E B
So slowly I'm losing
G#m E
who I've sworn to be.
E B
a promise in pencil
G#m E
that years have made so hard to read.
E B
I've spent my life building walls
G#m E
brick by brick and bruise by bruise...
E B G#m F#
a birdcage religion that whispered me to sleep.
Instrumental:
E B E B E B E B F#
E B
but time is spinning silk
G#m E
that coils ruthlessly;
E B
with the devil's patience,
G#m E
it binds my hands so quietly
F# E F#
that soon it becomes a part of me.
Instrumental:
E B E B E B E B F# x2
E B G#m E
so soften these edges and straighten out my tie.
E B
and help me remember
G#m E
the hope that I have compromised.
F# E F#
please be a broken record for me.
