In the Blood

How much of my (Em)mother has my (C)mother left in me?

How much of my love will be insane to some degree?

And (G)what about this feelin' that I'm (C)never good (G)enough?

Will it wash out in the water or is it (D)always in the blood?

(D)How much of my (Em)father am I destined to become?

(G)Will I dim the lights inside me just to satisfy someone?

Or Will I let this woman kill (Em)me or do away with jealous love?

(G)Will it wash out in the water or is it (D)always in the blood?

I can (Em)feel the love I (G)want,

I can (C)feel the love I need but it's (Em)never gonna come the way I (D)am.

Could I (Em)change it if I wanted?

Can I (C)rise above the (G)flood?

Will it wash out in the water or is it always in the blood?

(G)How much like my (Em)brothers do my brothers want to be?

(G)Does a broken home become another broken family?

Or will we be there for each (Em)other like no abody ever could?

(G)Will it wash out in the water or is it (D)always in the blood?

I can (Em)feel the love I (G)want,

I can (C)feel the love I need but it's (Em)never gonna come the way I (D)am.

Could I (Em)change it if I wanted?

Can I (C)rise above the (G)flood?

Will it wash out in the water or is it always in the blood?

(G)I can feel the love I want,

I can (C)feel the love I need but it's (Em)never gonna come the way I (D)am.

Could I (Em)change it if I wanted?

Can I (C)rise above the (G)flood?

Will it wash out in the water or is it always in the blood?

(Em)Oh, (G)oh, (C)oh,

(G)oh, (Em)oh, (G)oh.

(Em)Oh, (G)oh, (C)oh,

(G)oh, (Em)oh, (G)oh.