C C C C
C look out
there is danger e G ven in the s F imple word h C ello
h G iding i C n the r F eeds
y G ou would n C ot beli F eve where darkness g C oes
C G F G
d C iscovery
is the warmth of e G yes that leaves us l F ying in d C efeat
f G rom the t C allest t F rees
it's s G till too h C ard to s F ee
where darkness g C oes
C C
t C ell me
tell me there's going to be t F ime left
t G ell me i'm stupid and i don't have to w F orry
with the g C reen eyes
the green that comes from r F eflection
the b G lankets that do so well to p F rotect us
it's C made up
the requests have all been e F ffected
with d G istortion and a hiss that's not u F ndetected
and the g C reenness
it comes from a w F indow
or a p G icture or a movie i've n F ever been into
C C C F G F F C C F G F F
C flashlights
try to pull the c G olor from the c F orners we don't k C now
when l G ight is n C ot i F mplied
there's G no way C to d F ecide
what's right or w C rong
C F G C
C tell me
tell me there's time left
it's F not worth it
worth it to worry
the G green eyes
the green from reflection
the F blankets there to protect us
it's been C made up
the requests are effected
with F distortion and hiss is undetected
and the G greenness
comes from a window
or a F movie i've never been into
and you C go in
go cause you have to
with the F lights dim
credits start rolling
the G action though it's before us
we look F sideways and act like it's boring tonight
C C F F G G F F
C greeness C
F distortion F
G greeness G
F movies F
C C
f G rom the t C allest t F rees
it's s G till too h C ard to s F ee
where darkness g C oes
-Kelly Helms
Matt Pond Pa
