Verse
C# G#
I'm sad about the messages you're sending
C# Fm
I'm sad about the shit we're doing wrong
A#m G# F#
I'm sad about the never-ending love we're in
C# G# F#
We keep pissing on the fire, but it keeps burning so strong
A#m G# F#
Can we both just say "I love you," and get it on?
[Verse 2]
C# G#
Your boy from Birmingham seems nice enough to me
C# Fm
But unqualified for you, and your heavy vibe
A#m G# F#
He doesn't know the troubled story that he's written himself into
C# G# F#
He doesn't know he's just a place for you to hide
A#m G#
You oughta tell him "Best of luck, man
F#
Roll tide"
[Chorus 1]
C# F#
Roll tide
G# C# F#
It can't be easier to swim, when the water's high
C# F#
Roll tide
G# C# F#
When what we want the most has us terrified
A#m D#7
Roll tide
F# C# G#
If we don't want to let go, then we have to fight
C# F#
Roll tide
C# F#
Roll tide
[Verse 3]
C# G#
I'm asking now for reconciliation
C# Fm
I'm asking now for what we have to say
A#m G# F#
I'm asking now for both of us to do a little changing
C# G# F#
I wanna dance with you forever, in this quantum cabaret
A#m G# F#
If we just allow ourselves, it'll be okay
[Verse 4]
C# G#
I close my eyes sometimes, now, when I'm driving
C# Fm
To feel the lack of distance between our sides
A#m G# F#
To see the orange and purple glow of our two flames
C# G# F#
To take my weary self out for a ride
A#m G#
To tell myself, "Hang in, man
F#
Roll tide"
[Chorus 2]
C# F#
Roll tide
G# C# F#
It can't be easier to swim, when the water's high
C# F#
Roll tide
G# C# F#
When what we want the most has us terrified
A#m D#7
Roll tide
F# C# G#
If we don't want to let go, then we have to fight
F# C# G#
And if we can't let go, then we have to try
C# F#
Roll tide
C# F#
Roll tide