Yo La Tengo

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