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