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