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 the 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