‘Key On A Chain'

You sucked all dignity
And self-respect out of me -
Well, if I'm honest, I cannot pretend
It was without mutual consent

And then you spat the
Pips straight back out at me
Bewildered and bled dry was when
I realized I had nothing left

I can't believe how, on an empty head
How fast true love becomes blue dread…

The adult way would be to leave
Me alone, to heal gradually
But you hang around instead
To keep these wounds nicely salted

My heart used to flutter if I
Caught the mention of your name
Now it races at twice the speed
And beats panic through my veins

You're not satisfied that I feel ashamed
And that's the reason why I keep my key on a chain
You won't believe that I ‘get' your pain
I don't want you anywhere near me ever again

I don't want you anywhere near me…

I trusted you with my heart
I gave you my soul to guard -
You chose to throw them on the fire
You made from the girl wood of my desire

Everything was genuine on my part
I only meant well from the start
Not content that my senses have expired
You now want all of me on the pyre

I'd once wait by the landline
And refresh my inbox all day
Now your voice chills and your fonts appear
As Neo-Fascist spiders in my brain

You're not satisfied that I feel ashamed
And that's the reason why I keep my key on a chain
You won't believe that I ‘get' your pain
I don't want you anywhere near me ever again

I don't want you anywhere near me…

There was a time when I knew my own mind
And I could hold my head up through the rain
Now, I stumble through monsoons of fear
And around the perimeters of storm drains

You're not satisfied that I feel ashamed
And that's the reason why I keep my key on a chain
You won't believe that I ‘get' your pain
I don't want you anywhere near me ever again

I don't want you anywhere near me ever again

I don't want you anywhere near me...