[Verse]
A
The more I run the farther away it seems
Dm C
What is green is always more than a yard away
A
Art is a mean meditation, staring at a blank screen
Dm C
In between what we mean and the things we say
A
I gotta stay one step ahead of a losing game
Dm C
I’m a slave to the pages I throw away
A
To create, complicate, it’s the same damn thing
Dm C
Once it’s made, I’m too good to appreciate
[Chorus]
A Dm
So I try to put a little piece of myself in
C
Keep the pretty people listening
A Dm
Keep in mind all the negatives and positives
C A
Charges floatin' round the audience
A Dm
I’m biting my tongue
C
But the words don’t come
A Dm
I'm bi- bi-bi-biting my tongue
C
Oh but the words don't come
[Verse]
A
It’s in the air it’s in the atmosphere
Dm C
I can hear but I can’t tell what it’s telling me
A
Too many sides to a story, all these colors and shapes
Dm C
I’m afraid if I love it they won’t agree
[Bridge]
A
Art is love, love is work
It hurts to give yourself to it
Dm
Art is work, work is love
C
Reminding us why we do it
A
Art is love, love is work
It hurts to give yourself to it
Dm
Art is work, work is love
C
Forget yourself for the music
[Chorus]
A Dm
So I try to put a little piece of myself in
C
Keep the pretty people listening
A Dm
Keep in mind all the negatives and positives
C A
Charges floatin' round the audience
A Dm
I’m biting my tongue
C
But the words don’t come
A Dm
I'm bi- bi-bi-biting my tongue
C
Oh but the words don't come