Shouldve Kepy My Eyes Shut

Should've Kept My Eyes Shut

by Paul Heaton and David Rotheray

 

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 me 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

Up comes the man with a 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

Lyrics (C) 1990 Go! Discs Music Ltd., used without permission.

Please send any corrections to Dylan Salisbury <misterme@netcom.com>