Capo: 5th fret
[Verse 1]
F Em F
When I look back, tracing fingertips over plastic bags
Em C Bm Em
Thinking, "I wish I could extrapolate some small intention
Bm Em C D
Or maybe just get your attention for a minute or two"
[Verse 2]
F Em
Will I die? Or will I get to that ten-year mark?
F Em
Where I beat the extinction of telomeres?
Dm E7
And if I do, will you be there with me, Father, Sister, Brother?
[Verse 3]
F
Charlie, stop smoking
G
Caroline, will you be with me?
Will the baby be alright?
F G
Will I have one of mine?
F
Can I handle it even if I do?
G
It's said that my mind
F
Is not fit, or so they said, to carry a child
C Am
I guess I'll be fine
[Verse 4]
F Dm
It wasn't my idea, the cocktail of things that twists neurons inside
G
But without them, I'd die
E7 F
They say there's irony in the music, it's a tragedy, I
Dm G
See nothing Greek in it
E7
Give me a mausoleum in Rhode Island with Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, and Dave
F
Who hung himself real high
Dm G G#dim
In the National Park sky, it's a shame and I'm crying right now
Am E7
To get to you, save you, if I take my life
G D#dim
Find your astral body, put it into my eyes
F
Give you two seconds to cry
G
Take you home, I, I'll give you a blanket
G#dim Am
Your spirit can sit and watch TV by my side
D G
'Cause, baby, I
E7
Ran through a time when I felt you were doing it
[Verse 5]
F
I couldn't handle it, I was in Monaco
F
I couldn't hear what they said on the telephone
G
I had to sing for the prince in two hours
G
Sat in the shower
E7 Dm
Gave myself two seconds to cry
Dm G
It's a shame that we die
[Verse 6]
C
When I was fifteen, naked, next-door neighbors did a drive-by
F C
Pulled me up by my waist, long hair to the beach side
F
I wanted to go out like you, swim with the fishes
C
That he caught on Rhode Island beaches
Em F
But, sometimes, it's just not your time
[Verse 7]
G E
Caroline, what kind of **** was she to say I'd end up in institutions?
F G C
All I wanted to do was kiss Aaron Greene and sit by
Am F G
The lake, twisting lime into the drinks that they made
E7 F
Have a babe at sixteen, the town I was born in, and died
[Verse 8]
Am G
Aaron ended up dead and not me
C
What the fuck's wrong in your head to send me away, never to come back?
G E7 F
Exotic places and people don't take the place of being your child
Fm C
I give myself two seconds to cry
[Verse 9]
Am G
Let it crash over me
Like the waves in the sea
E7 F
Call me Aphrodite
G
As they bow down to me
[Verse 10]
Dm E F G
Sunbather, moon chaser, queen of empathy
E7 F
I give myself two seconds to breathe
G
And go back to being a serene queen
E7 F
I just needed two seconds to be me
When I look back
Tracing fingertips over plastic bags
Thinking: I wish I could extrapolate some small intention
Or maybe just get your attention for a minute or two
Will I die
Or will I get to that ten-year mark?
Where I beat the extinction of telomeres
And if I do, will you be there with me? Father, sister, brother
Charlie, stop smoking
Caroline, will you be with me?
Will the baby be alright?
Will I have one of mine?
Can I handle it
Even if I do?
It's said that my mind is not fit
Or so they said
To carry a child
I guess I'll be fine
It wasn't my idea the cocktail of things that twist neurons inside
But without them, I'd die
They say there's irony in the music, it's a tragedy, I
See nothing Greek in it
Give me a mausoleum in Rhode Island with dad
Grandma, grandpa and Dave
Who hung himself real high
In the National Park sky, it's a shame and I'm crying right now
To get to you, save you if I take my life
Find your astral body, put it into my eyes
Give you two seconds to cry
Take you home, I
I'll give you a blanket
Your spirit can sit and watch TV by my side
'Cause, baby, I
Ran through a time when I felt you were doing it
I couldn't handle it, I was in Monaco
I couldn't hear what they said on the telephone
I had to sing for the prince in two hours
Sat in the shower
Gave myself two seconds to cry
It's a shame that we die
When I was fifteen, naked, next-door neighbors did a drive-by
Pulled me up by my waist, long hair, to the beachside
I wanted to go out like you, swim with the fishes
That he caught on Rhode Island beaches
But, sometimes, it's just not your time
Caroline
What kind of mother was she to say I'd end up in institutions?
All I wanted to do was kiss Aaron Greene and sit by the lake
Twisting lime into the drinks that they made
Have a babe at sixteen, the town I was born in and died
Aaron ended up dead and not me
What the fuck's wrong in your head to send me away?
Never to come back
Exotic places and people don't take the place of being your child
I give myself two seconds to cry
Let it crash over me
Like the waves in the sea
Call me Aphrodite
As they bow down to me
Sunbather, Moon chaser, queen of empathy
I give myself two seconds to breathe
And go back to being a serene queen
I just needed two seconds to be me
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