The Great Escape
I can understand how the ages are roughAnd they cut you like the tiny slithers of glassAnd you feel too muchAnd you don't know how long you're gonna last,But everyone you know, is tryin'a smooth it over,Find a way to make the hurt go away,But everyone you know, is tryin'a smooth it over,Like you're trying to scream underwater.
But, I won't let you make the great escape,I'm never gonna watch you checkin out of this placeI'm not gonna lose youCause the passion and painAre gonna keep you alive someday,Gonna keep you alive someday.
I feel like I could wave my first infront of your faceAnd you wouldn't flinch or even feel a thing,And you retreat to your silent cornerLike you decided the fight was over for ya.Everyone you know, is tryin'a smooth it over,Find a way to make the hurt go away,Everyone you know, is tryin'a smooth it over,Everyone needs a floor they can fall through.
I won't let you make the great escape,I'm never gonna watch you checkin outta this placeI'm not gonna lose youCause the passion and painAre gonna keep you alive someday,They're gonna keep you alive someday.
Oh, Terrified of the dark, but not if you go with meAnd I don't need a pill to make me knowAnd I wrote the book already,But that chapter of my life will soon be done.
I'm the king of the great escapeYou're not gonna watch me checkin outta this placeYou're not gonna lose meCause the passion and painAre gonna keep us alive, somedayYeah, the passion and the painAre gonna keep us alive someday, someday.