Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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"Mother Once Told Me"
Writing - @cerussis_music, @SVTINEmusic, @NCon-to5wn
Production - @cerussis_music
Lead and Backing Vocals - @cerussis_music
Background Artwork - @kingpagie

~Lyrics~

[Verse 1 - Stephen]
Mother told me not to talk to strangers
She said that they come with knives and scissors
What would happen if maybe I gave these strangers a bit of my time
Time will tell if I’m in any danger

[Pre-chorus - Stephen]
Mother knows best, I shouldn’t be messin’ around
But I failed the test, ah
No one else to blame
Playin’ stupid games

[Chorus - Stephen and Ella]
Don’t know why, can’t comply
Or control myself
My desires
Burn like fire

In the dark, losing sleep
Think back to all the times
That I slipped away
Calling my name

Cut me down, bleeding out
I don’t know how
I got in this deep
Can I stay asleep?

Wound with salt, it’s my fault
Where do I draw the line?
But it’s too late
I wish I listened to my mom…

[Verse 2 - Ella]
Mother said be kind to those who meet you
Even if I’m just a toy in their view
So I buckle up, smile wide
Prep myself for a hell of a ride
Time will tell if I can make it through

Mother told me I could never be someone
Who has done all the things that I have done
When I told her that the blood’s on her hands, not mine
She said that I’m walkin’ a thin line

Said there were too many complications
Get ahold of all my fixations
Said that nobody needs to know

Maybe I won’t come home one night
Jump right off of your twisted tightrope
Never seen again, would you miss me then?
Would you miss me then?

[Bridge - Stephen and Ella]
Caught up in a daydream
(I wish I listened to my mom)
Know I’ve fucked up, sorry...

Mother knows best, I shouldn’t be playin’ around
But I failed the test, ah
No one else to blame
Playin’ stupid games

[Chorus - Stephen and Ella]
Don’t know why, can’t comply
Or control myself
My desires
Burn like fire

In the dark, losing sleep
Think back to all the times
That I slipped away
Calling my name

Cut me down, bleeding out
I don’t know how
I got in this deep
Can I stay asleep?

Wound with salt, it’s my fault
Where do I draw the line?
But it’s over
I should have listened to my-

[Outro - Stephen and Ella]
Don’t know why, can’t comply
Or control myself
My desires
Burn like fire

In the dark, losing sleep
Think back to all the times
That I slipped away
Calling my name

Cut me down, bleeding out
I don’t know how
I got in this deep
Can I stay asleep?

Wound with salt, it’s my fault
Where do I draw the line?
But it’s too late
I wish I listened to my mom…

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