poor judge

falling for you was always falling up

leather books and surplus government chairs

i rose like smoke with the steam from your cup

a wave of heat where the lighter flares

you might have found some other reason

to burn me like a tissue screen

my heart is a poor judge

it harbors an old grudge

falling for you was a walk off a cliff

the dream of a car with the brake lines cut

the only way you can stop it is if

you turn around

keep the windows shut

you might have found some other reason

to leave me in that dark building

my heart is a poor judge

it harbors an old grudge

and i can see a light on

calling me back to make the same mistake again

and i say no

when you ask me

no

when you ask me

no when you ask again

'cause i won't let you pass me

won't let you pass me

won't let you pass to the sea that i'm

falling for you was a last ditch plan

you size me up with your thumb on the scale

i came up short

but you do what you can

the hammer's nothing without the nail

you might have found some other reason

to lead me to the guillotine

your heart is a poor judge

it harbors an old grudge

i can see a light on

calling me back to make the same mistake again