There's a place I keep the saddest memories Whilst I wait for time to wash their colours away Still some days seem as crystal clear as yesterday Like they're branded on the front side of my brain And I remember your face swollen Purple, blue and green And your eyes couldn't open Glued from blood and tears And your bones were broken Cracked from ear to ear It was like you were made of plasticine I was 7 you were 17 And it was the saddest thing I'd ever seen God help me I can't face the memory Your smile is like the brightest headlights Always seems to light the darkest road ahead And I looked up to you like little brothers do And that's why it hurts me everytime When I think back to that day I can't forget And I remember your face swollen Purple, blue and green And your eyes couldn't open Glued from blood and tears And your bones were broken Cracked from ear to ear It was like you were made of plasticine I was 7 you were 17 And it was the saddest thing I'd ever seen God help me I can't face the memory As the years go by the pictures start to fade Still I don't know why I can't remember much But I remember your face Swollen Purple, blue and green And your eyes couldn't open Glued from blood and tears Cause your bones, your bones were broken Cracked from ear to ear It was like you were made of plasticine I was 7 you were 17 And it was the saddest thing I'd ever seen God help me I can't shake the memory