Should`ve Kept My Eyes Shut

<br>(Heaton/Rotheray)<br>I should`ve kept my eyes shut <br>But I had to go and peep <br>But when you saw what I saw <br>Well, it`s hard just to roll back to sleep <br><br>I would`ve kept my eyes shut <br>But I thought I heard you scream <br>And I`ve a penchant for violence <br>You don`t seem to find in a dream <br><br>The scene a little clearer <br>My father with a rope <br>And in the cage, centre-stage <br>It`s mother who`s destined to choke <br><br>And she choke and we choke <br>On the words that we wish we`d not spoke <br>Just when you felt you had someone to trust <br>Out comes the man with the dagger and cloak <br><br>I should`ve read the novels <br>Believed every word <br>But the stories they wrote <br>Were so different to ones that I`d heard <br><br>I should`ve kept my eyes shut <br>My mouth should`ve closed <br>But the mixture of vomit and blood <br>Just crept up through my nose <br><br>It became a little clearer <br>As soon as I awoke <br>My father stands with rope in hand <br>A screaming mother kneels in hope <br><br>And she hope and we hope <br>That me words that she said won`t provoke <br>A smile is removed and a petal is crushed <br>What once was a laugh has turned into a joke <br><br>You should`ve kept your mouth shut