I was gonna spell it out
In detail but
I dropped the call

Before I spilled my guts
The floor stayed clean
Like my conscience would be

'Cause if you heard anything
You didn't hear it from me


I'm sweeping up the seconds
That tick off the clock
Save them all for later

When I'm too ticked to talk
And I need some time
To search my mind

To locate the words
That seem so hard to find


And sometimes I say things that
I wish that I could take back
The most crucial thing I lack is the thing called "tact"

And if you're always so intently listening
Then the smartest thing to say
Is to tell myself not to say a thing


Yeah I gotta keep quiet quiet
Don't let it all come undone

'Cause if I dare open my mouth
It'll just be to bite my tongue
To bit my tongue


I said I'm always close-minded
With an open mouth

And the worst of me
Seems to come right out
But I've never broken bones

With a stone or a stick
But I've conjured up a phrase
That can cut to the quick


And sometimes I say things that
I wish that I could take back

And the smartest thing to say
Is to tell myself to keep


Quiet quiet
Don't let it all come undone
'Cause if I dare open my mouth

It'll just be to bite my tongue
Yeah I gotta keep quiet quiet
Listen to your voice

Because the power of your words
Can repair all that I destroyed


And when I finally do
Let it come from you
The peace of understanding grips my soul

You're the reason I
Have meaning in this life
Is so I swallow all my pride

And give you control
I give it all to you


And I gotta keep quiet quiet
Don't let it all come undone
'Cause if I dare open my mouth

It'll just be to bite my tongue
I gotta keep quiet quiet
Listen to your voice

Because the power of your words
Can repair all that I destroyed
And I gotta keep quiet quiet

Don't let it all come undone
'Cause if I dare open my mouth
It'll just be to bite my tongue

Bite my tongue