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Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 11:06:17 -0700
From: misterme@netcom.com (Sir Not Appearing in this Film)
Subject: Beautiful South - 'Should've Kept My Eyes Shut'
Should've Kept My Eyes Shut
by Paul Heaton and David Rotheray
D Bm D Bm
D Bm
I should've kept my eyes shut
D Bm
But I had to go and peep
D Bm
But when you saw what I saw
Em A Bm A
Well, it's hard just to roll back to sleep
I would've kept me eyes shut
But I thought I heard you scream
And I've a penchant for violence
You don't seem to find in a dream
G D
The scene a little clearer
G D
My father with a rope
G D
And in the cage, centre-stage
Bm A
It's mother who's destined to choke
Em A
And she choke and we choke
D G
On the words that we wish we'd not spoke
Em A
Just when you felt you had someone to trust
D Db G A
Up comes the man with a dagger and cloak
I should've read the novels
Believed every word
But the stories they wrote
Were so different to ones that I'd heard
I should've kept my eyes shut
My mouth should've closed
But the mixture of vomit and blood
Just crept up through my nose
It became a little clearer
As soon as I awoke
My father stands with rope in hand
A screaming mother kneels in hope
And she hope and we hope
That the words that she said won't provoke
A smile is removed and a petal is crushed
What once was a laugh has turned into a joke
You should've kept your mouth shut
Lyrics (C) 1990 Go! Discs Music Ltd., used without permission.
Please send any corrections to Dylan Salisbury