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

Cuz 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 in life is

The thing called tact

And if your hour's 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

Cuz 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

Cuz 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

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

Cuz 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

Cuz if I dare open my mouth

It'll just be to bite my tongue

Bite my tongue