Like Father Like Daughter
Breaking the Chains: A Daughter's Journey to Independence
Lyrics
You ain't taught me nothing except how to say goodbye
You haven't taught me anything except how to say goodbye.
And look now I can do it without the blinking of an eye
Now I can say goodbye effortlessly and without hesitation.
The student's become the teacher and now the whole world will see
The roles have reversed; I, the student, have become the teacher, and the entire world will witness this transformation.
Like father like daughter said remember what I taught ya
Similar to the father, the daughter affirms, "Remember what I taught you."
Well ya taught me one thing
You taught me one thing.
How to say bye bye how to walk away
Specifically, how to say goodbye and walk away.
How to sweep it all under the rug and hope it don't come back to bite ya someday
Also, how to ignore problems and hope they won't resurface later.
How to say bye bye how to walk away
Reiteration of the ability to say goodbye and walk away.
Like father like daughter said remember what I taught ya
Repeat of the assertion, "Remember what I taught you."
How to turn around and walk away
Instruction on how to turn around and leave.
You saying you trying to right the wrong but I can see that nothing's changed
You claim to be correcting mistakes, but it's apparent that nothing has changed.
And now I see that thinking about you don't bring me nothing but pain
Reflecting that thoughts of you bring only pain.
The student's become the teacher and now the whole wide world will see
Reiteration of the reversal of roles, now visible to the entire world.
Like father like daughter said remember what I taught ya
Like the father, the daughter emphasizes, "Remember what I taught you."
Well ya taught me one thing
Reiteration of being taught one thing.
How to say bye bye how to walk away
Ability to say goodbye and walk away reiterated.
How to sweep it all under the rug and hope that it don't come back to bite ya someday
Emphasizing the skill of avoiding problems in the hope they won't return.
How to say bye bye how to walk away
Reiteration of the ability to say goodbye and walk away.
Like father like daughter said remember what I taught ya
Restating, "Remember what I taught you," with an emphasis on turning around and leaving.
How to turn around and walk awaySo just keep stepping, there's nothing for you here
Encouragement to keep moving forward as there is nothing for you here.
Just a door that's closed and a key unforged
Description of a closed door and an unforged key, implying a relationship that cannot be mended.
You're never gonna make me cry again
Asserting that you will not make me cry again.
Ya taught me how to say bye bye how to walk away
Reiteration of being taught how to say goodbye and walk away.
How to sweep it all under the rug and hope that it don't come back to bite ya someday
Reiterating the skill of avoiding problems in the hope they won't return to haunt you.
How to say bye bye how to walk away
Reiteration of the ability to say goodbye and walk away.
Like father like daughter said remember what I taught ya
Like the father, the daughter reinforces, "Remember what I taught you."
How to turn around and walk away
Emphasizing the instruction to turn around and walk away.
Ya taught me how to say bye bye how to walk away
Reiteration of being taught how to say goodbye and walk away.
How to sweep it all under the rug and hope I don't come calling someday
Reiterating the skill of ignoring problems and hoping they won't resurface.
I can say bye bye I can walk away
Assertion of the ability to say goodbye and walk away.
Like father like daughter I remember how you taught me
Like the father, the daughter recalls, "I remember how you taught me."
So I turned around and walked away
The decision to turn around and walk away.
Yeah I walked away
A firm statement of having walked away.
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