[Verse 1] You turned your back On shaking hands Her tear-stained face Your wedding band You closed the door On blood and bone You heard her beg You walked alone [Chorus] I’m your fixed mirror I’m the son you tried to lose Where you ran I stand here Where you hid I cut straight through You left her to the wolves I became the teeth they fear You made a ghost of my mother I make a ghost of you My dear [Verse 2] You dropped your gaze When fists came down I learned their names By every sound You saved yourself By saying “please” I learned to speak With broken knees [Chorus] [Bridge] You said “Survive” But you meant “Serve” You spoke of love But kept your nerve I held her hand When her voice shook I took the blows You never took [Chorus]
