Prompt:

You traded bedtime stories for the neon lights,And chose the poison in the glass over our quiet nights.The kitchen table shook from words you used like stones,Building up a fortress out of broken homes.You thought your roaring voice would make us bend and break,Leaving us with nothing but the shadow in your wake.But you miscalculated the strength inside this room,And how a mother’s love can make a wasteland bloom.(Chorus)Now we are dancing in the kitchen where your thunder used to roll,We rebuilt the pieces that you targeted and stole.It’s a party made for two, just a mother and her girl,Yeah, we overcame the wreckage of your dark and twisted world.You chose the vice, you paid the price, you threw away the crown,But you couldn't keep us down.(Verse 2)A six-year-old shouldn't know how to hide away,Or tip-toe through the hallway just to safely play.But she watched me stand up tall, she saw the morning break,She learned that letting go is a choice that we can make.Now her laughter fills the spaces where your anger used to live,We found a peace that your entitlement could never give.We traded out the tiptoes for a confident, loud stride,With nothing left to fear and nothing left to hide.(Chorus)Now we are dancing in the kitchen where your thunder used to roll,We rebuilt the pieces that you targeted and stole.It’s a party made for two, just a mother and her girl,Yeah, we overcame the wreckage of your dark and twisted world.You chose the vice, you paid the price, you threw away the crown,But you couldn't keep us down.(Bridge)Go ahead and keep your bottles, keep your bitter, hollow pride,We survived the storm you started, now we’re on the other side.You thought you left us broken, begging at the door,But we are so much stronger than we ever were before.(Guitar Solo / Upbeat Instrumental Lift)(Chorus)Look at us dancing in the kitchen where your thunder used to roll!We saved our own spirits, made each other whole.It’s a kingdom built for two, just a mother and her girl,The absolute survivors of your dark and twisted world.You chose the vice, you paid the price, you threw away the crown,But you couldn't keep us down.(Outro)No, you couldn't keep us down.Look at her smile now.We made it out.Just a mother and her girl.