Before the sun rose
She was talking in her sleep
Heard the screaming from upstairs and whispered
Oh, I think he beats her when he's drunk
But you never hear her cry
So let's add this to the list of all the things that we deny
It's just easier that way
And in the morning
You find her staring at the clouds
Looking for my snowy white face with her tongue out
She's been praying for the snow
Each flake's just like a dove
Hatching from the glaciers now they float from up above
It's just easier that way
And then at high noon
You catch her smoking at the park
Thoughts are twisted, heartbeat frozen, while her body burns
This crisis is a crime
So let's tell it like it is
And cry sister cry sister cry sister cry
It's a crisis
And as the sun sets
She'll be translating the breeze
Oh way oh way oh hey hey hey
Hey baby let's change our names
Since we can't change their minds
Call me anything you want and I'll call you sublime
It's just easier that way