Standard (EADGBE)

Tried to face up to the blinding sun

 Racing for the final word to come

  [G/f#]

Facing up is hard, to stay devout

 I can't see the sand and it's running out

And it's running out

We quote each other only when we're wrong

 We tear out the threads and move along

  [G/f#]

Can't seem to find common ground

 I can't see the sand and it's running out

 It was only circumstances

 But it's the difference

 It gets in the way

 No race is run in this direction

 You can't break even

 You can't even quit the game

The current drags to the bottom

 A hemorrhage that moves us around

 Pulls and beckons, strong direction

  [G/f#]

High water forever bringing us down

 I can't see the sand and it's running out

It's running out

It was only circumstances

 But it's the difference

 It gets in the way

 No race is run in this direction

 You can't break even

 You can't even quit the game