It’s just the worst time

Mouth full of land mines

Hastily chosen

It’s not a safe bet

This is a bomb threat

That’s why I’m locked up tight and frozen

Choking on the truth

I’m strangled here with you

It comes out all wrong

Say I tried, but I let it slide and never said it

I don’t have the guts it takes to talk to you

So chalk it up to misfires and miscues

And a lack of patience

And we’ll pretend that it’s out of respect for delivery and cadence

Choking on the truth

I’m strangled here with you

And it’s gone on so long

Say I tried, but I let it slide and never said it

I don’t have the guts it takes to talk to you

I don’t have the nerve it takes to speak the truth

And I don’t think I’ll ever get it back

Misdirected and disconnected

And all in all, I die when I’m with you