Behind Closed Doors

Chairs thrown and tables toppled

Hands armed with broken bottles

Standing no chance to win, but

We're not runnin', we're not runnin'

There's a point I think we're missin'

It's in the air we raise our fists in

In the smiles we cast each other

My sister, my brother

About the time we gave up hopin'

We'd ever find these locks still open

Stumblin' on stones unturned

The hurt we feel, we've all have earned

The lines we cross in search of change

But all they see is treason

Although we have no obligation to stay alive

On broken backs, we beg for mercy, we will survive

(Break out) I won't be left here

Behind close doors

Bonfires burn like beacons

Guiding the lost and weakened

Flames dance on crashing waves

Guiding ships who've gone astray

Time out, let's stop and think this through

We've all got better things to do

Than talk in circles, run in place

Answers inches from our face

Although we have no obligation to stay alive

On broken backs, we beg for mercy, we will survive

(Break out) I won't be left here

Behind close doors

Black eyes, broken fingers

Blood drips and I let it run

Down my lips into my swollen gums

When hope is nonexistent

Our instincts all scream "Run"

We never turn our backs or even bite our tongues

Although we have no obligation to stay alive

On broken backs, we beg for mercy, we will survive

(Break out) I won't be left here

Behind close doors

Although we have no obligation to stay alive

On broken backs, we beg for mercy, we will survive

(Break out) I won't be left here

Behind close doors