Ab D#
I caught you caterwauling, giving grief
Fm Cm
Thought you were cannonballing after me
Gm D# Gm Ab A#
I let your actions speak for themselves
Cm (picked)
And wished you well
Ab D#
But you're a mirror I cannot avoid
Fm Cm
Strung out and jittery and paranoid
Gm D# Gm Ab A#
G leaky battery that can't keep charged
Fm Ab A#
Get in the car
D# Cm
And say what you mean
Ab A# D#
Explain yourself to me
Fm Cm
And I'll try not to judge you more than you
A#
would
D# Cm
Let me help,
Ab A# D#
I promise not to tell
Fm Cm A#
Like anyone's asking or anyone should
Ab D#
First time I met you, I was full of fear
Fm Cm
Knew that eventually, you'd disappear
Gm D# Gm Ab A#
Just when I needed you, you'd burned to smoke
Cm
And off you'd go
D# Cm
Just come back
Ab A# D#
and peel away the mess
Fm Cm A#
Lay here beside me and open your eyes
D# Cm
Take it back
Ab A# D#
Your dignity, your tact
Fm Cm A#
Turn back to the person you tried to let die
Ab D#
I caught you nesting with your analog
Fm Cm
Glassy eyed from kissing poison frogs
Gm D# Gm Ab A#
Becoming infinite against his couch
Fm Ab A#
Open your mouth
D# Cm
And say the words
Ab A# D#
You used to wish you heard
Fm Cm A#
Back when you focused enough to be good
D# Cm
And if you're gone
Ab A# D#
An endless false alarm
Fm Cm
Just remember, I loved you
A#
As long as I could
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