You sleep with the lights on
Though the monsters have gone
Your mom doesn't know
And you sure don't show
But you can't be sure if they'll come back again.
And you.re scared of what she seems to call 'her friend'
Nobody tells you what to do
You're on your own, for all they care you moved to Timbuktu
Can you peel off the past?
Can you peel off the past?
Oh no, not me, not now, not later
Oh why, why me?
Oh, mayhem, oh, mayhem!
And you toss and turn and stay awake all night
Oh, mayhem, oh, mayhem!
Toss and turn until the break of light
Oh, mayhem, oh, mayhem!
Nobody tells you what to do
You're on your own, for all they care you moved to Timbuktu
Can you peel off the past?
Can you peel off the past?
The past, all the past
Oh no, not me, not now and not later
Oh why, why me?
Oh, mayhem, oh, mayhem!
Take a load off the back of your mind
And just say it, just say it
Take a load off the back of your mind
Just say it, just say it
Just saying, just saying
I'm just saying.