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GOh, how my heart can fly when your smile has good inteEmntions
(and "hi" can mean the world to me)
And GI know singing makes you shy when Git's in front of me and my frEmienda
(but your singing means the world to me)
GOooooh oooooEmoh
GOooooh ooooooh oEmoooh oooohG  Em  
And Ghow I tried to keep my cool when we disappointed you
You Emwaxen wing, you foolish thing
(You waxen wing, you foolish thing)
And Goh, how I can still taste your tongue-tied stare upon my face
You Emdirty look, you burning bush
(You dirty look, you burning bush)
So Ghere I sit, I've come to rest some weight upon your little chest
You Emfree-for-all, you wrecking ball
(You free-for-all, you wrecking ball)
GHovering next to your bed, to lay waste to your healthy head
You Emspider web, you dance of death
(You spider web, you dance of death)
GOooooh oooooEmoh
GOooooh ooooooh oEmoooh ooooh
GI believe you'd be so cold to leave me hanging all day long
You Emprickly frost, you courage lost
(You prickly frost, you courage lost)
But GI could never be so mad to shake you by the shoulders screaming
EmYou coward!
EmYou hummingbird!
EmYou coward!
EmYou hummingbird!
EmYou coward!
EmYou hummingbird!
EmYou coward!
EmYou hummingbird!
EmYou coward!
EmYou hummingbird!
EmYou coward!
EmYou hummingbird!
I screamed out, G"how'd it get this Embad?"
And the Gthunder answered Emback
"If you Gknow not what you Emlack then you Gmust unturn your Emback
Your inGside is overEmcast and you are Gtethered to your Empast
And it must Gfeel like fucking Emhell to be a Gpatchwork of yourEmself
A bunch of scraps Gthrown and sewn around your Embones
And though you're alone Git's holding you too tEmightly
A bunch of scrapGs thrown and sewn around your Embones
And though you're alone Git's holding you too tEmightly
But Gwho are you?Em  
From where Gdo you come?Em  
GWhat do you beliEmeve in?
And whom Gdo you love?"Em  

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The Thunder Answered Back

by Eskimeaux

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G Em

Oh, how my heart can fly when your smile has good intentions

(and "hi" can mean the world to me)

G G Em

And I know singing makes you shy when it's in front of me and my frienda

(but your singing means the world to me)

G Em

Oooooh ooooooh

G Em G Em

Oooooh ooooooh ooooh ooooh

And how I tried to keep my cool when we disappointed you

You waxen wing, you foolish thing

(You waxen wing, you foolish thing)

And oh, how I can still taste your tongue-tied stare upon my face

You dirty look, you burning bush

(You dirty look, you burning bush)

So here I sit, I've come to rest some weight upon your little chest

You free-for-all, you wrecking ball

(You free-for-all, you wrecking ball)

Hovering next to your bed, to lay waste to your healthy head

You spider web, you dance of death

(You spider web, you dance of death)

G Em

Oooooh ooooooh

G Em

Oooooh ooooooh ooooh ooooh

I believe you'd be so cold to leave me hanging all day long

You prickly frost, you courage lost

(You prickly frost, you courage lost)

But I could never be so mad to shake you by the shoulders screaming

You coward!

You hummingbird!

You coward!

You hummingbird!

You coward!

You hummingbird!

You coward!

You hummingbird!

You coward!

You hummingbird!

You coward!

You hummingbird!

G Em

I screamed out, "how'd it get this bad?"

G Em

And the thunder answered back

G Em G Em

"If you know not what you lack then you must unturn your back

G Em G Em

Your inside is overcast and you are tethered to your past

G Em G Em

And it must feel like fucking hell to be a patchwork of yourself

G Em

A bunch of scraps thrown and sewn around your bones

G Em

And though you're alone it's holding you too tightly

G Em

A bunch of scraps thrown and sewn around your bones

G Em

And though you're alone it's holding you too tightly

G Em

But who are you?

G Em

From where do you come?

G Em

What do you believe in?

G Em

And whom do you love?"

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