Intro: B
B
in the cold light of dawn
F# C#
awoke in an empty room
B
where everything found was lost
F# C#
like a loose tooth, like a teaspoon
B
someone stole all the clocks
F# C#
now we can’t tell the time
B
i noticed you staring up
F#
at the night sky, at the night
C# B
but all i see is strange
C#
as dark dissolves into day
B
and the curtain falls
C#
on the primal scene
B
but all you feel is breath
C#
playing scales on your neck
B
from the crooked song
C#
in a minor key
Abm B F#
wait at the winter’s edge
A#m Abm
where we’ll meet again
B F# A#m
and we’ll see our old lives come true
Abm B F#
fingers on fragile times
A#m Abm
till we lose our minds
B F# A#m
and we break the bonds that keep you in line
Abm A#m B F#
B
someone excites your nerves
F# C#
defuses your every mine
B
someone’s been throwing rocks
F# C#
at the beehive, at the beehive
B
someone tampered with our brakes
F# C#
someone glued up the locks
B
we were weaving in and out of lanes
F#
coming full stop
C#
on the blacktop
B
when the pressure dropped
oooooh
F#
oooooh
B
oooooh
F#
oooooh
B
someone broke all the beds
F# C
now we don’t need to rest
B
our glowing bodies never sleep
F#
and we can’t leave this mess
C# B
but all we do is stand
C#
with heavy heads in the sand
B C#
cause the day is long, and the light recedes
B
but all i ask is please
C#
be strong and right, emily
B C#
and i’ll play along, long as you need
Abm B F#
wait at the winter’s edge
A#m Abm
where you’ll understand
B F# A#m
there’s a freezing soul who needs you
Abm B F#
sing me a slow sad song
A#m Abm
till my hearing’s gone
B F# A#m
and we'll break the ties that lead you
Abm B F#
screaming i had no choice
A#m Abm
till i lose my voice
B F# A#m E
and the sound of thunder bleeds through the noise
F# E F# E F# E F# A