Lyrics

False Compromise

You and I were closer than the joker and the ace
You played your hand and made demands with a pouting poker face
When I obliged your four of a kind
You pulled a fifth one from your sleeve

You're not afraid of losing me
You prove it to me every time
It’s just another game of wait and see
It’s just another false compromise

You hide your touch beneath the clutch of three shells and a bean
You mix them up and you wish me luck saying prove your love is real
I won the bet the first two tries
You say the best three out of five

You're not afraid of losing me
You prove it to me every time
It’s just another game of wait and see
It’s just another false compromise

I swing the mallet, I hit the mark, and I ring the strongman’s bell
The broken plates, the popped balloons and the toppled cans as well
This carnival ends right here my friend
That’s how you planned it, didn’t you?

You're not afraid of losing me
You prove it to me every time
It’s just another game of wait and see
It’s just another false compromise

You're not afraid of losing me
You prove it to me every time
It’s just another game of wait and see
It’s just another false compromise

I shoulda known the house wins every time
I shoulda known the deck’s stacked, shouldn’t I?