The House Is Burning

He-he heard this song before,

He saw that I had one foot out the door,

Me and my writings on the wall,

like paper it dried up my tears,

You knew all my fears,

Rather than go back and forth with you,

Before you could say you were through,

I turned in my keys to you,

Yeah, I hope you can pay these bills alone.

And don't you call it running,

Don’t you call it giving up,

Just cause I beat you to the punch,

I heard the road calling me—

Sometimes the bravest thing

A heart can do is leave.

So I’ll go—

Before you tell me I should leave,

I’ll go—

Before we start assigning blame,

I’ll go—

Before the fire finds the curtains and the flames get out of control,

So I’ll go—

Before you tell me I should leave,

I’ll go—

Before we start assigning blame,

I’ll go—

No I won’t turn around and watch the fire burn all our love down,

So I'll take back my heart, baby,

Before you take what's left of me,

Leaving ain’t losing,

I’ll take back my heart, baby,

Before you take what’s left of me,

Leaving ain’t losing-

Yeah, I’m leaving—
With my sorrow dressed in blue,
Leaving—
With the little that was left of me
That still belonged to you.

And if you hear this song someday,
Don't wonder how I knew—
You heard this song before, baby...
I just never sang it through.

I’m leaving before the leaving,
Before the last tear falls,
Before our little kingdom
Turns to ruins on these walls.

I’ll leave you with the roses,
Let the petals take the blame,
For every love that couldn't stay
And every heart that changed.

So I’ll go—

Before you tell me I should leave,

I’ll go—

Before we start assigning blame,

I’ll go—

Before the fire finds the curtains and the flames get out of control,

So I’ll go—

Before you tell me I should leave,

I’ll go—

Before we start assigning blame,

I’ll go—

No I won’t turn around and watch the fire burn all our love down,

So I'll take back my heart, baby,

Before you take what's left of me,

Leaving ain’t losing,

I’ll take back my heart, baby,

Before you take what’s left of me,

Leaving ain’t losing-

Wait...

Maybe I...

Maybe I stayed too long.

Maybe you...

Maybe you knew...

Maybe you knew I'd be gone.

See, I—

I kept making excuses
For the things you wouldn't say,

And you—

You kept making promises
You never meant to make.

So...

What are we doing?

What are we doing?

What are we—

No.

Don't answer that.

I already know.

I know...

I know...

I know...

That's why I'm going—

I'm going...

I'm going...

Before you tell me—

Before you tell me—

Before you tell me I should leave.

Mm...

Before you tell me I should leave,

And I—

I don't wanna read it anymore,

I don’t wanna sing it anymore,

Before you tell me I should leave,

And I—

I don't wanna read it anymore.

I don’t wanna sing it anymore,

So I'll take back my heart, baby,

Before you take what's left of me,

Leaving ain’t losing,

So I'll take back my heart, baby,

Before you take what's left of me,

Leaving ain’t losing,