SERPENTINE

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Beat me to black and blue Then lie and say you'll never do it again So I close my eyes and recall how you were Always forcing myself to look for some kind of good Threaten to die if I leave so I'll stay Force me to lie and say I'm okay to my friends Trapped between torture and an unforgivable decision It needs to end [Chorus] The wells in my tear ducts are running dry Why fight to save something that's destined to die? Calling a feeling love so you feel less alone Praying every night that you'll have someone to go home to Scared to run in case you'd hear the beating of my tired heart Not quite able to escape through the gaps in the bars [Verse 2] How could I live with myself if I vowed to love you forever If you moved on, how could I even warn her If we had a daughter, would I be forced to watch her suffer by the hand of her father Just like her too-young, time-weakened mother? The collar winds around my neck like a snake Sentenced to kill or die slowly for 21 years to life Locked in a cage, wrapped in serpentine chains [Chorus] The wells in my tear ducts are running dry Why fight to save something that's destined to die? Calling a feeling love so you feel less alone Praying every night that you'll have someone to go home to Scared to run in case you'd hear the beating of my tired heart Not quite able to escape through the gaps in the bars [Bridge] Pounding on concrete Running so fast, my feet are Pounding on concrete If you catch up I'll be Lying on concrete You'll catch and attack me, and I'll be Dying on concrete Lovely when it started But the endorphins stopped flowing The hatred spread through your blood stream Now it hurts, so I'm going away [Outro] Running, my feet Pounding on concrete Dramatic like poetry Dying in your arms Soul reaching to the stars Again