Written by Amy Ray
Intro Bm G A verse 1 Bm G A Bm G A Putting pennies on the track, shiny and flat, Bm G A Bm G A It was the best we could be, sexy and free Bm G A Bm G A I grow away from myself with each passing bell Bm G A Bm G A With all these new accessories, I just stumble and bleedverse 2 Bm G A Bm G A So I'm heading back to school all brilliant and new, Bm G A Bm G A Trying hard to fit in and not to walk like a man Bm G A Bm G A A girl that I never noticed asked me to hold this Bm G A Bm G A A secret too hard to tell and I never willD A For a moment I feel the coldness C#m G At the end of a fall day D A I put my hands down deep in my pockets G F# As my body awakesBridge Bm G A The damage she'll survive Bm G A But damn the sacrifice of Bm G A Every life we've lost G F# Damn all the cost of the assault verse 3 Bm G A You tied a knot and you dared me, Bm G A The stem of a cherry, Bm G A To find my own humanity Bm G A And just let it breatheD A For a moment I feel the coldness C#m G Of everything that's been taken away D A I put the phone back in the cradle, G F# I can't make this okayOutro Bm G AD A Hold my head up in this moment C#m G Keep myself from fading away D A Pull my hands out of pockets and G F# Feel my body awake