Your parents were scared of us because of this very phrase. “So cut my wrists and black my eyes” Look Mom…poetry, metaphors, and hyperbole are just songwriting devices. When I wrote the lyrics back in the winter of 2003, I had no idea they were so visceral. I just wanted to go to sleep, but my head was full of anxiety…and still is. Please remember that the band actually runs this webstore. Everything you buy directly supports the band. We print the shirts. We ship the shirts. Thank you for supporting Hawthorne Heights!