Should've Kept My Eyes Shut
by Paul Heaton and David Rotheray

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I should've kept my eyes shut
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But I had to go and peep
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But when you saw what I saw
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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

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The scene a little clearer
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My father with a rope
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And in the cage, centre-stage
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It's mother who's destined to choke

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And she choke and we choke
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On the words that we wish we'd not spoke
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Just when you felt you had someone to trust
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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.