The Dayveil - Relics Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Old strings on daddy's oud still crying
Grandmother's gold against my skin, I'm trying
To wash away the weight of all these things
But their whispers got me caught up in between
These relics tell the stories that we hide
Beirut's ashes dancing in my mind

[Pre-Chorus]
Can't escape these treasures in my room
Sacred pieces speaking tales of doom
Every piece a memory that bleeds
Through my veins, yeah

[Chorus]
These relics on my shelf, they haunting me
Can't shake the stories that they make me see
Family jewels dripping with our pain
Trying to break free, but they call my name
These relics, these relics
Got me chained, but they're saving me

[Verse 2]
Black and white photos yellowed with time
Faces frozen, caught between your world and mine
Mama's prayer beads sliding through her hands
Teaching me a faith I don't understand
But still I hold them close against my chest
Like they might save me from this mess

[Bridge]
Should I keep them? Should I let them go?
These pieces of a past I'll never know
But they're part of me, can't set them free
No, I can't let go

[Chorus]
These relics on my shelf, they haunting me
Can't shake the stories that they make me see
Family jewels dripping with our pain
Trying to break free, but they call my name
These relics, these relics
Got me chained, but they're saving me

[Outro]
These relics, they're my curse and remedy
Ancient wounds turned to poetry