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Intro:   G#m  F#  
Verse 1:
G#mThis is our true alarm. This is reality. 
F#We will do what we can. 
G#mWe are just figurines with a theology 
F#that we don’t understand. 
Pre-Chorus:
D#mWe can’t forget the 
Bbeginning, when He
C#set our broken wings. 
Chorus:
D#mGod, how much does it 
Btake for us to be 
F#loved? For us to be 
C#saved? We all are 
D#mbirds stuck inside our 
Bcage, covered up with
F#praise. And behind our
C#saints we hide our
D#mface. Oh, the numbers 
Bcome. Yeah, they’re dialing
F#in. We can’t
G#m (?)
help but to comp-
C#are ourselves again. 
Break:
G#m  F#
Verse 2:
G#mI can’t believe in this—this blue-lipped, lifeless kiss. 
F#And we can’t see past our thrones. 
G#mWe fight for life within, but our walls are wearing thin. 
F#Oh God, where have we gone? 
Pre-Chorus:
D#mWhen I’m just one fighting in-
Bdifference, does it 
C#mmatter what I say? 
Chorus:
D#mGod, how much does it 
Btake for us to be 
F#loved? For us to be 
C#saved? We all are 
D#mbirds stuck inside our 
Bcage, covered up with
F#praise. And behind our
C#saints we hide our
D#mface. Oh, the numbers 
Bcome. Yeah, they’re dialing
F#in. We can’t
G#m (?)
help but to comp-
C#are ourselves again. 
Outro:
G#m  F#  G#m  F#
G#mIt’s not that there were ever bad
F#intentions— it’s
G#mmore that we forgot where to call
F#home. From im-
G#mportant things that we don’t know to 
F#mention, it’s the 
G#muniform that we put on—the 
F#formula we have for 
C#7/  E     D#m     G#m     F#    C#m7    D#m    G#m  F#  
love
G#mBeautiful 
F#intentions
C#m7/E  
Formula for 
D#mlove
G#mBeautiful 
F#intentions
C#m7/E  
Formula for 
D#mlove
G#mIt’s not that there were ever bad
F#intentions— it’s
E7more that we forgot where to call
C#m7/E  
home. From im-
G#mportant things that we don’t know to 
F#mention, it’s the 
C#m7/E  
uniform that we put on—the 
D#mformula we have for 
G#mlove

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Birds

by Deas Vail

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Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

D#m

C#m

C#7

C#m7

G#m F#

Intro:

Verse 1:

G#m

This is our true alarm. This is reality.

We will do what we can.

G#m

We are just figurines with a theology

that we don’t understand.

Pre-Chorus:

D#m

We can’t forget the

beginning, when He

set our broken wings.

Chorus:

D#m

God, how much does it

take for us to be

loved? For us to be

saved? We all are

D#m

birds stuck inside our

cage, covered up with

praise. And behind our

saints we hide our

D#m

face. Oh, the numbers

come. Yeah, they’re dialing

in. We can’t

G#m (?)

help but to comp-

are ourselves again.

Break:

G#m F#

Verse 2:

G#m

I can’t believe in this—this blue-lipped, lifeless kiss.

And we can’t see past our thrones.

G#m

We fight for life within, but our walls are wearing thin.

Oh God, where have we gone?

Pre-Chorus:

D#m

When I’m just one fighting in-

difference, does it

C#m

matter what I say?

Chorus:

D#m

God, how much does it

take for us to be

loved? For us to be

saved? We all are

D#m

birds stuck inside our

cage, covered up with

praise. And behind our

saints we hide our

D#m

face. Oh, the numbers

come. Yeah, they’re dialing

in. We can’t

G#m (?)

help but to comp-

are ourselves again.

Outro:

G#m F# G#m F#

G#m

It’s not that there were ever bad

intentions— it’s

G#m

more that we forgot where to call

home. From im-

G#m

portant things that we don’t know to

mention, it’s the

G#m

uniform that we put on—the

formula we have for

C#7 E D#m G#m F# C#m7 D#m G#m F#

love

G#m

Beautiful

intentions

C#m7 E

Formula for

D#m

love

G#m

Beautiful

intentions

C#m7 E

Formula for

D#m

love

G#m

It’s not that there were ever bad

intentions— it’s

more that we forgot where to call

C#m7 E

home. From im-

G#m

portant things that we don’t know to

mention, it’s the

C#m7 E

uniform that we put on—the

D#m

formula we have for

G#m

love

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