C
Didn’t hallucinate, it wasn’t strange
Em
Inside the lines I drew, been staying in my lane
C
Wasn’t assigned to me, I’m not to blame
Em
Brown bottles of Jameson, grey ashes in a tray I put out
[Chorus]
C
Got cancer sick, got on a plane
Em
Visited the Vatican to watch the pontiff wave
AbFm
And he say, “Benedicente, benedicente, benedicente"
C
On a long hot Sunday
[Part II: Agotante]
[Verse 2]
C
Got to get out of here, I can’t remain
Em
Limbs, they hang like chandeliers from alcohol and age
C
Down in the weeds again, tough to explain
Em
Mattress soaked in gasoline makes iridescent flames, I lay down
[Chorus]
C
I’ll ask my love, what will she say?
Em
What’s it like to live with me here every fucking day?
AbFm
But she stays; “Agotante, agotante, agotante”
C
In her most gentle way
[Bridge]
FmC
Still think of New York every time
FmCG
I see your face now, it just feels like another life
CGmAbFm
I’m up late with an imaginary pain
CGm
Always did come in waves
AbFmC
All that’s constant is, constant is, constant is that change
[Solo]
CEmAmAb
[Part III: Éphémère]
[Verse 3]
C
Just grab the kids real quick, can’t start the car
Em
Fading like a photograph, your taillights in the dark
C
There’s nothing left no more to tear apart
Em
Agonies are infinite and sympathies just aren’t, they run out
[Chorus]
C
I’ve seen that void, tried not to stare
Em
There’s bodies in the Bataclan, there’s music in the air
AbFm
And they sing, “Éphémère, éphémère, éphémère, éphémère”
C
And “Wish You Were Here”
[Bridge]
FmC
Enough blood to fill up this fish bowl
FmCG
Keep swimming around, the exit’s blocked, there’s nowhere to go
CGmAbFm
All these same fears year after year
CGm
All the old ones reappear
AbFmC
Only difference is, difference is, difference is, you’re not here
[Outro]
C Em Ab Fm x2
C