Everybody envied me as I
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Walked down the aisle
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Picture perfect wedded bliss
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A pair of matching smiles
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I never knew what kind of man he was
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It took me by surprise
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The day he grabbed me by the hair
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And glared at me with reaper's eyes
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Now the night is bleeding
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The law protects a man who beats his wife
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The night is bleeding
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The law ignores a woman pleading for her life
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Your paper handcuffs couldn't stop him
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They never even slowed him down
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I had to worry he'd be standing there
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Every time I turned around
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You believed him when he said I deserved it
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You believed him when he spun his lies
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You even nodded when he said he was so sorry
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Your callus ears ignored my cries
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Now the night is bleeding
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The law protects a man who beats his wife
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The night is bleeding
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The law ignores a woman pleading for her life
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Treat the symptom, ignore the disease
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There's no such thing as an idle threat
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We all know, we all know
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Where it leads
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Where were you when he said he was coming
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Where were you when I said I was scared
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Where were you when he kicked down the door
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And where were you when he threw me down the stairs
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Where were you
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Where were you
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The night is bleeding
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You say you're here to serve and protect
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But you ignore and reject my cries for help
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The night is bleeding
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The night is bleeding
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The Night Is Bleeding
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Devon |