Tell the Kids

(Instrumental)
Dear mother
I wonder where you are tonight
It's been several weeks since you've been home before my bedtime
I think about the promise that you said you'd keep
That the monsters will never get to me when I go to sleep
But um
How you can you protect me when you're not by my side
And daddy's in the other room
Trying not to cry
He said something about you and it made me nervous
Like
What am I supposed to say to her?
She doesn't deserve this
Last week he yelled at you and he called you weak
When you put my sister down to grab those pills you eat
He opens up my bedroom door and he sits down
As the monsters creep from under my bed now

(Instrumental)

Dearest love of mine
How could you do this
How selfish could you be
To put the little ones through this
Did you forget
They need someone to depend on now
I bet it didn't run through your mind
When you were going out
Oh I get it
These pills take the place of family don't they?
And the needles drain your worries which makes you feel okay
But tell me
What are they supposed to tell their friends now?
When they ask them why their mommy hasn't been around
I walk in
The bedroom is dimly lit
"Mommy what's wrong?"
Echos in my brain again
And I know
I know the pain has brought you down to this
But next time
Make sure you go and tell the kids

You took away (You took away)
All the things that I love (That I love)
It's turning me to (No no no)
Something else (No no no)
I know the pain has brought you to this
But next time
Next time
Next time
Make sure you go
Make sure you go and tell the kids