C# A#m C# A#m C# A#m I shouldʼve kept my eyes shut C# A#m But I had to go and peep C# A#m But when you saw what I saw D#m G# A#m G# 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 F# C# The scene a little clearer F# C# My father with a rope F# C# And in the cage, centre-stage A#m G# Itʼs mother whoʼs destined to choke D#m G# And she choke and we choke C# F# On the words that we wish weʼd not spoke D#m G# Just when you felt you had someone to trust C# C F# G# 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
