Mothers In The Strobe

[Verse 1]
Black dress, lipstick crooked
She laughs, says, "You look just like me"
Borrowed heels from the closet
You spin, almost spill your drink

Tattoo peeking on her shoulder
You trace it with your eyes, not hands
"Once I danced till the sun came over"
You say, "Tonight, we’ve got other plans"

[Chorus]
Mothers in the strobe
Daughters in the glare
Past lives in the smoke
Future in the air
We’re breaking every rule
Of who we’re meant to be
Mothers and their daughters
Losing it, losing it free

[Verse 2]
Her phone lights up with a picture
You as a kid at a school yard game
"Was I scared, or was I smiling?"
She says, "You were always both, the same"

Now your eyeliner’s bleeding
Her mascara’s running too
Two timelines in the bathroom mirror
Both of them staring back at you

[Chorus]
Mothers in the strobe
Daughters in the glare
Past lives in the smoke
Future in the air
We’re breaking every rule
Of who we’re meant to be
Mothers and their daughters
Losing it, losing it free

[Bridge]
Who held who
When the world went dark?
Who taught who
How to guard a heart?
Tonight we trade
Our armor for a scream
She takes your hand
Says, "Come on, follow me" (hey!)

[Chorus]
Mothers in the strobe
Daughters in the glare
Past lives in the smoke
Future in the air
We’re breaking every rule
Of who we’re meant to be
Mothers and their daughters
Losing it, losing it free

[Chorus]
Mothers in the strobe
Daughters in the glare
Old ghosts in the smoke
New vows in the air
We’re breaking every rule
Of who we’re meant to be
Mothers and their daughters
Losing it, losing it free (so free)