The Great Escape

[Verse 1] I can understand how the edges are rough 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 [Chorus] But everyone you know, is trying a smooth it over Find a way to make the hurt go away But everyone you know, is trying 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 checking 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 [Verse 2] I feel like I could wave my fist in front 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 [Chorus] [Verse 3] Oh, terrified of the dark, but not if you go with me And I don't need a pill to make me numb And I wrote the book on running But that chapter of my life will soon be done [Chorus 2] I'm the king of the great escape You're not gonna watch me checking 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