Carl De Villa - In My Father's Hands Lyrics

Verse 1:
It took a lifetime to realise
An eon to reflect
Life's fraught journey for him
Fever dream or fate

Verse 2:
I never make it easy
Tried not to make it hard
Fight his patriarchal rule
Take my life and charge

Pre-chorus 1:
On my tried and twisted journey
It's the end I've waited for
In my sad and sorry story, euphoria and pain
I'll never see him again

Chorus:
In my father's hands
My own were small
Illusions lost to time
In my father's hands
My heart was broken,
Beaten over time

In my father's hands
He lost me
To his hands I will return
In my own hands
I will raise you
I will love you
I will learn

Verse 3:
There's a new chance before you
Won't shape your life with fear
Life's a journey forward
My heart becoming clear
Pre-chorus 2:
Can't promise it will be easy
Try not to make it hard
You are infinite potential, brilliance and light
And I'll be right by your side

Chorus:
In my father's hands
My own were small
Illusions lost to time
In my father's hands
My heart was broken,
Beaten over time

In my father's hands
He lost me
To his hands I will return
In my own hands
I will raise you
I will love you
I will learn