A slip of the tongue
And everything changed
The silent walls talked and  
The talking bird sang 
A slip of the tongue 
Like a boat on a reef 
Broke open and spilled
Everything underneath 

Don't tell anyone
You don't tell anyone 
Then a slip of the tongue
Is over and done 
A slip of the tongue 
Is over and done 

If to yourself
You can't be true 
How can you expect 
Somebody else to?
A slip of the tongue 
Opened the way 
To debts in your heart that you never paid

Don't tell anyone
You don't tell anyone 
Then a slip of the tongue
Is over and done 
A slip of the tongue 
Is over and done 

Don't tell anyone
You don't tell anyone 
Then a slip of the tongue
Is over and done 
A slip of the tongue 
Is over and done 
A slip of the tongue 
Is over and done "