Everybody envied me as i

Walked down the aisle

Picture perfect wedded bliss

A pair of matching smiles



I never knew what kind of man he was

It took me by surprise

The day he grabbed me by the hair

And glared at me with reaper's eyes



Now the night is bleeding

The law protects a man who beats his wife

The night is bleeding

The law ignores a woman pleading for her life



Your paper handcuffs couldn't stop him

They never even slowed him down

I had to worry he'd be standing there

Every time i turned around



You believed him when he said i deserved it

You believed him when he spun his lies

You even nodded when he said he was so sorry

Your callus ears ignored my cries



Now the night is bleeding

The law protects a man who beats his wife

The night is bleeding

The law ignores a woman pleading for her life



Treat the symptom, ignore the disease

There's no such thing as an idle threat

We all know, we all know

Where it leads



Where were you when he said he was coming

Where were you when i said i was scared

Where were you when he kicked down the door

And where were you when he threw me down the stairs



Where were you

Where were you

The night is bleeding



You say you're here to serve and protect

But you ignore and reject my cries for help

The night is bleeding

The night is bleeding