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A Little Bit Of Abuse Lyrics
One on the nose, one on the chin,
You bruise so easy, so why stay with him?
He uses you just like a human punching bag.
But you don't complain, you're too scared to speak.
Anyway, it only really hurts you when you laugh,
And when you eat.
But you can't break the pattern, week after week.
The bruises show,
But he must be special otherwise you'd just get up and go.
You'll never let us know
Exactly how you feel.
What's the use, the cynics say it's no excuse,
You keep running back just to get a little bit of abuse.
You say it's okay,
But I say that it's not right.
You wind him up, but you're living in fear,
You keep going back but it ends in tears, oh.
That's quite a cut on the side of your head.
Is it from his fist, or did you really fall out of bed?
Oh, so uncouth,
Excuse me, is this your tooth?
Why do you stay, no one knows.
Do you really love him, or are you too scared to go?
You're always nervous and on the edge of tears.
You cry alone,
But you never tell us what it's like when you get back home.
No one will ever know
Because you never show.
What's the use,
Everyone says you've got no excuse,
You keep running back just to get a little bit of abuse.
You say it's okay,
But I say that it's not right.
Oh, it's your secret, it's your life, who am I to criticize?
It takes two sides to know it's true,
And maybe, he'll stay in love with you.
No one will ever know,
Because you never show.
You bruise so easy, so why stay with him?
He uses you just like a human punching bag.
But you don't complain, you're too scared to speak.
Anyway, it only really hurts you when you laugh,
And when you eat.
But you can't break the pattern, week after week.
The bruises show,
But he must be special otherwise you'd just get up and go.
You'll never let us know
Exactly how you feel.
What's the use, the cynics say it's no excuse,
You keep running back just to get a little bit of abuse.
You say it's okay,
But I say that it's not right.
You wind him up, but you're living in fear,
You keep going back but it ends in tears, oh.
Is it from his fist, or did you really fall out of bed?
Oh, so uncouth,
Excuse me, is this your tooth?
Why do you stay, no one knows.
Do you really love him, or are you too scared to go?
You're always nervous and on the edge of tears.
You cry alone,
But you never tell us what it's like when you get back home.
No one will ever know
Because you never show.
What's the use,
Everyone says you've got no excuse,
You keep running back just to get a little bit of abuse.
You say it's okay,
But I say that it's not right.
Oh, it's your secret, it's your life, who am I to criticize?
It takes two sides to know it's true,
And maybe, he'll stay in love with you.
No one will ever know,
Because you never show.
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This is a very sad song and I don't get the impression that Ray is blaming the woman, just lamenting the fact that she won't accept his help and support and help in regards to her abusive relationship.
There should be tough custodial sentences for all perpetrators of domestic violence.
Its a great song, and to all the people who are being abused, it helps them and gives them support and maybe encourages them to get help. x.X.x
It's a great song and I think it takes a sarcastic view of the people who continue to stay in abusive relationships. It seems as though the author is putting the blame for this ongoing situation on the female who continues to go back to her abusive boyfriend/husband.
This is a very sad song but a bit simplistic.
Ray gives the impression that it would be easy for a women (or man, plenty of men are victims in abusive relationships) to leave an abusive partner. Unfortunately, emotions are very complex and the inexplicable reason that someone stays with a bastard can be a result of Stockholm syndrome.
As well as the refuge for battered partners, there should be tougher penalties/jail sentences for perpetrators and therapy offered to victims to assist them in overcoming the effects of Stockholm Syndrome.
@BarnabyHughes This song isn't about Stockholm Syndrome, Stockholm syndrome is defined in the dictionary as: 'the situation when a person who has been taken prisoner starts to like or trust the person or people who have taken them'. If you want to hear a good song about this condition, check out 'Black Widow's Eyes' by The Who.
@BarnabyHughes This song isn't about Stockholm Syndrome, Stockholm syndrome is defined in the dictionary as: 'the situation when a person who has been taken prisoner starts to like or trust the person or people who have taken them'. If you want to hear a good song about this condition, check out 'Black Widow's Eyes' by The Who.
I don't think Ray is blaming the victim here, it to me is more a tired lament of what he knows will happen and how from the outside it seems so crazy to go back yet as observers no matter how much we want to understand we cant see it from there perspective and it makes it harder to try and help them leave. As someone whose had people close to them in abusive relationships i really find this relatable to what you go through when someone you care about is in that situation. The passion and emotion its sung with makes me guess its about his sister Rene who he also wrote "Come Dancing" for according to that songs wikipedia page her husband was alledgedly abusive and just being someones sister who'd past on they'd think on you a lot and then on top of that she was the one who gave Ray his first guitar when his parent didn't . Just my ten cents here .