Two Gallants - Throes lyrics
rate me'Well I don't know if I can take this anymore'<br />
She's thinkin' as he shoves her 'gainst the wall<br />
Screamin'. 'Well than what good are you for, <br />
You don't give me no pleasure at all.'<br />
<br />
'Oh now I know I need to leave'<br />
So she tells herself again, <br />
Wipes a little blood upon her sleeve, <br />
But she don't tell herself when.<br />
And baby starts a cryin', daddy sits back down, <br />
Sinks another drink to bring his temper down.<br />
And his image there reflectin' on the TV screen, <br />
Reminds her of a better day she thought she'd seen.<br />
<br />
But now take your time before you grieve, <br />
And keep your heart hid off your sleeve, <br />
Cause ain't no one but you deceived, <br />
Your sympathy is soon to leave.<br />
And now hide your mouth before you speak, <br />
Or better yet just turn a cheek<br />
I watch your interest growin' weak, <br />
But still you say that I'm the freak<br />
And I guess that's fine with me.<br />
<br />
But he's probably had a long, long day, <br />
She's thinkin' in the kitchen while she weeps, <br />
Puttin' dinner's leftovers away<br />
As he stumbles off to bed and then to sleep.<br />
Surely he'll be better come the dawn, <br />
When I rise to cook him breakfast 'fore he goes, <br />
Wakes without a word and then he's gone, <br />
He's got that kind of love that never shows.<br />
<br />
And baby starts a wailin', daddy comes back down, <br />
'Shut up that child', she hears him shout, <br />
And cradled in her arms she tries to calm the sound, <br />
'How am I to sleep', he screams and slaps her down.<br />
<br />
But now take your time before you grieve, <br />
And keep your heart hid off your sleeve, <br />
Cause ain't no one but you deceived, <br />
Your sympathy is soon to leave.<br />
And now hide your mouth before you speak, <br />
Or better yet just turn a cheek<br />
I watch your interest growin' weak, <br />
But still you say that I'm the freak<br />
And I guess that's fine with me.<br />
<br />
And when she wakes her head don't cease to pain, <br />
Body's broken and her clothes are torn away, <br />
Still the threat of emptiness remains, <br />
As she struggles to her feet to get away.<br />
'Hell, where has my child gone', <br />
She screams as she runs from room to room.<br />
Every sound of silence lingers on, <br />
Not a single kick inside her womb.<br />
And her mind drowns into shadows, <br />
Mama falls back down, <br />
Where the walls that shape her world seem taller from the ground.<br />
<br />
And no more breath to scream her throat just drifts away, <br />
And no more life to lose as if there were to save.<br />
<br />
But now take your time before you grieve, <br />
And keep your heart hid off your sleeve, <br />
Cause ain't no one but you deceived, <br />
Your sympathy is soon to leave.<br />
And now hide your mouth before you speak, <br />
Or better yet just turn a cheek<br />
I watch your interest growin' weak, <br />
But still you say that I'm the freak<br />
And I guess that's fine with me
