its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
lock the door to your room
pray they don't find us
pray they don't kick it down
oh you've been keeping secrets
and these kind of lies
have consequences
so many possibilities
for this to all end badly
it's almost guaranteed
nothing but shame and paranoia
a slightly desperate feeling
to calm you to sleep
what could we have done
to deserve the violence like this
and we'll watch a lot
coming under the door
listen for footsteps
coming down the hall
are you gonna wake up screaming
through a slit throat
young flesh searing
on a twin mattress
but it doesn't have to be
the way things end
we don't have to give up just yet
pray they don't find us
pray they don't kick it down
oh you've been keeping secrets
and these kind of lies
have consequences
so many possibilities
for this to all end badly
it's almost guaranteed
nothing but shame and paranoia
a slightly desperate feeling
to calm you to sleep
what could we have done
to deserve the violence like this
and we'll watch a lot
coming under the door
listen for footsteps
coming down the hall
are you gonna wake up screaming
through a slit throat
young flesh searing
on a twin mattress
but it doesn't have to be
the way things end
we don't have to give up just yet
Lyrics submitted by AllStarMe
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I think this song is more about violence towards the rebels and anarchists. In the Searching For A Former Clarity version it sounds alot like child abuse but if you listen to the demo version on Total Clarity it makes alot more sense. The lyrics on the demo version are almost completely the same except for the second verse goes (and correct me if I get a couple words wrong):
Watch the light coming under the door Listen for footsteps coming down the hall No you don't know why you're like this You just know how it feels And there's nothing they can do or say to change anything And if you don't understand it I'm not sorry at all Be no heaven or hell that can tell us we're wrong.