Black And White

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Intro:  E   G  (x12)


Verse:

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Nothing makes my heart so wild as being

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In possession of a potent night,

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Racing down the stairs in a nude descension

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Shedding and discarding my hide

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But the bold strokes crack so quickly and it?s

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Often that I wonder why

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Dripping at the slow motion rate of surrender

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Hanging to my bones as they dry

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How could I want something more

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than a new hell in which to fry

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When I see in only black and white


Bridge:  E   G   (x4)


Verse:

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There?s a sinful sort of side of being

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so contained, A bit like being lost.

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Stumbling through the background like a small town loner

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quietly a whispering my thoughts into

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my cupped hands, folded and monk-like,

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at least thats what i?ve always said.

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How does writing letters from the lonely margins

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feel when there is no hair on my head?

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Is the solitude I seek a trap where i?ve been blindly led?

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Tell me, where then do I go instead?


Solo:  E     G   (x13)


Verse:

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When atonement comes in distant waves

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I might wait until the next to break

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choking through forgiveness at a sun fly prompter

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staring through the back of my face.

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It?s a vulgar, hidden part of being

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tethered to the world right now;

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spending all my dollars to remain a member,

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nothing in my eyes but a scowl.

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Do i bother to define myself beyond what they allow?

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Have I already forgotten how?