Cicada Days

D D The greener grass grows where the wildfires fertilize, D Em G With ashes of sparrows, peppered moths, and butterflies. Ghosts of trees and termites D bloom in the beanstalk. D And if you get lightheaded when standing too fast, is it from D Em G shaking out the weight of phosphenes and past salt deposits, on warm little rivers, D that burst from our words. A G D And god knows crying ain't gonna change a thing. A G D D7 She said "take care" but I take more than I bring. G D She said, "It just feels inhumane to lose this much. Em G D 'Cause when you leave you know you take more than your love." G D Wake up in a cicada daze, we're losing touch. Em G D And I know it just feels inhumane to lose this much. Em G D Our veins were tangled under plastic stars, that were all D glow in the dark, hanging over queen-sized Em G D Em G purple waves of ancient chemicals. Just whisper. D Did you ever build with those endangered bones? Well the N.C D7 Em G ground looks soft enough to bury this now. Ohhhh, D Please, oh no. A G D And then my sponsor said "Do nothing. Nothing works." A G D D7 And my doctor said "Don't do that if it hurts." G D She said, "It just feels inhumane to lose this much. Em G D 'Cause when you leave you know you take more than your love." G D Wake up in a cicada daze, we're losing touch. Em G D D7 And I know it just feels inhumane to lose this much. Em G D Let all my red flags fade to white, yeah, I give up. Em G D Don't let me leave, I'll only take more than I gave. Okay, I'll pack my stuff. Em G D I'm counting up cicada days 'till I wake up. Em G D My God it feels damn inhumane to lose this much. Woahhhh! D Keep coming back it works if you work it D So work it you're worth it it won't if you don't Em G D One day at a time, tomorrow's too late, amen.