I heard you talking in your sleep I heard you crying out You were telling tales I did not know Were living in your mind I wish I had been sleeping then Because of what I heard Such unspeakable cruelty That took place when you, on your knees Had to ingest something incomprehensible Knowing now, I must admit
That when I look at you Sitting in the windowsill You traits they appear changed I heard you talking in your sleep I heard you crying out Even though you have your father's eyes It did not stop him, that foul night Of having his way, right there on the kitchen floor