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DI'll bury my Gdowncast hours in transparent ink,
Dtie myself to the Gmast and wait here for the ship to sink
Emthough I know I've set Gsail on a Awishing Gwell
Dthe daylight Gis dimming out slowly with every breath I take
Dgasps of air Gbecome roaring rivers keeping me awake
Emit gives me no Bmtime to Athink things Gthrough
EmI know words alBmways comAe before you Gdo
Chorus (essentially same as intro) 
                          A              Bm(5-3-2-0-2-3..)
but I can't find no poetry left in these lines
                              A              Bm(5-3-2-0-2-3..)
I've been trying too hard, too long, too many times
Bridge:
D A G
D A G
Dis this what Ga biochemist would call happiness?
Dis it part of Gsome unmade promise I thought I could forget?
Emis it time that I Bmlet some Aair come Emthrough?
Emfor now strangelinBmg love is Aall I can Emdo
Chorus:
                          A              Bm(5-3-2-0-2-3..)
yeah, I know you have mountains of poems in mind
                          A              Bm(5-3-2-0-2-3..)
all explaining how all wounds will heal given time
Bmbut these days are no longer my time to Espill
and I Gknow that by Awaiting, I'll make them stand Estill
Bridge: (listen to song)
A F
A F C
 A   F   Bbm   F   C  A... 
DI kept it as Gclose as I could through those winter nights
Dbut the ropes Gonly tighten round me as I try to fight
Emthere's no worth throwing Bmstone in a Awishing Emwell
Emnow I'm out of black ink aBmnd true talAes to teEmll
Chorus: 
                          A              Bm(5-3-2-0-2-3..)
and I know it's all poetry, know they're just lies
                          A              Bm(5-3-2-0-2-3..)
but I'll still scavenge on what I find inbetween those lines
BmI'll pretend there was happiness, fake tEo have felt pain
just tGo feel there'As a reason to read it againE  

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Poetry

by Moddi

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Bbm

D G

I'll bury my downcast hours in transparent ink,

D G

tie myself to the mast and wait here for the ship to sink

Em G A G

though I know I've set sail on a wishing well

D G

the daylight is dimming out slowly with every breath I take

D G

gasps of air become roaring rivers keeping me awake

Em Bm A G

it gives me no time to think things through

Em Bm A G

I know words always come before you do

Chorus (essentially same as intro)

A Bm

(5-3-2-0-2-3..)

but I can't find no poetry left in these lines

A Bm

(5-3-2-0-2-3..)

I've been trying too hard, too long, too many times

Bridge:

D A G

D G

is this what a biochemist would call happiness?

D G

is it part of some unmade promise I thought I could forget?

Em Bm A Em

is it time that I let some air come through?

Em Bm A Em

for now strangeling love is all I can do

Chorus:

A Bm

(5-3-2-0-2-3..)

yeah, I know you have mountains of poems in mind

A Bm

(5-3-2-0-2-3..)

all explaining how all wounds will heal given time

Bm E

but these days are no longer my time to spill

G A E

and I know that by waiting, I'll make them stand still

Bridge: (listen to song)

A F

A F C

A F Bbm F C A

...

D G

I kept it as close as I could through those winter nights

D G

but the ropes only tighten round me as I try to fight

Em Bm A Em

there's no worth throwing stone in a wishing well

Em Bm A Em

now I'm out of black ink and true tales to tell

Chorus:

A Bm

(5-3-2-0-2-3..)

and I know it's all poetry, know they're just lies

A Bm

(5-3-2-0-2-3..)

but I'll still scavenge on what I find inbetween those lines

Bm E

I'll pretend there was happiness, fake to have felt pain

G A E

just to feel there's a reason to read it again

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