Hostage
New End Lyrics

Falling up a flight of stairs.
I am struggling and it feels like I am moving in the opposite direction of where I want to be.

What went wrong where?
I am trying to understand how I ended up in this situation.

There's a room around a man
I am trapped in a space with an aggressive person.

His eyes are gleaming, his arms around me.
He is holding me tightly and I can see the desire to harm me in his eyes.

One hand in my hair, the other on a gun, and you look scared.
He is holding me hostage with a gun and I can see the fear in your eyes as all you can do is watch.

"Back off or someone'll die, Back off or someone'll die"
He is threatening to kill someone if they don't comply with his demands.

He has me by the hair
He is using my hair as a way to control me.

He drags me down the hall
He is forcefully moving me to another location.

I'm falling up a flight of stairs
I am struggling so much that it feels like I am defying gravity and moving upwards.

You never run away
You never leave me alone to face danger.

Oh to be you
I wish I could be in your position and not have to face this trauma.

"Back off or someone'll die, Back off or someone'll die"
He repeats his threat to gain compliance from those around him.

He's a pretty little girl
He is trying to emasculate and demean the person in charge.

he's my father
He has a personal relationship with the person in charge, but that doesn't stop him from causing harm.

One way or another.. he'll get hurt
He is willing to escalate the situation if he doesn't get what he wants.

And talking him down is like making it rain
Trying to reason with the hostage taker is futile.

and oh I'm dry
I am emotionally drained from the experience.

When all I've got is hurt or hurtful
All I can feel is pain and anger.

I don't feel like sharing
I don't want to talk about what happened.

It doesn't mean that I don't care
Just because I don't want to talk about it, doesn't mean that I'm not affected by it.

You never run away
You continue to support me and stand by my side even in the toughest of situations.

Oh i can run away,
I have the ability to leave and escape from danger when it presents itself.

I run away real good.
I am able to successfully remove myself from situations that pose a threat to my safety.

Maybe I should have when i had the strength
I may regret not leaving earlier when I had the ability to do so.

A winner never stuck with anything he couldn't do
To be successful, one must know their limitations and be able to identify when they are not able to complete a task.

What is my way to heaven?
I am questioning how to find peace and safety in a world filled with danger and hostility.

"Back off or someone'll die"
He is continuing to threaten violence if his demands are not met.

You never run away
You continue to support me and stand by my side even in the toughest of situations.

"Back off or someone'll die"
He repeats his threat to gain compliance from those around him.

Oh, to be you.
I wish I was in a safer, more stable situation.