Intro
G
[Verse 1]
G
With the conviction of the woman you made me,
I find
G
Blades of grass from the island you lent me,
I find
D C
On every floor, in every drawer
G
Though I'm not an island, I'm a body of water
G
Jeweled in the evening, a solitary daughter
D C
If picked at by noon, by midnight I'm ruined
[Chorus]
Am G
Leave me alone to the books and the radio snow
D G
Leave me alone to the charcoal and the dancing shadow
[Verse 2]
G
If each blade of grass was meant here for me
G
Split apart, sliced, and wedged in for me
D C
Who's gonna treat it? I'm not going to need it
[Chorus]
Am G
Leave me alone to the books and the radio snow
D G
Leave me alone to the charcoal and the dancing shadow
G
I am a lake, I don't need to be watered
G
I am an ocean, I don't need to barter
[Interlude]
D
I play with the moon, my only friend
G
It pushes it pulls me, I don't pay rent
Gsus
I don't need the walls to bury my grave
G
I don't need your company to feel saved
D
I don't need the sunlight, my curtains don't draw
G
I don't need objects to keep or to pawn
Gsus
I don't want your pity, concern, or your scorn
G
I'm calm by my lonesome, I feel right at home
D
And when the wind blows I get to dancing
G
My fun is the rhythm of air when it's prancing
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[Outro]
Am G
Leave me alone to the books and the radio snow
D G
Leave me alone to the charcoal and the dancing shadow