I should've kept my eyes shut 
 But I had to go and 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 I'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