Scorpion

[intro] [verse 1] i built my house with open doorways believing everyone meant goodness they walked right in and took what pleased them and left me with the broken pieces [verse 2] i followed every rule they gave me i bit my tongue and swallowed anger my gentle heart became a target for those who simply practiced stronger [chorus] the poison's settling in the poison's settling in the poison's settling in [interlude] [verse 3] no more pretending it's a virtue to lie down and be stepped on gladly i feel the scorpion inside me rise up and make the ending badly [bridge] they took my good and called it weakness they took my peace and left me nothing i'm learning their one language now i'm learning their one language now i'm learning their one language now [chorus] the poison's settling in the poison's settling in the poison's settling in [outro] i built my house with open doorways i'm learning their one language now the poison's settling in i built my house with open doorways i'm learning their one language now the poison's settling in i built my house with open doorways i'm learning their one language now the poison's settling in i built my house with open doorways i'm learning their one language now