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Melpomene

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[Verse]
ECold had I cAalloEused
Walls were rAmaised Eto Esus2bear tEhe wAeight
I'd not Etake
Too slow were my AsenEses
Muted AmmusiEngs Esus2lost thEeir wAay
DisconnDectAed
Only sDmilence remaAined
DHolding my brAeath in the dEark
Gasping for Bair
With the lungs of a Elark
So warm was the AwelcoEme
Humble Amin its embErace
BTell me just Ehow did you sAave me?
Pull me Dup from the grAave
Though my yoDmuth did mislAead
DI would retrAeat to yEou
Right back to your aArms
With my spDirit aglAow
Where the pDmains of the pAast
DExit en masAse through yoEu
Too lost when we pBart
With the lungs of a laErk
[Bridge]
BI (far removed from myself)
Had denAied what I Elost
When my F#mheart had withdraEwn to the fraBy (In a whimsical way)
I would flAee from the trEuth
I could F#mbury in youEth
BYou (you would have me)
You would have me if I've faAllen agEain
Would you F#mbring me back oEut of the daBrk?
With my lungs of a laErk
[Outro]
ECold. Have I cAalloEused
But these wAmalls aEre Esus2coming Edown

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Melpomene

by The Dear Hunter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus2

F#m

[Verse]

E A E

Cold had I calloused

Am E Esus2 E A

Walls were raised to bear the weight

I'd not take

A E

Too slow were my senses

Am E Esus2 E A

Muted musings lost their way

D A

Disconnected

Dm A

Only silence remained

D A E

Holding my breath in the dark

Gasping for air

With the lungs of a lark

A E

So warm was the welcome

Am E

Humble in its embrace

B E A

Tell me just how did you save me?

D A

Pull me up from the grave

Dm A

Though my youth did mislead

D A E

I would retreat to you

Right back to your arms

D A

With my spirit aglow

Dm A

Where the pains of the past

D A E

Exit en masse through you

Too lost when we part

With the lungs of a lark

[Bridge]

I (far removed from myself)

A E

Had denied what I lost

F#m E B

When my heart had withdrawn to the fray (In a whimsical way)

A E

I would flee from the truth

F#m E

I could bury in youth

You (you would have me)

A E

You would have me if I've fallen again

F#m E B

Would you bring me back out of the dark?

With my lungs of a lark

[Outro]

E A E

Cold. Have I calloused

Am E Esus2 E

But these walls are coming down

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