The Great Escape

I can understand how when the edges are rough
And they cut you like the tiniest slivers of glass
And you feel too much
And you don't know how long you're gonna last

But everyone you know, is tryin' smooth it over
Find a way to make the hurt go away
But everyone you know, is tryin' smooth it over
Like you're trying to scream under water

But I won't let you make the great escape
I'm never gonna watch you checkin' out of this place
I'm not gonna lose you
Cause the passion and pain
Are gonna keep you alive someday
Gonna keep you alive someday

I feel like I could wave my fist in front of your face
And you wouldn't flinch or even feel a thing
And you've retreated to your silent corner
Like you decided the fight was over for ya

Everyone you know, is tryin' smooth it over
Find a way to make the hurt go away
Everyone you know, is tryin' smooth it over
Everyone needs a floor they can fall through

But I won't let you make the great escape
I'm never gonna watch you checkin' out of this place
I'm not gonna lose you
Cause the passion and pain
Are gonna keep you alive someday
They gonna keep you alive someday

I'm terrified of the dark, but not if you go with me
And I don't need a pill to make me numb
And I wrote the book on runnin'
But that chapter of my life will soon be done, oh

I'm the king of the great escape
You're not gonna watch me checkin' out of this place
You're not gonna lose me
Cause the passion and pain
Are gonna keep us alive, someday
Yeah the passion and the pain
Are gonna keep us alive someday, someday



WRITTEN BY P!nk, Dan Wilson
PUBLISHED BY EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./
P!nk Inside Publishing (BMI), Chrysalis Music/
Sugar Lake Music (ASCAP)
(all rights adm. by Chrysalis Music Group, Inc. a BMG Chrysalis Company)

PRODUCED BY Dan Wilson
PIANO, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, KEYBOARD: Dan Wilson
TAMBOURINE: Steve Wolf
ENGINEERED BY John X. Volaitis, John Rausch,
Phil Allen & Oliver Straus at Earthstar Creation Center, Venice, CA;
Ballroom West, Los Angeles, CA; Mission Sound, Brooklyn, NYC
STRINGS ARRANGED & CONDUCTED BY David Campbell
STRINGS RECORDED BY Charlie Paakkari at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA
STRINGS:
CONCERTMASTER: Charlie Bisharat
VIOLINS: Sara Parkins, Tamara Hatwan
VIOLA: Andrew Duckles
CELLO: Steve Richards
BASS: Dave Stone
ADDITIONAL CELLO, VIOLA & VIOLIN: Oli Kraus
MIXED BY Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
ENGINEERED FOR MIX BY John Hanes
ASSISTANT ENGINEERED FOR MIX BY Phil Seaford