Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

As Mother Nature sings Her requiem

 The machines all gather around and sing along

We hang from kites until the tide comes in

 It'll be another week before we know what's wrong

We watch the trees turn into skeletons

 As the leaves float to the ground and fill the cracks

They'll try to show us the improvements then

 But they know without a doubt that we won't come back

Drift to the moon, write out your name

 There's something to remember

The smile on your face

Is enough to make me crawl out of this place

Torn paper birds

Drop from the sky

And carry my home away

The rooms and the walls

Climb out and fall

I hope they'll be okay

When you're fearless

It makes it hard to stay awake

When you're gutless

It makes it hard to play the game

 The cracks in my spine

 The gleam in my eye

 The fork inside my lungs

They'll never change

 And I'll do the same

 The war that's never won