Nature Of Belonging

Cm7 G# I got back to the house A# G# My landlord cut the vines down Cm7 G# A# I hold my keys too tightly in my pocket Cm7 G# I walk into the room A# G# You’re sleeping and it’s quiet Cm7 G# A# I want to know what force holds this together D# G# Cm A# I want to feel the faith but hold it at a distance D# Cm7 A# I want to know the truth about my life C# Cm7 A# G# Surrounded by the ordinary sorrow of being here C# Cm A# G# Sleeping in the hospital and walking in the courtyard A# Cm G# Cm G# I cut a peach and place A# G# The pieces on the counter Cm G# A# And think about the nature of belonging Cm G# To some larger whole A# G# That’s largely undefined now Cm7 G# A# I look for it for hours while I go walking D# G# I want to feel your face Cm A# In darkness just beside me D# Cm A# I want to know the silence my life keeps D# G# And Morning holds a grace Cm A# So elegantly perfect D# Cm A# And light is pouring in onto our heads C# Cm A# G# Anointed with the ordinary sorrow of the life I love C# Cm7 Cm My sister’s baby boy softens my heart A#m A#