Cutter

I don't know what to say to you

I shouldn't judge, but I often do

When you gonna come back home

Why'd you leave me all alone

I cut myself sharp and deep

It's the only thing that lets me sleep

Takes the pain from off my face

And puts it in one tiny space

Where I can keep it down out of sight

Way off to the side

It won't come at me on a cold dark night

The red ridges I can't hide

They're on the outside

I don't know what to say to you

I'm pretty sure, you wouldn't want me to

Despite conviction, I still lack proof

As the rain beats down on the motel roof

And I miss those long hot summer days

When I could keep that beast at bay

Long shadows bring it back to life

Till it sees its reflection in a short sharp knife

Then I can keep it down out of sight

Way off to the side

It won't come at me on a cold dark night

The red ridges I can't hide

They're on the outside

I remember all my gifts

In the early hours when the panic lifts

Thoughts go racing round and round

And only daylight slows 'em down

I miss my dog from years ago

Where he went, I still don't know

Whiskey and coffee while I burn my toast

And build a cage for all my ghosts

So I can keep'em down out of sight

Way off to the side

They won't come at me on a cold dark night

The red ridges I can't hide

But they're on the outside

I don't know what to say to you

I shouldn't judge, but I often do