Press your ear to the door
And when they walk out of the room
Pretend that you didn’t hear the screaming.
Lock yourself in your room
And when they bang on the door
Pretend you couldn’t hear over the radio.
And watch her cry every night.
Watch him leave her broken.
Watch the way she looks in his eyes.
When he cuts and leaves her open.
Press your ear to the speaker
And when they tell you that you’ll go deaf
Pretend you didn’t hear them.
Scream loud into your pillow
And if they ask why your upset
Pretend that you were playing.
And watch her cry every night.
Watch him leave her broken.
Watch the way she looks in his eyes.
When he cuts and leaves her open.
And watch him throw her to the ground.
And now she’s broken.
Watch the way she starts to roll around.
While he just cuts her open.
Press your ear to the world
And when they ask why you’re crazy
Pretend like you can’t feel.
Press your pen to the paper
And when they ask why you’re writing
Pretend like you don’t know.
Whoa… but when you have to watch him
When you have to be him
When you wanna run away
And when you pretend everything’s okay
Just know… that’s your mom…
And your letting her die.
