that i can t identify i ve been kept from held from knowing daddy that s why it keeps on growing i found the dead animal the smell stems from i found the story from which the shadow was cast i searched and searched and now that i found it i want to give it back i searched and searched and now that i found it i want to give it back there s trouble in the family i tell you i know and now that i do kid i m passing it on to you but let s not speak of it son it only brings us down but let s not speak of it son it only brings us down