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