Ended

Shadows on the wall, creeping in the hall
Blood on the knife, someone’s lost their life
Dripping rolling off the body, carpets stained and looking shoddy
This is where it ended.

You hurt me so I hurt you, eye for an eye: what else is new?
Being so angry and afraid, my only solace was in the blade
Later I realized that I was wrong, it was time to sing your death song
This is how it ended.

Why should I be the one to suffer, why me and not some other
You were the one that caused my pain, so to you I chant my grim refrain
It’s your fault the sun won’t shine, I want revenge so vengeance is mine
This is why it ended.

A relationship of violence and fear, an endless fight to hold back tears
Another stifled shout of protest, another token of your conquest
Muted empty and alone, both our spirits overthrown
This is what it ended.

One dark angel fallen from above, one misguided mortal that I used to love
One heart that broke quicker than another, one jealous man that struck his lover
The story behind the battered wife, nescient and cocksure of his own life
This is who it ended.