[VIOLET]Balancing the scaleAll my job entailsMaking sure that they’re preparedTo see the worldMaking sure they’re fine on their ownWhen they’re old and they’re grownAnd all I see is shadowsBut that doesn’t make it easier to let them goI walk past the doorsAnd the corridors where they grewAnd all I feel is emptiness from this emptying nestEdmund, are you there?I was unaware how difficult it’d be without you thereI was unpreparedBalancing the scales[PORTIA]Balancing the scale[VIOLET & PORTIA]I did the best I could, but still I have failed[LADY DANBURY]Still I have failed[VIOLET & PORTIA]Still I have[VIOLET, PORTIA & LADY DANBURY]FailedBalancing the scalesWant them to see the worldBut I’ll always scared[VIOLET]Balancing the scale[PORTIA & LADY DANBURY]All my job entails[VIOLET]Making sure that they’re prepared[VIOLET, PORTIA & LADY DANBURY]To see the world[VIOLET]Making sure they learn[PORTIA]Making sure they’re perfect[LADY DANBURY]Making sure their worth is always something that they know[VIOLET, PORTIA & LADY DANBURY]But it doesn’t make it easier to let them go
