Crack the Whip
Verse I
Broken home, broken home
We were in love until
The grey of the world
Seeped out from their bedroom
Dressed in all black
while drawing the curtains
on windows I cracked
to sneak out after midnight
Verse II
Oh I see summer coming
Oh I feel familiar arms around me
Brother I, brother I
Think that we’ve lost the time
The porch light is on
We’ve been running so long
With scrapes on our knees
I hid in front of the window
Waiting for you to count to ten
I’ve been screaming for years
But you still haven’t found me
I walked passed my sister’s bedroom
Where a xylophone once swayed her
to smile for me
I hoped that she listened tonight
But a sunbeam brought storms
And the window stayed closed
Chorus
Don’t crack the whip
Brothers and sisters
Don’t crack the whip
Try to stay together
Hold tight your
thumbs and fingers
Or say goodbye forever
(Repeat)
Don’t crack the whip
Brothers and sisters
Don’t crack the whip
Try to stay together
Hold tight your
thumbs and fingers
Or say goodbye forever
(Repeat)
Verse III
Oh I didn’t know then
anger had a color of its own
Mother nature stuck lightening
Colored our walls
And the bunk beds with grey
Oh it was very frightening
Father I see
you’ve become the storm
You didn’t mean to break the window
Chorus
Don’t crack the whip
Brothers and sisters
Don’t crack the whip
Try to stay together
Hold tight your
thumbs and fingers
Or say goodbye forever
(Repeat)
Verse IV
I barred the windows
Ashamed of what I see
Can't look through those windows
It might steal my heart
No more windows tonight
It tears me apart
To see love all around
But never feel loved
A child of no wrong
A child not good enough
I was your love
You told me at night
Your favorite one
Your favorite once
Running away
And letting go
Is always the same
Always the same
Windows and souls
Always the same
Chorus
Don’t crack the whip (Windows and souls)
Brothers and sisters (Are always the same)
Don’t crack the whip (Windows and souls)
Try to stay together (Are always the same)
Hold tight your
thumbs and fingers (Are always the same)
Or say goodbye forever (Always the same)
(Repeat)
Outro
Windows and souls
Always the same
Windows and souls
Are always the same