[Verse 1 — Soft, intimate female vocals] Small boy aging 10 Wide eyed but not surprised It was just a matter of when The boy watched desperately praying Oh no not again The boy was too numb to cry He’d watched this once or ten times He knew the chaos would come Just not when it would begin [Verse 2 — Low bass enters] He’d not pinpointed that But like Russian roulette Lives were at stake Prayers for their lives Didn’t change the fact He knew one day He would wake to a lost bet A toying life Was a dreadful tragic wait [Chorus — Haunting melody, restrained percussion] The boy accepted the fate Of their mistakes Each day that passes Becomes static So he won’t break Parents dismissing his concerned face Threw away the belief he’d held [Verse 3 — Guitar darkens, cello rises] Once in the chamber Rooms filled with dread When safety is a stranger And bloody mess is there instead When you’re inviting danger It’s me who lies in the bed Some child inheriting wild Admiring the darker style Broken smile but wise From paths that bore trial [Bridge — Sparse instrumentation, intimate delivery] Surviving on patterns He was taught Watching all the while A need for chaos drove him A force, a freakin’ implosion [Verse 4 — Slow, heavy percussion builds] Carefully a gun he’d chosen For roulette another game Of how can we leave unspoken Bad to forget another family He did sometimes lead And well until [Final Chorus — Full emotional delivery] Chooses to play the game he’d seen Life or death When just guess his presence Is limited His cycle full swing [Outro — Instruments gradually disappear] Bringing the same doubt On whether he’d make it out [Single acoustic guitar note rings out] [Silence]
