Relative Is Relative - Pompeii

Open-ended, parting on a note 
it never rang and barely ever spoke to 
anyone baring the slightest peace of mind, 
cause if it did, there'd be no fingerprints to find 
or forget. dont' have the money and you know it'd be well spent, 
keeping tabs on whichever family tree, ready to furnish an identity 
because 

Relative is relative, 
relative's not relevant in my case 
and my case is 
not closed and open to interpretation or a point of view 
you can guess you can't know 
that foreign stays foreign till found 

mother, what's in a name? more than that, 
why can't mine be found? 

i'm sick of home, it's just a contest now, 
where how can I top or put you down in your place 
because 
Relative is relative and relative's not relevant in my case 
and my case is 
not closed and open to 
interpretation or a point of view 
you can guess, you can't know 
that foreign stays foreign till found. 

and if all else fails, I can take that flight to the town I was born, where you still might be staying 
laying low and saving face. 
think it goes without saying, this goes without saying 
at least, I tried.