we play these parlor games we play at make believe when we get to the part where i say that i m going to leave everybody loves a happy ending but we don t even try we go straight past pretending to the part where everybody loves to cry indoor fireworks can still burn your fingers indoor fireworks we swore we were safe as houses they re not so spectacular they don t burn up in the sky but they can dazzle or delight or bring a tear when the smoke gets in your eyes you were the spice of life the gin in my vermouth and though the sparks would fly i thought our love was fireproof sometimes we d fight in public darling with very little cause but different kinds of sparks would fly when we got on our own behind closed doors indoor fireworks can still burn your fingers indoor fireworks we swore we were safe as houses they re not so spectacular they don t burn up in the sky but they can dazzle or delight or bring a tear when the smoke gets in your eyes it s time to tell the truth these things have to be faced my fuse is burning out and all that powder s gone to waste don t think for a moment dear that we ll ever be through i ll build a bonfire of my dreams and burn a broken effigy of me and you  indoor fireworks can still burn your fingers indoor fireworks we swore we were safe as houses they re not so spectacular they don t burn up in the sky but they can dazzle or delight or bring a tear when the smoke gets in your eyes when the smoke gets in your eyes when the smoke gets in your eyes1