Intro
C#m G# A F#m x2
[Verse 1]
C#m
Don't tell me I'm the one
I wouldn't want to be the one
G#
I wouldn't want to know
A
Yeah there's context of course
These are temporary thoughts
F#m
I think one day they'll go
C#m G#
Yes I know I love you but as time goes on I think we'll both get hurt
A F#m
And we keep clinging on whilst we treat each other like we don't deserve
[Chorus]
C#m G#
When we met you gave me a necklace of a bird you said didn't have a home
A F#m
I can't remember for sure but I think it was a type of swallow
C#m G#
Sometimes I think we both knew from the start that this was doomed
A F#m
Please know, my love, I treasure all the time I spent with you
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[Interlude]
C#m G# A F#m x2
[Verse 2]
C#m G# A F#m
And truth be told I'm so unsure if I should even walk away
C#m G# A F#m
But I keep clinging on whilst knowing that I treat you worse everyday
C#m G# A F#m
I am distant in mind and I am distant in body
C#m G# A F#m
Even with me by your side you'll be inevitably lonely
C#m G#
And of one thing I'm sure it's that you deserve more
A F#m
I am selfish and distracted, some weeks barely interacted
C#m
I am difficult and late
G#
I do not save the date
A
I have myself prioritised
F#m
I ask your help and time
N.C.
I so rarely give you mine
[Chorus]
C#m G#
When we met you gave me a necklace of a bird you said didn't have a home
A F#m
I can't remember for sure but I think it was a type of swallow
C#m G#
Sometimes I think we both knew from the start that this was doomed
A F#m
Please know, my love, I treasure all the time I spent with you
[Verse 3]
C#m G# A
And now I feel like such a fool for this to be what I choose
F#m
As if you weren't enough
C#m G# A F#m
Because I can say that I've never felt as loved
C#m G# A F#m
I can't apologize more for my absence of emotion
C#m G# A F#m
I know this song I write for you is just a selfish token
[Outro]
C#m G# A F#m
Although theres pain in the end
C#m G# A F#m
I would love to remain your friend
C#m G# A F#m
Break the past and make amends
C#m G# A F#m
And learn to love you again in a new way