another lifetime ago two people made

one solemn vow to love honor and obey

now we got nothing but the shame

and lame excuses

hold me down but you won't hold me back

somehow this bruise will be the last

this bruise will be

the last

this bruise will be

the last

it's hard to talk

with your tongue between your teeth

it's hard to walk

with only the eggshells underneath

the stabbing of winter white will reap

fresh abuses

hold me down but you won't hold me back

somehow this bruise will be the last

this bruise will be

the last

this bruise will be

the last

hold me down but you won't hold me back...

hold me down but you won't hold me back

somehow this bruise will be the last

I'm gone, I'm never coming back

mark my words -

these black eyes

when they've healed

will have seen

the end