So I'll write these words now for you my friend here after all this time
we may never sing this one it's just here as a light to help you
When the power goes out like the moments you might shake
yourself awake from those horrible dreams
the only ones we never talk about
The glare of madness in grown-ups eyes
the rage that takes the whole room by surprise
this vicious trap the male cultural disguise
is the one we fight against
the one we fight against
So I'll write these words now for you my friend here after all this time
we may never sing this one its just here as a light to help you
The sickness the silence as you hide in your room
wishing so hard they'd forget you're alive but you're alive
so the sight of broken things won't mean a pound of flesh
and the time you speak up won't be repaid by fists
praying not to be missed the night you ran away
the night you ran away
So I'll write these words now for you my friend here after all this time
we may never sing this one its just here as a light to help you
This violence passes for an apology
the trickle down in our society
This is for the peace you never had
This is for the peace we never had
This is for the peace we never had
How do we guard the door against your Dad?
We go, We go, We go
the night you ran away
We go, We go, We go
So I'll write these words now for you my friend here after all this time
we may never sing this one its just here as a light to help you