G
I, I gazed
A
Upon the Earth
G
Observed
E
Every faulted line
G
And time
A
She moved so slow it taxed my feeble mind
G A N.C.
And I waited impatient for something to come around
G A
Did you know I was there?
G
Did you know what I needed?
E
How, how long
G
How, how long
A Em
Did I stand in the garden with my breath against the leaves
E G
As the trees bowed down and weeds would gather, around my legs up to my knees
G E
How, how long?
E G
How, how long?
G
I, I gazed
A
Into your eyes
G
The day
E
You promised you could lie forever
G
This way
A
Your hand in mine and the stars singing our
G
Names
E N.C.
And I waited impatient for something to come around
G A
Did you know what it meant?
G
Did you know we were fading?
E
How, how long
G
How, how long
A Em
Did we lie in the soil with our arms and legs tangled up
E G
Like the weeds and the branches of the trees that bound our souls and necks to the ground below
E
How, how long
G
How long
E
How long
G
Didn't mean to take you down
A
Didn’t mean to take you down
G
I thought you'd wanna stay
E
I thought we would be fine whatever came our way
G
Didn't know my world was dark
A
Didn’t know my world was dark
Em
Until you came
E
And you wilted with the lack of sun
Em
Falling prey
A
To the weight
E
And disarray
[pause]
G A
Now you know how it felt
G
Now you know why I needed it
E
How, how wrong
G
How, how wrong
A
You assumed that I could make you feel it was worth it
G E G
But all I ever did was drag you down and bring you in and out through hell again
A
My goddess of light
E G
And spring and all things good
E
How, how wrong
G
How, how long
A
Before you break down and fly away with your spirit
G E G
And mine in tow and leave me below with all the fates and shades and the river passing through
E
But I could never blame you