V1: She said she said it’s not okay
When you speak to me like that
He said he said don’t go away
Or I’ll make you stay
V2: She cried yes she cried don’t hurt me that way
But he just pulled a little closer
She screamed yes she screamed I’m falling away
But he just dug a little deeper
V3: She said she said I’m sorry again
But it was never her fault
She begged she begged to him once again
But he just made her feel guilty
V4: She tried yes she tried she tried so damn hard
But nothing could ever please him
She died yes she died she died in his arms
I’m sorry this doesn’t have a happy ending
Bridge/Outro: For when she tried tried to get away
The knife was already sharpened
He claims claims to this day
That he had no bad intentions
He cried yes he cried
When they took him away for how could they question
And he died yes he died
Died on the day that they told him
that this was hate
This was not love, it was hate
This was not love, it was hate
(Spoken Overlay: Diamond rope. Silver chain. Pretty noose.)
All lyrics written by R. Perry, unless otherwise noted. Not to be reprinted without permission.
Copyright HER Records, SOCAN, SAC 2010.
*Note: Bridge/Outro Spoken Overlay lyrics homage Soundgarden's "Pretty Noose" (Down on the Upside, A&M, 1996). *