Dear Michael

Dear Michael
They left you alone at night
Handcuffed to the bed
And I get to wondering
What must have gone through your head?

They say you're family now
And you can't leave here
Or they'll hunt you down
Each time that you withdraw
Your income support
They'll call the office up
And find out where you are

You gave submission and they tore you apart dear boy
No validation and your vulnerable heart's a toy to them
What stopped you from screaming out, dear Michael?

They held you down
And took it in turns
To push you round
So you took all you could take?
And to bottom of a lake
Is where they found your head
When you wound up dead

You gave submission and they tore you apart dear boy
No validation and your vulnerable heart's a toy to them
What stopped you from screaming out, dear Michael?

And I guess it's fair enough
That you wanted to belong
Sometimes we're blind by love,
Forget we've got to sing our own songs
Dear Michael.