I should've kept my eyes shut
   But I had to go amd peep
   But when you saw what I saw
   Well, it's hard just to roll back to sleep
  
   I would've kept my eyes shut
   But I thought I heard you scream
   And l've a penchant for violence
   You don't seem to find in a dream
  
   The scene a little clearer
   My father with a rope
   And in the cage, centre-stage
   It's mother who's destined to choke
  
   And she choke and we choke
   On the words that we wish we'd not spoke
   Just when you felt you had someone to trust
   Out comes the man with the dagger and cloak
  
   I should've read the novels
   Believed every word
   But the stories they wrote
   Were so different to ones that I'd heard
  
   I should 've kept my eyes shut
   My mouth should've 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 me words that she said won't provoke
   A smile is removed and a petal is crushed
   What once was a laugh has turned into a joke
  
   You should've kept your mouth shut