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