Anthem for the Stay-at-home-Parent.

When I was a teenager--Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) seemed to capture my teenage angst so perfectly.  Imagine my joy in discovering that he still understands my angst.  I swear this song was written about staying home with young children.   







And here are the lyrics:


I believe I can see the future
Because I repeat the same routine
I think I used to have a purpose
Then again, that might have been a dream

I think I used to have a voice
Now I never make a sound
I just do what I've been told
I really don't want them (aka my young children) to come around
Oh, no

Every day is exactly the same
Every day is exactly the same
There is no love here and there is no pain
Every day is exactly the same

I can feel their (my children are always watching me) eyes are watching
In case I lose myself again
Sometimes I think I'm happy here
Sometimes, yet I still pretend
I can't remember how this got started
But I can tell you exactly how it will end

Every day is exactly the same
Every day is exactly the same
There is no love here and there is no pain
Every day is exactly the same

(spoken)
I'm writing on a little piece of paper (journaling to process emotions)
I'm hoping someday you might find
Well, I'll hide it behind something (gotta hide it from my children)
They won't look behind

I am still inside here
A little bit comes bleeding through
I wish this could have been any other way
But I just don't know, I don't know,
What else I can do…

Every day is exactly the same
Every day is exactly the same
There is no love here and there is no pain
(Every day) *repeat 4 times as Chorus is playing*
(There is no love) *repeat 2 times*