Eric Thompson
 Set This House On Fire
 

 I knew you
 When you were
 A half a million miles away
 And you told me you were
 lonely
 Needed a quiet place to stay
 And I wanted to be needed
 Even though I was never that
 naïve
 And you told me
 That you loved me
 Just as you stood and turned to
 leave
 Stood and turned to leave…

 I swear
 I never meant to say those
 things I said
 I swear
 I never meant to crawl inside
 your head
 I swear
 I didn’t mean to set this house
 on fire
 I swear
 I always knew you were a liar

 There were many
 Words unspoken
 That I was too afraid to hear
 And the sounds of
 All the daggers
 Stuck through the heart of all
 your fears
 And I held you
 For a moment
 That became a tender cry for
 peace
 And demanded
 That you hurt me
 In the ways that I would notice
 least
 I would notice least

 I swear
 I never meant to say those
 things I said
 I swear
 I never meant to crawl inside
 your head
 I swear
 I didn’t mean to set this house
 on fire
 I swear
 I always knew you were a lia