B etween a br oken nose and a fake smi le
Between piety and gunpowder
Between fighting and fleeing the scene
Between murder and diplomacy
B etween aggr ession and obliv ion
Between brutal and realistically well behaved
Between screaming and pulling in the reins
B etween tiptoeing and amble ing
W hat am I to do with all this fire
(I'd like to hit you but I'd never hit you)
W ould you stay with m e in this red spac e
(I'd like to slap you but I'd never slap you)
B etween violence and silently seething
B etween my fist and my pollyanna flower
B etween "fuck you" to your face and it's alright
B etween war and denial
Between flying vases and secretly weeping
Between loose cannons and ever downplaying
Between bruises and rudely differing
Between bursting and boiling
What am I to do with all this burning
(I'd like to hurt you but I'd never hurt you)
Do I overwhelm you in this place
(I'd like to kill you but I'd never kill you)
What am I to do with all this fire
Can you understand me in this place?