When the Lights Go Off

I'm so sick of always hiding the truth We all know someone who has dealt with abuse And there's no way we can let it slide Oh hey, what's that, another bruise to hide Oh, it's nothing, I just fell And if I talk they could spend the night in the cells And when they get out there's a price on my head I'll take a few small knocks not to end up dead So let me tell you love's a dangerous thing Cause love'll hide a side of someone and bring you peace When all they'll bring is pain You get the blame So when they tell you that you ain't worth a thing But in your mind you can change them to bring you comfort Trust me, they'll never change They stay the same It makes me sick to think that when you look at their face You don't see the person that I see I've seen you cower in fear when they walk too near Now it's about time we get em out of here I'm so sick of always hiding the truth We all know someone who has dealt with abuse And there's no way we can let it slide Oh hey, what's that, another bruise to hide Oh, it's nothing, I just fell And if I talk they could spend the night in the cells And when they get out there's a price on my head I'll take a few small knocks not to end up dead You'll never see that side of them (No, never in the daylight) You'll never see that side of them (No, never in the sunshine) And I'll always miss that side of you That they took away It only happened once and yeah, sure, I was drunk Man, it was all my fault cause I talk too much That's right, blame yourself cause they treat you so well They just change when the light goes off They all change when the lights go Ain't it funny that we use that excuse Only when someone mentions abuse I say we talk about it like it goes We blame the victims and it really shows This just can't go on