Take Back the Night

Take Back The Night, Yea Right It will never be mine Take Back the panic stricken fear Or just have it for the year Maybe then I could Sleep through the night Not praying for flight Staying alive is the fight Explain to my eyelids why they close so rarely Despite heavy sedation This is living barely Take back the unsung shame That's still hiding in the darkness though I never knew your name Take Back The Night, Yea Right It will never be mine Take back your laugh, your teeth Serrated edges of a knife and in the balance hangs my life Why don't you hold it for a while Explain the neverending sinking when you tell me to smile Baby, why don't you smile, play it safe for me Why don't you smile so I know for sure What is looks like when you cry Take Back The Night, Yea Right It will never be mine Take back the wrinkles from my mother's face The look of utter shame I could never erase You owe me money for the shrink It's only fair to split the bill if you think Take back the meds that are supposed to relax me From the fact that you exist Do I deserve the love or the violence Though I live in silence in a body that's not mine Take Back The Night, Yea Right It will never be mine Take Back the Night, Yea Right It will never be mine You are nowhere to be found Yet you are all around