I'm in the corner of your cage
Mascara running down my face
The door is open but I stay
You think you can keep me in keep me afraid
You're twistin', squeezin' inside my head
I won't just lie down and play dead
Take a good look at my face
You think you can keep me
Scared to fall asleep at night
When you're by my side
I don't know why, it doesn't feel right
Hide behind your poker face
You do it every day
I know you lie, so I fake a smile, ah
'Cause in the end (the end)
I know you'll get (you get) everything you give
I'm in the corner of your cage
Mascara running down my face
The door is open but I stay
You think you can keep me in, keep me afraid
You're twistin' screws inside my head
I won't just lie down and play dead
Take a good look at my face
You think you can keep me
But I'm not afraid
Better hope and plead and pray
I keep your secret safe
You better run, 'cause I got the gun
I don't need receipts to show
The things that we both know
'Cause I got the scars to prove who you are, ah
'Cause in the end (the end)
I know you'll get (you get) everything you give
I'm in the corner of your cage
Mascara running down my face
The door is open but I stay
You think you can keep me in, keep me afraid
You're twistin' screws inside my head
I won't just lie down and play dead
Take a good look at my face
You think you can keep me
But I'm not afraid
