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