Blinded By Wants

A raw reflection on youthful greed guilt and the quiet sacrifices of a mother ‘Blinded By Wants’ confronts materialism with humility and deep emotional maturity

I wanted more than what we had New clothes new games made me glad A click a swipe her card in hand Never thinking never planned

She worked till night six days straight While I spent like luck controlled my fate Every gift a debt unpaid Every want a choice she made

The walls of the stores felt cold and bright Temptation whispering in the light Hands too quick a price unpaid A stolen rush a choice I made

Reebok sneakers fresh and white Nintendo games that felt so right Thought they were mine thought no one knew But shame would come the guilt ran through

She gave she gave with no complaint A mothers love no need for thanks I took I took I never saw The weight she carried the lines it drew ពោះរបស់ខ្ញុំឆ្អែតប៉ុន្តែខ្ញុំនៅតែឃ្លាន I was full but I was starving

Blinded by wants I couldnt see The hands that fed were bleeding for me Dressed in new but wrapped in lies A selfish child with shut-out eyes

Blinded by wants I chased the glow Too late to learn what I shouldve known Now I stand where she once stood Wishing Id understood

Now I hold my child soft and small And I see her face through it all The nights she worked the days she gave So I could have the life she made

It took the years to understand Love isnt gold love isnt grand Its sacrifice its quiet pain Its giving all with none to gain

She gave she gave with no complaint A mothers love no need for thanks I took I took I never saw The weight she carried the lines it drew ខ្ញុំយល់តែវាយឺតពេលទៅហើយ I realized too late

I was full but I was starving Blinded by wants I couldnt see The hands that fed were bleeding for me Dressed in new but wrapped in lies A selfish child with shut-out eyes

Blinded by wants I chased the glow Too late to learn what I shouldnt know Now I stand where she once stood Wishing Id understood

If I could go back whisper low Tell that boy what he should know That every coin every dime Was her sacrifice not just mine សូមទោសម៉ែ ខ្ញុំធ្វើឱ្យអ្នកយំ Sorry mom I made you cry

She never asked she never spoke But love was there in all she broke Blinded by wants I couldnt see But love was always carrying me