you shift your eyes from mine
and stare down at the floor
snap on the daylight
and you're headed for the door
another stranger fed
walking from my bed

blankets where we lay down
kept the secrets and the tears
soothe yourself in darkness
quell the solitude and fear
from those screaming street
run to something sweet

it turns me
blue to black
never looking back
blue to black
i don't want you back

i'm building little cages
put padlocks on the door
emptying my stare a bit
in case you come for more
there's no solace here
so drink up your tears

it turns me
blue to black
never looking black
blue to black
i don't want you back

there's no reason to hang on to
these things i'm drawn to do
pretty pictures quiet lies
only keep you from the truth

they turn me
blue to black
never looking back
blue to black
i don't want you back