Held Hostage

[Verse 1]
Why do you get to decide what stays and what goes
Sneaking around like a burglar in my lover’s clothes
Who are you now but my jury, my judge
As you weed through my life like a garden, digging up the mud

[Chorus]
Held hostage, my fate is in your hands
Held hostage, at your mercy I stand

[Verse 2]
You were always such a politician, so why am I surprised
That when you divided my heart into pieces, you’re selling each slice
Making me feel like a beggar, as a grope for what’s mine
Why are you nailing me down, tell me why, tell me why…

[Chorus]
Held hostage, my fate is in your hands
Held hostage, at your mercy I stand

{Bridge]
I’m waiting for you to decide… what is mine
And I’m hoping that you might come back, and hold me, hold me…

[Verse 3]
But I’m chained to the rules you have spoken, that I have to obey
Cause I can’t move, and I can’t breathe, without your OK
So I’ve become your voodoo doll, with your magic and pins
Sticking me down like a bug in your box of old worn-out things

[Chorus]
Held hostage, my fate is in your hands
Held hostage, at your mercy I stand