[Verse 1] Bm A How's one to know? G Em7 Bm I'd meet you where the spirit meets the bones G D A In a faith forgotten land Bm A In from the snow G Em7 Bm Your touch brought forth an incandescent glow G D A Tarnished but so grand [Pre-Chorus] Bm A G And the old widow goes to the stone every day Em Bm But I don't, I just sit here and wait G A Grieving for the living [Chorus] D Bm Oh, goddamn A G D My pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand Bm Asus4 A Taking mine, but it's been promised to another D Bm Oh, I can't A G D Stop you putting roots in my dreamland Bm A My house of stone, your ivy grows A Bm A G G Em7 Em7 Asus4 A And now I'm covered in you [Verse 2] Bm A I wish to know G Em7 Bm The fatal flaw that makes you long to be G D A Magnificently cursed Bm A He's in the room G Em7 Bm Your opal eyes are all I wish to see G D A He wants what's only yours [Chorus] D Bm Oh, goddamn A G D My pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand Bm Asus4 A Taking mine, but it's been promised to another D Bm Oh, I can't A G D Stop you putting roots in my dreamland Bm Asus4 My house of stone, your ivy grows A And now I'm covered [Bridge 1] Em7 F#m Clover blooms in the fields G A Bm Spring breaks loose, the time is near D/C# D What would he do if he found us out? Em7 F#m Crescent moon, coast is clear G A Bm Spring breaks loose, but so does fear D/C# D He's gonna burn this house to the ground [Verse 3] Bm A How's one to know? G Em7 Bm I'd live and die for moments that we stole G D A On begged and borrowed time Bm A So tell me to run G Em7 Bm Or dare to sit and watch what we'll become G D A And drink my husband's wine [Chorus] D Bm Oh, goddamn A G D My pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand Bm Asus4 A Taking mine, but it's been promised to another D Bm Oh, I can't A G D Stop you putting roots in my dreamland Bm Asus4 My house of stone, your ivy grows A D Bm A And now I'm covered in you G D Bm Asus4 A And I'm covered in you [Bridge 2] D So yeah, it's a fire G A It's a goddamn blaze in the dark D And you started it G A You started it Bm So yeah, it's a war G A It's the goddamn fight of my life D And you started it G A You started it [Chorus] Bm D/C# Oh, I can't D Em7 Bm Stop you putting roots in my dreamland A D My house of stone, your ivy grows D And now I'm covered Bm Asus4 A In you D Bm Asus4 A D Bm Asus4 A In you D Bm Asus4 A Now I'm covered in you D Bm Asus4 A D Bm Asus4 A D In you
How's one to know? I'd meet you where the spirit meets the bones In a faith-forgotten land In from the snow Your touch brought forth an incandescent glow Tarnished but so grand And the old widow goes to the stone every day But I don't, I just sit here and wait Grieving for the living Oh, goddamn My pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand Taking mine, but it's been promised to another Oh, I can't Stop you putting roots in my dreamland My house of stone, your ivy grows And now I'm covered in you I wish to know The fatal flaw that makes you long to be Magnificently cursed He's in the room Your opal eyes are all I wish to see He wants what's only yours Oh, goddamn My pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand Taking mine, but it's been promised to another Oh, I can't Stop you putting roots in my dreamland My house of stone, your ivy grows And now I'm covered Clover blooms in the fields Spring breaks loose, the time is near What would he do if he found us out? Crescent moon, coast is clear Spring breaks loose, but so does fear He's gonna burn this house to the ground How's one to know? I'd live and die for moments that we stole On begged and borrowed time So tell me to run Or dare to sit and watch what we'll become And drink my husband's wine Oh, goddamn My pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand Taking mine, but it's been promised to another Oh, I can't Stop you putting roots in my dreamland My house of stone, your ivy grows And now I'm covered in you And I'm covered in you So yeah, it's a fire It's a goddamn blaze in the dark And you started it You started it So yeah, it's a war It's the goddamn fight of my life And you started it You started it Oh, I can't Stop you putting roots in my dreamland My house of stone, your ivy grows And now I'm covered In you In you Now I'm covered in you In you
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