Eyes Are Closed

When I look at you, eyes are closed
I am terrified. I suppose it's
Natural not to know
Terrible eyes are closing
On the repast I wanted
I had to behave this way

Come on, give me what I want
When you closed the fist
Never felt like this before
Give me what I want
Never once considered what I fell for
Never once, never once, never once

I once could count on you
To bring me joy, to bring me joy
To bring me out
The illness in those hills--
You kept me safe, you kept me safe
You kept it out

When you look at me, eyes are closed
I know perfectly well I chose this
On the inside of the eyelid, I live
All I believe in is night and day
Lost in the scheme of the light/shade
I had to behave this way

Come on, give me what I want
When you closed the fist
Never felt like this before
Give me what I want
Never once considered what I fell for
Never once, never once, never once

I once could count on you
To bring me joy, to bring me joy
To bring me out
The illness in those hills--
You kept me safe, you kept me safe
You kept it out
I once could count on you
To light the lamps, to light the lamps
To fill the dark
The illness in those hills
Flooded in, it flooded in and
It took me out