Should`ve Kept My Eyes Shut — текст песни (The Beautiful South)

(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