[Verse 1] I see you Standing there I hear you Saying, “Don’t be scared” Just take me Take me back home Please lay me On a bed of roses [Verse 2] I think I’ve reached my end tonight I’ve got no strength to make this right I’m sorry for the things I’ve done For all the rounds I should’ve won I chose to lose to keep the peace Let every fight take more of me Now everyone can sleep at night And I’m still lying here mid-fight [Chorus] Lay me down on a bed of roses I can’t hold my head up anymore Every time I think the fighting’s over I hear knocking at the door Take the armor from my shoulders I don’t know who’s underneath I have spent my whole life keeping peace When does someone keep it for me? [Verse 3] I learned to say, “It’s nothing” With my teeth against my tongue Learned to call it understanding When you hurt me and I stayed numb You said that I was stronger Than I ever thought I’d be But I needed you to hold me Not ask more strength of me [Chorus] Lay me down on a bed of roses I can’t hold my head up anymore Every time I think the fighting’s over I hear knocking at the door Take the armor from my shoulders I don’t know who’s underneath I have spent my whole life keeping peace When does someone keep it for me? [Bridge] Some nights I say I want to die Then hate the silence that comes after Don’t make me take the words back now Just sit beside me while I shatter Don’t tell me what I ought to feel Or all the things I have to live for Let me be this tired with you Without something to be sorry for [Final Chorus] Lay me down on a bed of roses Let me leave my boots beside the door If I flinch when you come closer Give me time—I’m still braced for war Take the armor from my shoulders Stay here while I learn to breathe I have spent my whole life keeping peace Could you keep a little peace for me? [Outro] I see you Still standing there I hear you Pulling up a chair Just take me Take me back home Please stay here Till I can sleep alone
