Sirens Lyrics

The sirens cut through the city

As the phones all start ringing out

The air tastes so sweet and sticky

Leaves a bad taste there in your mouth

How long before she had enough?

Most people would have given up

There’s only so much pain that she could take

Face down upon the kitchen floor

The kids screaming through the bedroom walls

Well he beat her until all she could was break

She started swinging for the fence

God damn it was only self defence

So she hit him hard and then she hit again

They all said that he was one of the boys

But the neighbourhood all heard the noise

Turned their TVs up to drown out all the sound

Not one of them was checking in

Shootin’ daggers at her torn up skin

Then they passed her by while staring at the ground

Her face was worn down by the tears

Of being beaten down for years

So she hit him hard and then she hit again