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Watch Me Read You
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[Intro]
F
[Verse 1]
FWatch me read you
The turning pages of an epic
Dissected hallucinogenic
Black coffee addict
FLife, ended lies
Cold on that metal tray
Wasting away
I watch him sneer at me
FFrom beyond the grave
I hear him call for me
[Verse 2]
FWatch me read you
I get scared when it falls dark
The creeping shadows up my arm
The sneaking scarecrows
FWork their charm
But circumstantial
The way I blink when you get mad
Feel disarmed when you get sad
FBut turn to run when we fall back
On old behaviors
[Verse 3]
FWhen the flavor turns from sweet to sour
That’s the hour that I seek
The heavy hearts
And tired retreats
FWith words of hatred
Watch it seep through skin
Like sap through bark
I cower in the dark
FTil your return
When will I learn?
[Chorus]
BbmWe never wanted to be mAbore than just a silhouette
GbBreathing the smoke from others moEbmuths and lying in the dirt
BbmSo make a promise but then lAbater we can just forget
GbIt’s hard to let your breath our Ebmwhen your used to holding it
BbmShe’ll go (ohh)
AbGot out through the window (ohh)
GbIt’s her (ohh)
EbmMaybe it’s a shadow (ohh)
BbmYou never wanted to be Abmore than just a silhouette
GbBut when you cry the light reEbmflects and I see you again
[Interlude]
F“The beautiful colors of the people’s faces…”
“…and the way they sat on top of those necks”
[Verse 4]
FWatch me read you
Like words ripped right off the page
Another ghost, another day
Of melancholy, UV rays
FAnd heavy eyelids
You just decided not to care
Compressed your fears
And cut your hair
FLifted your shirt
To find there’s nothing there
[Verse 5]
Now rFead me:
Red wine, copper stained
With curly hair and crazy eyes
FImpulsive mouth
She loves the rain
But not the dark
You feel iAmnsane
The ovFerpass is wet with blood
She turns to you to say
“Hey. We can’t exist”
[Verse 6]
And in that moment, it’s just bAmliss
It’s like you’ve miFssed
A thousand years and as you kiss
It’s like you drift
FBetween here and there
Between real and fake
As I hold my breath I can’t see your faFce
Watch me read me,
Read you, read them, read us:
FEveryone’s a burning book on
Trust and lust and love and what we are and what we’re made of
[Chorus]
BbmWe never wanted to be Abmore than just a silhouette
GbBreathing the smoke from others moEbmuths and lying in the dirt
BbmSo make a promise but then lDbater we can just forget
GbIt’s hard to let your breath our wheEbmn your used to holding it
BbmShe’ll go (ohh)
DbGot out through the window (ohh)
GbIt’s her (ohh)
EbmMaybe it’s a shadow (ohh)
BbmYou never wanted to be moDbre than just a silhouette
GbBut when you cry the light reflects and I see you again
[Bridge]
GbSo don’t just see me
AbOh surround me
BbmIt’s getting harder, babe, to foDbcus on just one thing
GbIt’s enigmatic
AbTruly astounding
BbmThe way we stand together
But we are still drifGbting
GbYou are so absent
AbBut you consume me
And whBbmen the sun goes down the nDbight it wraps aGbround me
You try to stand still
I cAban’t help moving
BbmYou’re like the moon that draws the tDbide that rushes thGbrough me
[Chorus]
BbmWe never wanted to be Abmore than just a silhouette
GbBreathing the smoke from others moEbmuths and lying in the dirt
BbmSo make a promise but then lDbater we can just forget
GbIt’s hard to let your breath our wheEbmn your used to holding it
BbmShe’ll go (ohh)
DbGot out through the window (ohh)
GbIt’s her (ohh)
EbmMaybe it’s a shadow (ohh)
BbmYou never wanted to be moDbre than just a silhouette
GbBut when you cry the light reflects and I see you again
Bbm Ebm
[Outro]
I watch you reaBbmd me
The burning Dbpages of my life
Reduced to aGbsh and overnight
I find my body
Is not mEbmine
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Watch Me Read You
by Odette
Chords in this song · guitar
F
Bbm
Ab
Gb
Ebm
Am
Db
[Intro]
F
[Verse 1]
F
Watch me read you
The turning pages of an epic
Dissected hallucinogenic
Black coffee addict
F
Life, ended lies
Cold on that metal tray
Wasting away
I watch him sneer at me
F
From beyond the grave
I hear him call for me
[Verse 2]
F
Watch me read you
I get scared when it falls dark
The creeping shadows up my arm
The sneaking scarecrows
F
Work their charm
But circumstantial
The way I blink when you get mad
Feel disarmed when you get sad
F
But turn to run when we fall back
On old behaviors
[Verse 3]
F
When the flavor turns from sweet to sour
That’s the hour that I seek
The heavy hearts
And tired retreats
F
With words of hatred
Watch it seep through skin
Like sap through bark
I cower in the dark
F
Til your return
When will I learn?
[Chorus]
Bbm Ab
We never wanted to be more than just a silhouette
Gb Ebm
Breathing the smoke from others mouths and lying in the dirt
Bbm Ab
So make a promise but then later we can just forget
Gb Ebm
It’s hard to let your breath our when your used to holding it
Bbm
She’ll go (ohh)
Ab
Got out through the window (ohh)
Gb
It’s her (ohh)
Ebm
Maybe it’s a shadow (ohh)
Bbm Ab
You never wanted to be more than just a silhouette
Gb Ebm
But when you cry the light reflects and I see you again
[Interlude]
F
“The beautiful colors of the people’s faces…”
“…and the way they sat on top of those necks”
[Verse 4]
F
Watch me read you
Like words ripped right off the page
Another ghost, another day
Of melancholy, UV rays
F
And heavy eyelids
You just decided not to care
Compressed your fears
And cut your hair
F
Lifted your shirt
To find there’s nothing there
[Verse 5]
F
Now read me:
Red wine, copper stained
With curly hair and crazy eyes
F
Impulsive mouth
She loves the rain
But not the dark
Am
You feel insane
F
The overpass is wet with blood
She turns to you to say
“Hey. We can’t exist”
[Verse 6]
Am
And in that moment, it’s just bliss
F
It’s like you’ve missed
A thousand years and as you kiss
It’s like you drift
F
Between here and there
Between real and fake
F
As I hold my breath I can’t see your face
Watch me read me,
Read you, read them, read us:
F
Everyone’s a burning book on
Trust and lust and love and what we are and what we’re made of
[Chorus]
Bbm Ab
We never wanted to be more than just a silhouette
Gb Ebm
Breathing the smoke from others mouths and lying in the dirt
Bbm Db
So make a promise but then later we can just forget
Gb Ebm
It’s hard to let your breath our when your used to holding it
Bbm
She’ll go (ohh)
Db
Got out through the window (ohh)
Gb
It’s her (ohh)
Ebm
Maybe it’s a shadow (ohh)
Bbm Db
You never wanted to be more than just a silhouette
Gb
But when you cry the light reflects and I see you again
[Bridge]
Gb
So don’t just see me
Ab
Oh surround me
Bbm Db
It’s getting harder, babe, to focus on just one thing
Gb
It’s enigmatic
Ab
Truly astounding
Bbm
The way we stand together
Gb
But we are still drifting
Gb
You are so absent
Ab
But you consume me
Bbm Db Gb
And when the sun goes down the night it wraps around me
You try to stand still
Ab
I can’t help moving
Bbm Db Gb
You’re like the moon that draws the tide that rushes through me
[Chorus]
Bbm Ab
We never wanted to be more than just a silhouette
Gb Ebm
Breathing the smoke from others mouths and lying in the dirt
Bbm Db
So make a promise but then later we can just forget
Gb Ebm
It’s hard to let your breath our when your used to holding it
Bbm
She’ll go (ohh)
Db
Got out through the window (ohh)
Gb
It’s her (ohh)
Ebm
Maybe it’s a shadow (ohh)
Bbm Db
You never wanted to be more than just a silhouette
Gb
But when you cry the light reflects and I see you again
Bbm Ebm
[Outro]
Bbm
I watch you read me
Db
The burning pages of my life
Gb
Reduced to ash and overnight
I find my body
Ebm
Is not mine
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