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