Damage Report Lyrics

I was the bigger man

I knew I was better than

Burying my head in the sand

And so I stayed

The easiest thing would have been to run

Abandon the team for the sake of one

I love them all, but as much as I tried

I couldn't walk away

I never wanted to hurt you

And you knew it all along

But I know you were proud of the power that now

You could have

Over a weak man

Trying to be strong

He was the caretaker

He made your life safer

He never wanted anything special from you

He gave all he could

He had all the experience the rest of us lack

You weren't inferior, but he had your back

He knew so much you belived

That he'd never be good

Oh he'd never he never

He never wanted to hurt you

And you knew it all along

But you resented that men could be gentle

And sometimes

He was right

And you were wrong

We don't need you to wreck our homes

You crushed the nerve between the bones

By the end, through failing health

We saw you as you see yourself

Blame deflection, staph infection

Now may God grant you protection

Violence replaced moral law

And we can't save you anymore

Good things come to those who wait

Embarrassment will follow hate

When we get drunk we lose our eyes

But no-one wakes up paralysed

Strangers on the Diamond bus

Project abusers onto us

You had three brothers, two you killed

Swallow now this bitter pill

Come to us in dirty clothing

Suck away your own self-loathing

Drink our blood, you need a saviour

Do you recognise the flavour?

Kick him while he's in the road

Your colours on the mast you showed

The siren that destroyed my mind

Has cured me where I once was blind

Don't be sad, you made your choice

Your actions never met your voice

Push has so often come to shove

But never did we stop our love

We have our flaws, we have our sins

But not the patience of The King of Kings

Whose hands your life's in now

You're so powerful, be proud