What Will It Take
Awakening Hearts: Parrington's Powerful Tale of Redemption
Lyrics
You know your Daddy he is weak he chose the bottle for life
You acknowledge that your father is weak, having chosen a life dominated by alcohol.
Hiding addiction you can’t look in his eyes
His addiction is evident as he avoids direct eye contact.
When he’s lying, denying he’s killing himself
He lies and denies the destructive impact of his actions, essentially harming himself.
You’re sick and tired of offering help
You are exhausted from trying to offer assistance and support.
Your daughter tried everything from cocaine to meth
Your daughter experimented with various drugs, leading to a fatal overdose in her lover's bed.
And she Od’d in her lovers bed
She is barely surviving, pregnant once again, with an uncertain future.
She’s hardly surviving and pregnant again
The outcome of her story remains uncertain, leaving everyone in suspense.
No one can tell how this story ends
No one can predict how the narrative will unfold.
What will it take
Questioning what drastic event or realization is needed for change.
For you to finally awake
A call for awakening from a seemingly unending cycle of destructive behavior.
What will it take
Repetition of the question, emphasizing the urgency of recognizing mistakes.
To realize our mistakes
An appeal for acknowledging and rectifying the errors made collectively.
So what will it take
Persistently asking what it will take to bring about change.
Oh you better start to swim or you’ll sink like a stone
A metaphorical warning to take action or face the consequences of sinking like a stone.
You know there’s violence in your own home
Acknowledging the presence of violence within one's own household.
To live with this man is pure agony
Living with a man causes unbearable agony.
But there’s no reason to bear this misery
Despite the misery, there's no valid reason to endure such suffering.
Oh Governor Governor people are sick, we are sick
Addressing a governor, highlighting the sickness within society.
Lead in the well poisoned our kids
Lead contamination in the well has poisoned children.
It was greed greed greed guiding your way
Greed has been the guiding force, impacting lives every day.
We got to live with that every single day
A realization of living with the consequences of greed.
What will it take
Reiterating the question about what is required for change.
For you to finally awake
Asking when awareness will finally arise.
What will it take
Repeating the question, stressing the need to recognize mistakes.
To realize our mistakes
Continuing to emphasize the urgency of realizing and correcting errors.
What will it take
Persistent questioning about the necessary conditions for change.
Hey what will it take
Repetition, seeking an answer to what is required for awakening.
For you to finally awake
Emphasizing the urgency of awakening from a destructive state.
What will it take
Continuing to ask what is needed for personal and collective realization.
For you for us to see
Asking for the conditions necessary for individuals and society to see the truth.
We only know when it’s too late
A realization often comes too late, implying consequences may precede awareness.
So what will it take
Reiterating the question about what is required for awakening.
When will we awake
Pondering when the collective awareness will finally arise.
So what will it take
Repeating the question, emphasizing the need to recognize and rectify mistakes.
Realize our mistakes
Continuing to stress the urgency of realizing and correcting errors.
So what will it take
Persistently asking about the necessary conditions for personal and collective awakening.
When will we awake
Pondering when the collective awareness will finally arise.
So what will it take
Repeating the question, emphasizing the need to recognize and rectify mistakes.
Realize our mistakes
Continuing to stress the urgency of realizing and correcting errors.
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