Written by Sara Bareilles
Capo on the 6th fret C C Come in close now, it's time to tell a story C C Long ago and so many years before we Dm Dm Ever were, ever dreamed we even could be Em G G There was her and her very first heartbeat C C All alone in the corner of the night sky C C Spiral bones of a supernova starlight Dm Dm Fell in love with another burning bright Em G She dreamed of a way to ignite C C Dm She said, "Tonight, come on, come on, collide G Break me to pieces, I, I think you're just like heaven C C Dm Why, come on, come on, collide Dm G Let's see what a fire feels like G I bet it's just like heaven" C (Just like heaven) C (Just like heaven) C C Such a shame, nowhere near, even a near miss C C Light years away from the hope of being sun-kissed Dm Dm Anchored home in her interstellar sea Em G But, poor lonely Cassiopeia C C So she sighs and she burns with desperation C C Learns to cry over love of constellations Dm Dm Then the spark from a star shooting too close Em G They both smiled, what a day to explode C C Dm She said, "Tonight, come on, come on, collide G Break me to pieces, I, I think you're just like heaven C C Dm Why, come on, come on, collide Dm G Let's see what a fire feels like G I bet it's just like heaven" C (Just like heaven) C (Just like heaven) C C Long ago in a sky built before us C C A supernova grew up to be stardust
See also: |
Other versions: |