Lyrics Analysis

Instrumental/ intro Verse 1 You were a child crawling on your knees toward it making momma so proud but your voice was too loud we liked to watch you laughing you picked the insects off plants No time to think of consequences Chorus Control yourself Take only what you need from it a family of trees wanting to be haunted Control yourself Take only what you need from it a family of trees wanting to be haunted Verse 2 The water is warm But it's sending me shivers A baby is born Crying out for attention The memories fade Like looking through a fogged mirror Decision to decisions are made and not bought But I thought this wouldn't hurt a lot I guess not Chorus Control yourself Take only what you need from it a family of trees wanting to be haunted Control yourself Take only what you need from it a family of trees wanting to be haunted Instrumental Chorus x2 Control yourself Take only what you need from it A family of trees wanting to be haunted Control yourself Take only what you need from it A family of trees wanting to be haunted Control yourself Take only what you need from it A family of trees wanted to be haunted Control yourself Take only what you need from it A family of trees The first verse introduces the link between the lyrics and the song title straight away; it talks about how children are when theyre younger, and with the last line stating about how children never need to think of the consequences of what they do.

The chorus has one main part which is repeated once, it emphasises that the child should control what theyre doing so that they dont pay the consequences, and so that they only take what they need. The third line does not have much connection with the rest of the lyrics.

The second verse I believe is to be about a childs life, starting off with labour and birth, leading to the child growing up and forgetting past memories, and then to the child moving out, and the parents finding it much harder than they thought.

The final chorus is repeated twice, and is ended by making the last word be sung for longer than normal, to give a fading out effect.