The Keep

He gave me a knife when I was a young girl He said to keep it keep it near I believed him as a young girl I kept this knife I kept it near It was so new and so it shined It was so sharp and so fine Cut through diamonds cut through stones Cut through my skin cut my bones He gave me my life before I was born Gave me a plan gave me my future Then he gave me this knife showed me how to hurt He said to keep it so I kept it near Cut through water and sky Cut through pictures and time Cut through diamonds cut through stones Cut through my skin and cut my bones I'm gonna take it out now I'm gonna take it out now I'm gonna take it out now I'm gonna take it out now You see I’ve grown up and you've grown old (Cut through water and sky) I’ve grown up and you've grown dull (Cut through pictures and time) I expanded you're small in my hands (Cut through diamonds cut through stones) I was so impressed you were all I had (Cut through my skin cut my bones) I'm gonna take it out now (You said you said you said) I'm gonna take it out now (It will never cut me and you) I'm gonna take it out now (You said you said) I'm gonna take it out (It will never cut me from you) I’m gonna take it out I'm gonna take it out now I'm gonna take it out now I'm gonna take it out now I'm gonna take it out now