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