Nothing and Everything

The night falls like a chain
 Nothing and everything
 Takes the blood from your vein
 Nothing and everything
 His lightning bolt hands
 Only fill the room with ash
 Makes impossible demands
 Accepts credit cards or cash
 Won't suffer your confession
 Less you bend to his will
 Relies on your compassion
 To always get the bill
 The chain weighs a ton
 Nothing and everything
 Freedom's a gun
 It's nothing and everything
 And because you love him
 You're the punching bag
 He's just a big child
 It's just a game of tag
 When he reaches for you
 Like a demon from a spell
 Hopes drown in their blood
 Wishes die in the well
 The chain shakes you out
 Nothing and everything
 When a coward's not found out
 Nothing and everything
 Behind him slow you follow
 Dogged, tired and pale
 Just like history's shadow
 Spun out, cold and frail
 When he beat your face in the taxi
 And the driver called the cop
 You said don't worry, it's the culture
 And it's never going to stop
 His smoke takes all the air
 It's nothing and everything
 Don't let yourself care
 Nothing and everything
 You forgive and forgive
 Cause he puts on a show
 He needs you to live
 So with him you go
 Where all hearts are frightened
 And all hands are weak
 To a marching drum
 You can never speak
 The chain pulls your collar
 Nothing and everything
 When the cage gets smaller
 It's nothing and everything