Dirty Skin

And though you saw me standing there
With painted cheeks and a blood red stare
And though you watched me fall to wreck
Your grubby fingers round my neck
You try to make yourself forget
Your hands itching with the sweat
Of fear that I am still there
That I still remember
Tears won’t clean your dirty skin
Or wipe the shine from my grin
Your eyes on the water’s reflection
As I dive into the deep end
As I dive into the deep end
And though you dragged me through your mess
I scrubbed the grime of your footsteps
I bore your weight with my own chained feet
As you dangled into the jaws of the street And you left me
Searching through the demons of your sleep
For some kind of key
You didn’t want to see
Tears won’t clean your dirty skin
Or wipe the shine from my grin
Your eyes on the water’s reflection
As I dive into the deep end
As I dive into the deep end