Lyric discussion by lilybart 

"He played himself He didn't need me to give him hell He could be cool and cruel to you and me Knew we'd put up with anything..."

Those lines make me think of my father. People like this will make you believe that the abuse is just an act they put on, that it's not a part of their actual person. It's a trick to make you think you spurred it on, created their violence.

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