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