Intro
Cm A# D#
D# G#
Cm A# D#
D# G#
[Verse 1]
Cm A# D#
Ever since I was young your word is the word that always won
G#
Worry and wake the ones you love
Cm A#
F# phone call I'd rather not receive
D#
Please use my body while I sleep
G#
My lungs are fresh and yours to keep
Cm
Kept clean and they will let you breathe
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Gm A# D# Cm (A#m)
Is this the way a toy feels when its batteries run dry?
Gm A# D# Cm
I am the watch you always wear, but you forget to wind
[Chorus]
Gm A# D#
Nobody plans to be half a world away at times like these,
Gm F Cm
so I sat alone and waited out the night
Gm A# D#
The best part of what has happened was the part I must have missed,
Gm F Cm
so I'm asking you to shine it on and stick around, I'm not writing my goodbyes
[Verse 2]
Cm
I submit no excuse
A# D#
If this is what I have to do
G#
I owe you every day I wake
Cm A#
If I could I would shrink myself
D#
And sink through your skin to your blood cells
G#
And remove whatever makes you hurt but
Cm
I am too weak to be your cure
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Gm A# D# Cm (A#m)
Is this the way a toy feels when its batteries run dry?
Gm A# D# Cm
I am the watch you always wear, but you forget to wind
[Chorus]
Gm A# D#
Nobody plans to be half a world away at times like these,
Gm F Cm
so I sat alone and waited out the night
Gm A# D#
The best part of what has happened was the part I must have missed,
Gm F Cm
so I'm asking you to shine it on and stick around, I'm not writing my goodbyes
[Bridge]
Cm A# D#/G G#
I'm not letting you check out.
Cm A#
You will beat this, starting now
F G# D#
and you will always be around
Cm A# D#/G G#
I'm there to monitor your breathing.
Cm A#
I will watch you while you're sleeping,
F G# D#
I will keep you safe and sound
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Gm A# D#
Does anybody remember back when you were very young?
Gm F Cm
Did you ever think that you would be this blessed?
[Chorus]
Gm A# D#
Nobody plans to be half a world away at times like these,
Gm F Cm
so I sat alone and waited out the night
Gm A# D#
The best part of what has happened was the part I must have missed,
Gm F Cm
so I'm asking you to shine it on and stick around, I'm not writing my goodbyes