lyrics by Joel Steven
Deep in the nocturne eyes
Are writhing awake from sleep
Crying for love, let him weep
He’s put an old face on
(I saw you, watching your crime TV all spaced out. You thought it was fiction)
So goes a broken backed soul
Rife with the lives he stole
Raging and out of his hole
and seeking a means of control
(Just a girl from a quiet little town. You start to run so you won’t get run down)
Now in the dead light of dawn,
He’s playing a game of pawns
Abuse is the breed he has spawned
He’s showing his face off
(Then it dawns on you. You’re gonna fight, you’ll fight till he’s dead. Be with your family again. Just like your mom said)
The little man with painted skin, wooden limbs and wire hair
and open eyes in sightless stare, rolls his eyes and cracks a little smile
Sad little creep comes ‘round
Your pity is so profound
The two of your lives are bound
You’ve put a new face on
And you’ve grown a new pair of paws
Wrapped in a set of claws
A new set of teeth and jaws.
You see in the dark now
(Creak comes the crack of the door. Light leaks in, a beam thin on the floor. Then a kiss goodbye)
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