Promises given   And promises broken   Words stain my lips   Just like blood on my hands      And words are like poison   That sinks down inside you   And some things you do   You just don't understand      Well I offer no reason   And I ask for no pity   I make no excuse   For the way that I am      And words are like poison   That sinks down inside you   And some things you do   You just don't understand      I God is my witness   Then God is my savior   But if you are my judge   Then I'm already damned      And words are like poison   That sinks down inside you   And some things you do   You just don't understand      And would if my fingers   To cut off and give you   Could gain my redemption   I'd cut off my hands      But words are like poison   That bends you and blinds you   And some things you do   You just don't understand      So this is my story   And I hope that it finds you   For your sweet attention   I cannot demand      And words are like poison   That lives down inside you   And some things you do   You just don't understand