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[Verse 1]
CBy the shattered calls of a mother's arms
All swept-inside like the rosary
FThat fell away when her girlish charms
Cried out to take on motherhood
CShe waits by the windowsill
All wrapped in white and puzzling
FWhat happened to the child inside?
Who ran the streets and the days at night...
[Chorus]
CShe says, "Nothing seems the same."
And, "I can't change a thing."
F"My body's like a wave, breaking to the sea."
CShe says, "Everything seems strange."
Locked behind the years
FBut life is ours to find, in the days at night
[Verse 2]
CThere passes a stranger every eve
Who walks himself on a silver-leash
FAnd in his head, the worlds asleep
Or, so the wrinkles in his hands believe
CWhen he was young, he had a dream
To be a star, on the movie-screen
FNow it all seems a silly lie
As he walks alone
And, the days on fire
[Chorus]
CHe says, "Nothing seems the same."
And, "I can't feel a thing."
F"My bodies like a wave, caving in on me"
CHe says, "Everything seems strange."
Holding back the tears
FAnd he smiles just like a child
In the days at night
[Refrain]
CMother of song
You'll find the right way
FTo cherish in dreams
All of the small things
CFather in time
You'll find a world
FThat's so perfect and calm
All of the small things
[Refrain]
CMother of song
You'll find the right way
FTo cherish in dreams
All of the small things
CFather in time
You'll find a world
FThat's so perfect and calm
All of the small things
[Refrain]
CMother of song
You'll find the right way
FTo cherish in dreams
All of the small things
CFather in time
You'll find a world
FThat's so perfect and calm
All of the small things
[Refrain]
CMother of song
You'll find the right way
FTo cherish in dreams
All of the small things
CFather in time
You'll find a world
FThat's so perfect and calm
All of the small things

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Swept Inside

by Future Islands

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[Verse 1]

By the shattered calls of a mother's arms

All swept-inside like the rosary

That fell away when her girlish charms

Cried out to take on motherhood

She waits by the windowsill

All wrapped in white and puzzling

What happened to the child inside?

Who ran the streets and the days at night...

[Chorus]

She says, "Nothing seems the same."

And, "I can't change a thing."

"My body's like a wave, breaking to the sea."

She says, "Everything seems strange."

Locked behind the years

But life is ours to find, in the days at night

[Verse 2]

There passes a stranger every eve

Who walks himself on a silver-leash

And in his head, the worlds asleep

Or, so the wrinkles in his hands believe

When he was young, he had a dream

To be a star, on the movie-screen

Now it all seems a silly lie

As he walks alone

And, the days on fire

[Chorus]

He says, "Nothing seems the same."

And, "I can't feel a thing."

"My bodies like a wave, caving in on me"

He says, "Everything seems strange."

Holding back the tears

And he smiles just like a child

In the days at night

[Refrain]

Mother of song

You'll find the right way

To cherish in dreams

All of the small things

Father in time

You'll find a world

That's so perfect and calm

All of the small things

[Refrain]

Mother of song

You'll find the right way

To cherish in dreams

All of the small things

Father in time

You'll find a world

That's so perfect and calm

All of the small things

[Refrain]

Mother of song

You'll find the right way

To cherish in dreams

All of the small things

Father in time

You'll find a world

That's so perfect and calm

All of the small things

[Refrain]

Mother of song

You'll find the right way

To cherish in dreams

All of the small things

Father in time

You'll find a world

That's so perfect and calm

All of the small things

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