You never think your lover's words could kill you
And you can't foresee the blow that is your last
But you've brought me to my knees with a blow that I believe
Has somehow paralyzed my need for fighting back
I can't pretend that they don't know your secret
And I can't pretend that I don't know it too
I can hear the people talking, I can feel their pity eyes
Dare I say the fault is really mine
Dare I say the fault is mine

I wish I could tell you
I love you still
I gave you the hammer
But I didn't know that you would strike to kill

You're quite as I stutter over questions
Whose answers I don't really want to know
Did you whisper that you loved her, drop your kisses on her neck?
And with determination, down the wine
There will always be another and another choice to make
Another chance to justify the crime
Another chance to choose the crime

I wish I could tell you
I love you still
I gave you the hammer
But I didn't know that you would strike to kill

I wish I could tell you
I love you still
I gave you the hammer
But I didn't know that you would strike to kill

I wish I could tell you
I never will
I gave you the hammer
But I didn't know that you would strike to kill
When I didn't think that you could kill