Intro
(C# F# G# B)
[Verse 1]
(C# F# G# B):
C# F#
i was pulled out of bed by a single thread
G# C#
it tugged me to death by my clothing
C# F#
and i was led to a door i’d never seen before
G# C#
with an old gentle glow of its opening
C# F#
where i was a child pressed against your flower dress
G# C#
i clung to it like i did before i lost you
C# F#
and i could tell you were cured you were happier
G# C#
your perfect words were the comfort that you offered
[Chorus]
(F# G# B):
F# G# C#
and i sat and thought about the way that women talk
F# G# C#
how carefully the words are chosen
F# G# C#
and without missing a beat you lift me off my feet
F# G# C#
and throw me in the depths of the ocean
[Verse 2]
C# F#
where i had a dream that i couldn’t breathe
G# C#
that the vicious sea was attacking
C# F#
it wrestled my tongue as it filled my lungs
G# C#
with the pressure that i’d been avoiding
C# F#
and i sank to the depths where the bodies slept
G# C#
and a sign that read its warnings
C# F#
said: “he who opens his mouth while already drowned
G# C#
insults the knowledge of the ocean“
[Chorus]
F# G# C#
so i sat inside to wait for it to dry
F# G# C#
until the sun had turned the sea into a meadow
F# G# C#
and when i opened my eyes you were by my side
F# G# C#
waiting for me with the trees and the pebbles
C# F# G# C#
[Verse 3]
C# F#
and i said: “how could this be“ you said: “i just followed the string
G# C#
that comes to me when i sleep, when i’m dreaming
C# F#
my little star, my baby love, i wasn’t giving up
G# C#
just taking the break i thought i needed“
C# F#
and i said: “build me a wall that’s indestructible
G# C#
place it all around my body
C# F#
have it blocking the sun so that when it comes
G# C#
i’ll be right here where you left me“
[Chorus]
F# G# C#
i’ll sleep away the sadness of today
F# G# C#
and bury deep in the sheets that surround me
F# G# C#
yeah i’ll sleep until the blankets and the quilts
F# G# C#
dissolve into the soil around me