The Throes

"Well I don't know if I can take this anymore"
 She's thinking as he shoves (her) against the wall
 Screaming, "Well then what good are you for,
 you don't give me no pleasure at all"
 "Oh now I know I need to leave"
 So she tells herself again
 Wipes a little blood upon her sleeve
 But she don't tell herself when
 And the baby starts a-crying, daddy sits back down
 Sinks another drink to bring his temper down
 And it's in each they're reflecting on the tv screen
 Reminds her of a better day she thought she'd seen
 But now take your time before you grieve
 And keep your heart held off your sleeve
 'Cause ain't no one but you deceived
 Your sympathy is soon to leave
 And now hide your mouth before you speak
 Better yet just turn a cheek
 Watch your interest growing weak
 But still you say that I'm the freak
 And I guess that's fine with me
 "But he's probably had a long, long day"
 She's thinking in the kitchen while she weeps
 Putting dinner's left-overs away
 As he stumbles off to bed and then to sleep
 And surely he'll be better come the dawn
 When I rise to cook him breakfast 'fore he goes
 Wakes without a word and then he's gone
 He's got that kinda love that never shows
 And baby starts a-wailin' and daddy comes back out
 "Shut up that child" she hears him shout
 And cradled in her arms she tries to calm the sound
 "How am I to sleep?" he screams and slaps her down
 But now take your time before you grieve
 And keep your heart held off your sleeve
 'Cause ain't no one but you deceived
 Your sympathy is soon to leave
 And now hide your mouth before you speak
 Better yet just turn a cheek
 Watch your interest growing weak
 But still you say that I'm the freak
 And I guess that's fine with me
 When she wakes her head don't cease to pain
 Body's broken and her clothes all torn away
 Still the threat of emptiness remains
 As she struggles to her feet to get away
 "Help, where has my child gone?"
 She screams as she runs from room to room
 Every sound of silence lingers on
 Not a single kick inside her womb
 And her mind drowns in the shadows, mama falls back down
 Where the walls that shape her world seem taller from the ground
 And no more breath to scream, her throat just drips away
 And no more life to lose as if there were to save
 But now take your time before you grieve
 And keep your heart held off your sleeve
 'Cause ain't no one but you deceived
 Your sympathy is soon to leave
 And now hide your mouth before you speak
 Better yet just turn a cheek
 Watch your interest growing weak
 But still you say that I'm the freak
 And I guess that's fine with me