Brave Little Soldier

Where is she?
Talk to me, I need some help
Where are you, mum?
Five minutes away, I'm coming
Over and out

I don't trust them
You can't trust them
They're taking me away
Why should I trust them
They've got the keys
They'll lock me in
They'll never, ever, ever let me leave

They're grabbing my arms
They're pulling me in
Even though we're all saying "no"
The screams are echoing
It's time to fly the feet through the air
It's the only defence I've got left

They need to walk away
They're not sharing
Back down those blue streets of gloom
Back to that room
With the kitchen and their so-called friends
Then, my legs go into action

I'm not staying any longer
I can see the bearded guy unlocking the big metal gates
They've held us here for so long
It's another six hours gone
A few hours escape, then it's time to come back again

Sleep, brave little soldier
In a few years, it might just be okay

It's rising again
Eat your cereal, put your red jumper on
Leave the house, you need to head up the street
Back through the gates that have held you here for such a long time
Back in by your feet, wriggle those arms
They can't keep your forever
They can accuse you, but you know none of it's true

Make some noise

The music plays
We sit down for the announcements of the day
We're not climbing mountains, they're all too low
Walking through, dancing to the tunes that remind us of that place
It's never gonna stop haunting our brain
But we can embrace it

We're writing a tune
A song
We can't sing, so that can't be it
Needs to be eerier
Needs to get those little demons out of our brains
It's pushing our buttons every day
Needs to get those little demons out of our brains

Take them away
Take them away
Don't leave them here
Take them away

If they stay much longer, it's gonna explode
And they can't stay, take them away

So, we've written this
We've put the feelings down into words
And so many little characters
So many people to get back at
Push out the demons
Thank the people who've helped us along the way
Everyone else who dealt with this
Everyone else who was locked behind those big, metal gates
That haunt our dreams

Thank you for coming here
Thank you for listening
I can hear the footsteps
My time with you is done
Until next time
Relax