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# FALSE ALARM [VERSE 1] You said you'd call when you got home, I watched the clock beside my phone. At twelve I typed, "Who are you with?" Then left the question there unsent. You texted, "Train's been running late," And sent a photo of the gate. I had the proof in front of me, Still searched for what I couldn't see. [PRE-CHORUS] Your silence wasn't evidence, I filled the gaps with her intent. I'd rather stop myself tonight, Than make you answer for her lies. [CHORUS] False alarm, it's a false alarm, I heard a siren in the calm. You missed the train, I called it proof, I almost walked away from you. False alarm, it's a false alarm, You never asked to play her part. You said, "Don't make me pay her price." I put my phone face down tonight. [POST-CHORUS] False alarm, false alarm, You never did a thing so wrong. False alarm, false alarm, I almost lost what came along. [VERSE 2] Your screen lit up the week that came, You saw me stiffen at the name. You said, "I'm not the one who lied, So why am I the one you fight?" I wanted badly to explain, But explanations sound like blame. I told you why I felt this way, Then asked you if you wanted space. [PRE-CHORUS] I can't undo the choice she made, Or make you live inside that day. But I can stop before I speak, And trust the words you give to me. [CHORUS] False alarm, it's a false alarm, I heard a siren in the calm. You missed the train, I called it proof, I almost walked away from you. False alarm, it's a false alarm, You never asked to play her part. You said, "Don't make me pay her price." I put my phone face down tonight. [BRIDGE – Stripped percussion, exposed vocal] You offered me your phone to read, I said, "That's not what either needs." I kept my hands against my knees, Until the urge to look had eased. [FINAL CHORUS] False alarm, it's a false alarm, I heard a siren in the calm. You missed the train, I called it proof, I almost walked away from you. False alarm, it's a false alarm, You never asked to play her part. You said, "Don't make me pay her price." I put my phone face down tonight. [FINAL POST-CHORUS] False alarm, false alarm, You never did a thing so wrong. False alarm, false alarm, I almost lost what came along.