Violence Out Tonight

[Verse]
And so he offers her his coat
In return for her devotion
For he loves her like a boat
That he keeps out on the ocean
He says, I'll tell you lover
That I don't need no others arms at all
But as he fixes her a look
All the innocence that she mistook for charm
Dies in the vacuum of his startling deep emotion

[Chorus]
There's violence out tonight
There's violence out tonight
There's violence out tonight, tonight
There's violence out tonight

[Verse]
As they step into the dark
Only moonlight hides his treason
And as the shadows skip like sharks
Through the gasps of air between them
She says, 'becalm your hands, boy
I thought restraint was now your sentiment of choice'
But as his fingers strike her blouse
All the words that he espoused lie deftly scattered on the ground
Amidst the buttons he's torn open

[Chorus]
There's violence out tonight
There's violence out tonight, tonight
In every room, in every heart
In every moment you discard
There's violence out tonight, tonight

[Verse]
And so she stalks the stolid streets, debased
A tepid flickering of street lights
Wipes the grief across her face
Since she wears upon her brow
The ragged gape of alienation
That will follow her around
And like for every victim
It seems the pain will not subtract or even calm
All this protracted by a state
In which the poor conviction rate for rape can often leave a woman
Feeling more at blame than able

[Chorus]
To talk about violence tonight
To talk about violence tonight, tonight
In every moment, every room
In every word that you consume
In every second, every chance
In every twisting of romance
In every momentary embrace
In every moment of your face
There's violence out tonight, tonight