Bite My Tongue Lyrics - Five Score & Seven Years Ago - Relient K

I was going to spell it out in full detail but 

I dropped the call before I spilled my guts 

But your floor stayed clean like my conscience will be 

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

And I'm sweeping up the seconds that tick off the clock 

And saving them 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 

Sometimes I say things that I wish that I could take back 

The most crucial thing I lack is a 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 bite my tongue 

It seems I'm always close minded with an open mouth 

And the worst of me just seems to come right out 

But I've never broken bones with a stone or a stick 

But I'll conjure up a phrase that can cut to the quick 

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

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 

I gotta keep quiet, quiet and listen to your voice 

Because the power of your words can repair all that I've destroyed 

And when I finally do, let it come from you 

The peace of understanding grips my soul 

You're the reason I've found meaning in this life 

So I'll swallow up my pride and give you control, I give it to you 

But 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 

Yeah, I gotta keep quiet, quiet and listen to your voice 

Because the power of your words can repair all that I've destroyed 

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 bite my tongue