She fell down the stairs and opened her eyes
He's over the edge this time
He's all wound up from the nightmares
They make him lose his mind
She's distracted
Lost the sense of the urgency tonight
The sense of the urgency tonight
For a couple of years she covered her eyes
She'd give him hell sometimes
The makeup covered the bruises
But somehow made her blind
She got distracted
Lost the sense of the urgency in life
The sense of the urgency in life
Can she save herself? Save her from the nightmare
Save her from the nightmare he's become
She looks up the stairs, slips out the door
The floor creaks so loud at night
The keys fumbling in the ignition
This ride could turn the tide
While he's distracted
She finds the urgent need to survive
She finds the urgent need to survive
Can she save herself? Save her from the nightmare
Save her from the nightmare he's become
She's holding here, it's tiring pretending
She's tired from just waiting for it to end
She's been hanging round on this side of town
Missing opportunities
She wants to brace herself just enough to sing
A little louder every day, yeah
A little louder every day
She runs up our stairs and it floods her eyes
She's smiling for real this time
No makeup to cover the bruises
No more running through life blind
She just got distracted
But she's finding the will and the strength to survive
She's finding the will and the strength to survive
And it saves her from, it saves her from the nightmare
Saves her from the nightmare he's become
She's holding here, she's tired of pretending
Tired of just waiting for it to end