Strong-Arm

Pent up and chewed up Pent up and chewed up at a fleeting glance Misconstrued in the mood for assistance Flames fanned with compliance We all have fallen foul We all have fallen foul And forced the striking hand Indiscriminate and loathe To now backtrack - see red and fight fast Punishment is somehow Always due somewhere down the line Until this realisation dawns: Spare the rod and you'll arise Spare it! Spare the rod Spare the rod and you'll arise Spare it! Spare the rod You'll arise, you'll arise, you'll arise A strong-arm is for bleak times But spare this rod and arise Pent up and chewed up Pent up and chewed up at a fleeting glance Misconstrued in the mood for assistance Flames fanned with compliance We all have fallen foul We all have fallen foul And forced the striking hand Indiscriminate and loathe To now backtrack - see red and fight fast Flurries of blows to tenuously prove that dialogue Rarely makes things right Until this realisation dawns: Talk it through, gain insight Talk through! Talk it through Talk it through, gain insight Talk through! Talk it through Gain insight, gain insight, gain insight A strong-arm is for bleak times But talk it through, gain insight So spare this rod and arise So spare this rod and arise So spare this rod and arise So spare this rod