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he's drunk again
though the room is spinning, he'll always find his target
one day I'll end your life
one day I'll end your life
this place has blood on the carpets
this place smells like destruction
one day I'll end your life

I should have killed you when I had the chance

I wish your sleeping neck met my hands
destroy the man who destroyed my life
he's the only one who walked away fine
he's the only one who walked away
never again, never again will you be
safe to walk alone on these streets
you're an animal
and I'll be neither swift nor merciful.

I remember these words so clearly:
'if you tell the world what happens behind these closed doors,
when the lights are low, as I break your bones and I break your soul,
say a word, these scars won't be just yours
the little one as well
take that with you all the way to hell.'

(chorus)


watching unfazed
watching unchanged
mother watches her flesh and blood grow up in this man's cage
I want to be be brave, but I have such a frail frame
and if I'm the one covered in blood, he won't have to hurt the littlest one
brother, please forgive me, for I ran away
where I could not handle his violence, you were forced to take my place

so how strong are you now that I'm not five-foot-two?
and how high can a monster hold his head when the whole world knows his truth?

The liar's time has come.

his work could never be undone
my songs can't be unsung
I can't get clean this knife
the truth is worth my entire life

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from Safety vs. Shelter, released November 25, 2014

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