False Alarm - Yo La Tengo

Oh no, I think I’m falling for a false alarm

Like an all-day second stuck

Until you crunch the right arm

Well if I open my eyes, if I just pay attention to McNew

Well, I just held back

To listen to your cues

So it’s not enough I never meant to hold you down

Waiting for the firestorm

Waiting for the false alarm

Well, is it really true?

Well, I know, I mean I guess, uh, why not

Well is it really true, I don’t know

Too hard to figure out

I’m gonna mark my words, cross my eyes and stomp my feet

Cause I don’t want you feeling bad, feeling bad, feeling

Worse than you do

Well, I’ll stand my ground, hide behind a fake smile

Think I’ll talk about something else

Just for a little while

Aw, said it once, said it twice, said it — you can tell it’s the same old tune

Straight down to the bitter end

Tell me when there’s more to go there soon

It’s gonna hold my tongue in place, think about what to do

If you don’t see nothing wrong this time

Well I’m taking it out on you