the escape artist

when i was nineteen i saw my girlfriend get beaten, she had black and blues that revealed the mistreatment, feeling trapped in hell when you want to escape, it's crazy in her eyes it's a common place, remember that night there was that fight and i heard those screams from upstairs, man we were only in our teenage years and fucking alcohol already abused us, it was too much, bloody mary breakfast, dinner and lunch, done turning water to wine, you should have never crossed her line, done turning water to wine, you did this for the last time, this dare i say some might call a family, run on tears and half-hearted apologies, and forgiveness only given from fear, these common events roll off ice-cold shoulders, like water on wax, no sweat off your back, but it digs like a thorn in your side, paralyze paralyzed, i bet a part of you died, i tried so hard to steal the fear from your eyes, paralyze paralyzed, felt like a part of me died, remember the night, the ambulance and the fight?, tell us what happened there, we're in the e.r. and you're still keeping secrets, we see that gash on your brow, the blood, it was too much, mary's bloody cause she's drinking too much, done turning water to wine, you should have never crossed her line, done turning water to wine, you did this for the last time, when i was nineteen i saw my girlfriend get beaten, she had black and blues that revealed the mistreatment, feeling trapped in hell when you want to escape, it's crazy in her eyes it's a common place, too afraid to show your scars, but girl you deserve an applause, no better time than now to stand tall stand strong, stand tall stand strong, stand tall stand strong