The Approaching Curve

Bm Bm A A G G G A Bm The music played with a calming frequency A The speakers gently seeped with sounds Bm Of ambient keyboards and light percussion A Creating a seductive soundtrack to our midnight drive Bm Through curtains of blackness, the windows were cold to the touch A Reflecting the icy conditions in our immediate extremity G Salt stains and fingerprints littered the glass Bm And streaks of melting snow cascaded down its length A The music pulsed louder, yet gentle Bm Like the far away squeal of a pot of boiling water A The skyline was glowing faintly with vague hints of an impending dawn Bm The car raced along a painfully straight stretch of road A And she hadn't so much as turned the steering wheel G Two degrees in the last twenty minutes A Nor had we spoken D A Bm As we were, so perfect, so happy D A Bm They'll remember, only our smiles cause that's all they've seen D A F#m G Long since dried, when we are found, are the tears in which we had drowned D A Bm As we were, so perfect, so happy Bm A "Why are you doing this?" she spoke as if not expecting a response Bm Her voice penetrated the still air of our speechless drive A So suddenly that my heart had jumped Bm "I'm not doing anything," I said, but I didn't even believe that myself A G "This is what's best, for me, for you, for us," or maybe just for me I thought G As a tear formed in the pit of her eye Bm The music poured through the speakers and A We were losing ourselves in the cadence Bm She looked down momentarily and closed her eyes for A A bit longer than a standard blink Bm A Then she was crying, then she was shouting. Then I was shouting G Now pouring confessions, having no answers, or solutions G We barely even knew the questions D A Bm As we were, so perfect, so happy D A Bm They'll remember, only our smiles cause that's all they've seen D A F#m G Long since dried, when we are found, are the tears in which we had drowned D A Bm As we were, so perfect, so happy Bm G A G 4x Bm G A G Bm G A G Don't put me underground, I was meant for a life somewhere else Bm G A G Bm G A G Please, love, give me the wheel, before both of our hearts you G Will steal tonight (will steal tonight) D A Bm As we were, so perfect, so happy D A Bm They'll remember, only our smiles cause that's all they've seen D A/E F#m G Long since dried, when we are found, are the tears in which we had drowned D A Bm As we were, so perfect, so happy Bm Our cracking voices became part of the music. A The car pressed on faster through the night G As our voices lowered the cadence again overtook the air G Up ahead there was a curve approaching A She made no indications of slowing