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Saint Cecilia

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Eminor

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EmOut on the fGront porch with a kerDosene laCmp
See wEmhite-capped waGves rolling fiDve feet hCigh,
but beEmgging these meGmories for anDother adCvance
is like wEmhispering loGve to the DskCy
EmI have this piGcture of you taDking my hCand
EmSink to my knGees in the daDmp, dark sCand
EmTake off all your clGothes and we rDeach out in vCain
EmThe light goes oGut as it stDarts to rCain
AmSaint Cecilia seDnd me something simGple aDnd subClime
AmClose my eyes and dDouse my head with rGed respbDerry wCine
 Em   G   D  C....
Wind rises swiftly and the trees start to sway
To take back the delicate words that you said
Place me there in the sunrise of the strong new day
Cause the light here is failing these words are all dead
Just leave me my cherished ambiguity
I need it to sleep with, I need it to see
for all contradictions that I try to disguise
will rise up from my lungs - come to be baptised by

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Saint Cecilia

by The Weakerthans

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Em G D C

Out on the front porch with a kerosene lamp

Em G D C

See white-capped waves rolling five feet high,

Em G D C

but begging these memories for another advance

Em G D C

is like whispering love to the sky

Em G D C

I have this picture of you taking my hand

Em G D C

Sink to my knees in the damp, dark sand

Em G D C

Take off all your clothes and we reach out in vain

Em G D C

The light goes out as it starts to rain

Am D G D C

Saint Cecilia send me something simple and sublime

Am D G D C

Close my eyes and douse my head with red respberry wine

Em G D C

....

Wind rises swiftly and the trees start to sway

To take back the delicate words that you said

Place me there in the sunrise of the strong new day

Cause the light here is failing these words are all dead

Just leave me my cherished ambiguity

I need it to sleep with, I need it to see

for all contradictions that I try to disguise

will rise up from my lungs - come to be baptised by

About Saint Cecilia Chords by The Weakerthans

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