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