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