Intro:
C, (Em), Em9
C (Em)
I’ve held my breath for twenty fucking years;
Em9 C
hesitation brought me here.
(Em)
It makes it harder to believe
Em9 C
that I’ll see you again.
(Em)
I’m so scared of growing up,
Em9 C
I still act like I’m 15 years old
(Em)
Too early to give up,
Em9 C
but too old to come home.
(Em)
Well I found myself at a distance,
Em9 C
empty highways and freezing train carriages.
(Em)
I never thought I’d see myself like this,
Em9 C
freezing to death in this fucking city apartment.
C
Well I’m 21, and so alone…
G
This distance, it gave me an option
C
in the form of a shiny red apple.
Em
And in it’s dark red skin, I saw my reflection —
C
I couldn’t take it, I sunk my teeth in.
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C (Em)
Watch your tail-lights fade over this stale town,
Em9 C
your arms are waving from your window —
(Em) Em9
I can barely make it out, barely make it out.
C (Em)
It’ll be a cold and quiet month spent alone in my head.
Em9 C
When you finally return,
(Em) Em9
we’ll be stronger for this, stronger for this.
G
I keep a tiny colored print of you and I,
C
the one that we took at our friend’s engagement.
Em
Sometimes I catch myself just swimming in your smile.
C
There’s a crease over your eyes; if I try, I remember what they look like.
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C
I keep a tiny colored print of you and I
G
folded and creased like a bill,
D/F# C
in the paper compartment of my wallet.
G D/F#
A worthy home for something that comes and goes
C
I know now why I’ve never felt at home;
G
I’m happy and healthy in my head,
D/F#
but I’ve never felt so alone.
C
I spend my days counting the lines along the road.
G
They disappear right under me
D/F#
like all the places that I’ve been,
C
just thinking of you.
C