The Calling

Em Cmaj7 Em Back then I was dauntless and dawn could never know And my weakness made me weep less than I would ever show you Cmaj7 Cm Em I’d burn so bright it blinded now I know that light guided me here Em I walked into the river To wring those embers from my broken heart and broken liver You’ll never get your dinner if you don’t learn how to get along Cmaj7 And a fox somewhere is hiding Em That light I thought was blinding brought me here Cmaj7 I look into the waters D Em And see a face I don’t understand Cmaj7 Wе’re both unwanted daughters C Em But thеre’s more than water in these autumn hands Cmaj7 D Em I look into the waters and see a face I don’t recognize Who’s this (Who are you) C What changed I ask D So strange, she replies Em Shoulder the sky Cmaj7 Open those eyes D Em There’s a kind of calling, calling. Cmaj7 Em Em Back then I wasn’t hopeful But now my ink’s blood red not black And I’ll blink like ripping envelopes In the hopes that you’ll write back Cmaj7 And on the banks of that river I shiver as a fox stands frozen Em And I close them, I close them, I close my eyes ‘Cos I’m between that just one more and drank too much again And I promise you I’ll write I love you With my fingers on your sleeping hand Cmaj7 And when that fox howls I’ll howl with it C In its cries I’ll find an end Em And when I think I’m fine you’ll visit Cmaj7 And then you happen to me, you happen to me all over again D Em In the waters I see a face I don’t want look back C Do you like my dress, it’s got pockets D Em The rocks beneath my feet begin to crack Cmaj7 Oh I look into the waters D Em Long ago that current caught us and we tried I tried I really fucking tried C But the rain kept coming down D I watch that woman drown Em Shoulder the sky (I can’t wait to show you How much I know you can be) Cmaj7 Open those eyes (Just let the rain come, Let the rain come) D Em There’s a kind of calling, calling. (down, down, darling Can’t you hear it howling you) It’s calling, calling 4x Chorus Em In the rainfall