Intro: Em G (2x)
 

Em             G          Em       G           C 
You spend your whole life just to remember the sound 

Em                 G         Em        G                 C 
When the world was brighter, before we learned to dim it down 

Em      G          Em         G           C 
Call it survival, call it the freedom of will 

Em    G         Em                   G               C 
Where breath is our own, our compass needle standing still 

Em G Em G C 

Em   G/Ab       Em    G              C 
Our resignation only comes on beaten paths 

Am D Am D 

Am             D                   Am    D 
When the world was flat we dreamt of images 

Em        G        Em           G                C 
If love's elastic, then were we born to test its reach? 

Em           G           Em      G            C 
Is it buried treasure or just a single puzzle piece? 

Em          G   Em          G              C 
It's poison ivy beneath our brave and trusting feet 

Em       G       Em      G     C 
All revelations come to us in recovery 

Am            D                         Am                   D 
Cry wolf, cry mercy, cry the name of the one you were raised to believe 

Am                          D                    Am                    D 
Cry heart, cry yourself to sleep, cry a storm of tears if it helps you breath 

Em G              Em G                     C 
   If it helps you,  if it helps you breath