D# Cm D# Cm D# Cm I shouldʼve kept my eyes shut D# Cm But I had to go and peep D# Cm But when you saw what I saw Fm A# Cm 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 Cm A# Itʼs mother whoʼs destined to choke Fm A# And she choke and we choke D# G# On the words that we wish weʼd not spoke Fm A# Just when you felt you had someone to trust D# D 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
