Chairs thrown and tables toppled,
Hands armed with broken bottles,
Standing no chance to win but,
We're not running
we're not running.
There's a point
I think we're missing,
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 hope and
We never find these locks still open,
Stumbling on stones unturned,
The hurt we feel, we all have found.
The lives we've lost
in such a 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 closed doors.
Bonfires burn like beacons,
Guiding the lost and weakened.
Flames dance on crashing waves,
Guiding ships who've gone a stray
Time out, let's stop
and think this through,
We've all got better things to do,
A talk in circles run in place,
Answers inches from my 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 closed doors.
Black eyes, broken fingers,
Blood drips and I let it run
down my lips and to my swollen gums
When hope is non-existent,
Our instincts all scream 'Run',
We never turn our backs or
even bite our tongue.
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 closed 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 closed doors.