Beautiful South The Should`ve Kept My Eyes Shut Lyrics

Should`ve Kept My Eyes Shut Lyrics

(heaton/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 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