The Great Escape

I can understand And they cut you like the tiny slithers of glass, And you feel too much And you don't know how long you're gonna last, But everyone you know, is tryin'a smooth it over, Find a way to make the hurt go away, But everyone you know, is tryin'a smooth it over, Like you're trying to scream underwater, But, I won't let you make the great escape, I'm never gonna watch you checkin out of this place I'm not gonna lose you Cause the passion and pain Are gonna keep you alive someday Gonna keep you alive someday I feel like I could wave my fist infront of your face And you wouldn't flinch or even feel a thing And you retreat to your silent corner Like you decided the fight was over for ya, Everyone you know, is tryin'a smooth it over, Find a way to make the hurt go away, Everyone you know, is tryin'a smooth it over, Everyone needs a floor they can fall through I won't let you make the great escape, I'm never gonna watch you checkin outta this place I'm not gonna lose you Cause the passion and pain Are gonna keep you alive someday They're gonna keep you alive someday Oh, Terrified of the dark, but not of you goin' there And I don't need appeal to make me know And I wrote the book already, But that chapter of my life will soon be done I'm the king of the great escape You're not gonna watch me checkin outta this place You're not gonna lose me Cause the passion and pain Are gonna keep us alive, someday Yeah the passion and the pain Are gonna keep us alive someday, someday