D Bm D Bm D Bm I shouldʼve kept my eyes shut D Bm But I had to go and peep D Bm But when you saw what I saw Em A Bm A Well, itʼs hard just to roll back to sleep I wouldʼve kept me eyes shut But I thought I heard you scream And Iʼve a penchant for violence You donʼt seem to find in a dream G D The scene a little clearer G D My father with a rope G D And in the cage, centre-stage Bm A Itʼs mother whoʼs destined to choke Em A And she choke and we choke D G On the words that we wish weʼd not spoke Em A Just when you felt you had someone to trust D Db G A Up comes the man with a dagger and cloak I shouldʼve read the novels Believed every word But the stories they wrote Were so different to ones that Iʼd heard I shouldʼve kept my eyes shut My mouth shouldʼve closed But the mixture of vomit and blood Just crept up through my nose It became a little clearer As soon as I awoke My father stands with rope in hand A screaming mother kneels in hope And she hope and we hope That the words that she said wonʼt provoke A smile is removed and a petal is crushed What once was a laugh has turned into a joke You shouldʼve kept your mouth shut
