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[Verse 1]
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I should've kept my eyes shut
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But I had to go and peep
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But when you saw what I saw
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Well, it's hard just to roll back to sleep

[Verse 2]
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I would've kept me eyes shut
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But I thought I heard you scream
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And I've a penchant for violence
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You don't seem to find in a dream

[Bridge]
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The scene a little clearer
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My father with a rope
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And in the cage, centre-stage
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It's mother who's destined to choke

[Chorus]
        Em           A
And she choke and we choke
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On the words that we wish we'd not spoke
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Just when you felt you had someone to trust
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Up comes the man with a dagger and cloak

[Verse 3]
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I should've read the novels
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Believed every word
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But the stories they wrote
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Were so different to ones that I'd heard

[Verse 4]
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I should've kept my eyes shut
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My mouth should've closed
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But the mixture of vomit and blood
     Em       A          Bm  A
Just crept up through my nose

[Bridge]
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It became a little clearer
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As soon as I awoke
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My father stands with rope in hand
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A screaming mother kneels in hope

[Outro]
        Em          A
And she hope and we hope
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That the words that she said won't provoke
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A smile is removed and a petal is crushed
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What once was a laugh has turned into a joke

[Coda]
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You should've kept your mouth shut