Verse 1:
Am Em G Am F
I have never known peace like the damp grass that yields to me
Am Em G Am F
I have never known hunger like these insects that feast on me
F Am G Am
aa thousand teeth and yours among them, I know
F Am G Em Am
Our hungers appeased, our heart beats becoming slow
Pre-Chorus 1:
G C G F
We'll lay here for years or for hours
F G Am G
Thrown here or found, to freeze or to thaw
G C G F
So long, we'd become the flowers
F G Am C
Two corpses we were, two corpses I saw
Chorus:
G F
And they'd find us in a week
G F C
When the weather gets hot
Am Em G Am
After the insects have made their claim
Em Am G F
I'd be home with you, I'd be home with you
Verse 2:
Am Em G Am F
I have never known sleep like this slumber that creeps to me
Am Em G Am F
I have never known colors like this morning reveals to me
F Am G Am
And you haven't moved an inch such that I would not know
F Am G Em Am
If you sleep always like this, flesh calmly going cold
Pre-Chorus 2:
G C G F
We'll lay here for years or for hours
F G Am G
Your hand in my hand, so still and discreet
G C G F
So long, we'd become the flowers
F G Am C
We'd feed well the land and worry the sheep
Chorus:
G F
And they'd find us in a week
G F C
When the cattle show fear
Am Em G Am
After the insects have made their claim
Am Em G Am
After the foxes have known our taste
Am Em G F
I'd be home with you, I'd be home with you
Bridge:
G F
They'd find us in a week
-We lay here for years or for hours-
G F C
When the weather gets hot
-So long we become the flowers-
G F
And they'd find us in a week
-We lay here for years or for hours-
G F C
When the cattle show fear
-So long we become the flowers-
Outro:
G F
And they'd find us in a week
G F C
When the buzzards get loud
Am Em G Am
After the insects have made their claim
Am Em G Am
After the foxes have known our taste
Am Em G Am
After the raven has had his say
Outro:
G Am Em Am
I'd be home with you, I'd be home with you
G Am Em Am
I'd be home with you, I'd be home with you
G Am Em Am
I'd be home with you, I'd be home with you
