Verse
D# G# D# G#
Between the chemical trails in the morning
G# D# G#
And the UFOs at night
D# D#/D D#/C D#/A#
The sky becomes a canvas
G# A#
For my worst conspiracies
D# G# D# G#
And through the storm clouds that were forming
G# Gm
More black and blue than white
D# D#/D D#/C D#/A#
I saw two shooting stars as the getaway car
G# A#sus A#
My life turned out to be
[Chorus 1]
G# Fm D# G# D# G#
But my face is pressed against the window
G# Gm A#
While the traveled road lives up to its cliché
D# D#/D D#/C D#/A# G#
Desperately just trying to hold on to something
Fm G# D# G# D# G#
As I'm learning now that the time flies either way
[Verse 2]
D# G# D# G#
I confused a sense of purpose
G# D#
With grabbing the future by the throat
D# D#/D D#/C D#/A#
While the museum of my memories
G# A#
Was just some blurry photographs
D# G# D# G#
When I was younger I was serious
G# Gm
Now everything's a joke
D# D#/D D#/C D#/A#
But my friends detect a sadness
G# A#sus A#
At the end of every laugh
[Chorus 2]
G# Fm D# G# D# G#
Which has left me with a tricky sense of humor
G# Gm A#
And I keep getting further led astray
D# D#/D D#/C D#/A# G#
Every punchline takes on another dimension
Fm G# D# G# D# G#
When you realize that the time flies either way
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
D# G# D# G#
But at the height of this confusion
G# D# G#
That's when your eyes met mine
D# D#/D D#/C D#/A#
I caught a small chance at salvation
G# A#
Staring right at me
D# G# D# G#
I saw my boyhood reach conclusion
G# Gm
I saw a life spent at your side
D# D#/D D#/C D#/A#
I saw the permanent replacement
G# A# A#sus A#
Of all the You's and I's to We
[Chorus 3]
Fm G# D# G# D#
Finding out that all my proudest moments
G# G# Gm A#
Would be spent trying to put a smile on your face
D# D#/D D#/C D#/A# G#
And I'm lettin' that fact answer all of my questions
Fm G# Cm Gm
Cause I know now that the time flies either way
Fm G# D# G# D# G# D# G# D# G#
I know now that the time flies either way