Capo 2nd fret
Standard (EADGBE)
Riff
Riff x2
And if the snow
Buries my
My neighborhood
And if my parents are crying
Then I'll dig a tunnel
From my window to yours
Yeah a tunnel
From my window to yours
You climb out the chimney
And meet me in the middle
The middle of the town
And since there's no one else around
We let our hair grow long
And forget all we used to know
Then our skin gets thicker
From living out in the snow
Chorus
You change all the lead
Sleepin' in my head
As the day grows dim
I hear you sing a golden hymn
Riff
Then we tried to name our babies
But we forgot all the names that
The names we used to know
But sometimes, we remember our bedrooms
And our parent's bedrooms
And the bedrooms of our friends
Then we think of our parents,
Well what ever happened to them
Chorus
You change all the lead
Sleepin' in my head to gold
As the day grows dim
I hear you sing a golden hymn
The song I've been trying to sing
Purify the colors, purify my mind
Purify the colors
Purify my mind
And spread the ashes of the colors, over this heart of mine
ooooooooooh, ooooooooooh |
| x2
ooooooooooh, ooooooooooh |
Riff x2
2. Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
Intro
x4
Alexander, our older brother
Set out for, a great adventure
He tore our images, out of his pictures
He scratched our names out, of all his letters
Our mother should of
Just named you Laika
Come on Alex, you can do it
Come on Alex, there's nothin' to it
If you want somethin', don't ask for nothin'
If you want nothin', don't ask for somethin'
Our mother should of
Just named you Laika
It's for your own good
It's for the neighborhood
The neighborhood
Our older brother, bit by a vampire
For a year we caught his tears in a cup
And now we're gonna, make him drink it
Come on Alex, don't die or dry up
Our mother should of
Just named you Laika
It's for your own good
It's for the neighborhood
The neighborhood
When daddy comes home
you always start a fight
So the neighbors can dance
In the police, disco lights
The police, disco lights
Now the neighbors can dance
Now the neighbors can dance
Now the neighbors can dance
Now the neighbors can dance, look at 'em dance
3. Une Annee Sans Lumiere
x2
Hey, the streetlights all burnt out
Une annee sans lumieres
Je monte un cheval
Qui porte des oeilleres
Hey, my eyes are shooting sparks
La nuit, mes yeux t'eclairent
Ne dis pas a ton pere
Qu'il porte des oeillieres
Hey, your old man should know
If you see a shadow
there's something there
So hey, my eyes are shooting sparks
La nuit, mes yeux t'eclairent
Ne dis pas a ton pere
Qu'il porte des oeillieres
Hey, your old man should know
If you see a shadow
There's something there
Solo
x3
Fast Tempo:
4. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
Intro
x2
I woke up with the power out, not really somethin' to shout about
Ice has covered up my parent's hands, don't have any dreams don't have any plans
I went out into the night, I went out to find some light
Kids are swingin' from the power lines, nobody's home so nobody minds
I woke up on the darkest night neighbors all were shouting that they found the light
We found the light
Shadows jumpin' all over my walls, some of them big, some of them small
I went out into the night I went out to pick a fight with anyone
Light a candle for the kids, Jesus Christ don't keep it hid
Ice has covered up my parents hands, don't have any dreams don't have any plans
Growin' up in some strange storm, nobody's cold, nobody's warm
I went out into the night, I went out to find some light
Kids are dyin' out in the snow, look at them go,look at them go
x4
And the power's out, in the heart of man
Take it from your heart, put it in your hand
What's the plan, what's the plan
Is it a dream, is it a lie, I think I'll let you decide
Just light a candle for the kids, Jesus Christ don't keep it hid
Cause nothing's hid, from us kids
You ain't foolin' nobody, with the lights out
x4
And the power's out, in the heart of man
Take it from your heart, put it in your hand
And there's something wrong in the heart of man
Take it from your heart and put it in your hand
Hand ha ha hand, where'd you go
x2
5. Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)
I am waitin', 'til I dont know when
Cause Im sure, it's gonna happen then
Time keeps creepin', through the neighborhood
Killing old folks, wakin' up babies just like we knew it would
All the neighbors, are startin' up a fire
Burning all the old folks, the witches and the liars
My eyes are covered by the hands of my unborn kids
But my heart keeps watchin', through the skin of my eyelids
They say a watched pot, wont ever boil
[G/f#]
Well I closed my eyes and nothin changed
Just some water, getting hotter, in the flames
It's not a lover I want no more
And its not heaven, Im pining for
But there's some spirit I used to know
That's been drowned out, by the radio
They say a watched pot won't ever boil
[G/f#]
You can't raise a baby on motor oil
Just like a seed down in the soil, you gotta give it time
6. Crown Of Love
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They say it fades if you let it
love was made to forget it
I carved your name across my eyelids
You pray for rain I pray for blindness
If you still want me, please forgive me
The crown of love has fallen from me
If you still want me, please forgive me
Because the spark is not within me
I snuffed it out before my mom walked in my bedroom
The only thing that you keep changin'
Is your name, my love keeps growin'
Still the same, just like a cancer
And you wont give me a straight answer
If you still want me, please forgive me
The crown of love has fallen from me
If you still want me please forgive me
Because your hands are not upon me
I shrugged them off before my mom walked in my bedroom
The pains of love, and they keep growin'
In my heart theres flowers growin'
On the grave of our old love
Since you gave me a straight answer
If you still want me, please forgive me
The crown of love is not upon me
If you still want me, please forgive me
Cause this crown is not within me
Its not within me, its not within me
You gotta be the one, you gotta be the way
Your name is the only word that I can say
You gotta be the one, you gotta be the way
Your name is the only word, the only word that I can say
The only word that I can say
7. Wake Up
Intro
Oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Something filled up
My heart with nothin'
Someone told me not to cry
But now that I'm older
My heart's colder
And I can see that it's a lie
Children, wake up
Hold your mistake up
Before they turn the summer into dust
If the children don't grow up
Our bodies get bigger but our hearts get torn up
We're just a million little gods causing rain storms
Turning every good thing to rust
I guess we'll just have to adjust
With my lightning bolts a glowin'
I can see where I am going to be when
The reaper he reaches and touches my hand
x2
With my lightning bolts a glowin'
I can see where I am going
With my lightning bolts a glowin'
I can see where I am going
Better look out below
8. Haiti
Intro
Haiti, mon pays
Wounded mother Ill never see
Ma famille set me free
Throw my ashes into the sea
x4
Mes cousins jamais nes
Hantent les nuits de Duvalier
Rien narrete nos espirits
Guns cant kill what soldiers cant see
In the forest we are hiding
Unmarked graves where flowers grow
Hear the soldiers angry yelling
In the river we will go
Tous les morts-nes forment une armee
Soon we will reclaim the earth
All the tears and all the bodies
Bring about our second birth
Haiti, never free
naie pas peur de sonner lalarme
Tes enfants sont partis
In those days their blood was still warm
9. Rebellion (Lies)
Intro
x4
Sleeping is giving in
No matter what the time is
Sleeping is giving in
So lift those heavy eyelids
People say that you'll die
Faster than without water
But we know it's just a lie
Scare your son, scare your daughter
x2
People say that your dreams
Are the only things that save ya
Come on baby in our dreams
We can live our misbehavior
Chorus
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
People try and hide the night
Underneath the covers
People try and hide the light
Underneath the covers
Come on hide your lovers, underneath the covers
Come on hide your lovers, underneath the covers
Hidin' from your brothers, underneath the covers
Come on hide your lovers, underneath the covers
x2
People say that you'll die
Faster than without water
But we know it's just a lie
Scare your son, scare your daughter
Scare your son, scare your daughter
Scare your son, scare your daughter
Now here's the sun, it's alright, lies, lies
Now here's the moon, it's alright, lies, lies
Now here's the sun, it's alright, lies, lies
Now here's the moon, it's alright, lies, lies
But every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
But every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Solo
x8
10. In The Backseat
I like the peace, in the backseat
I dont have to drive, I dont have to speak
I can watch the country side, and I can fall asleep
My family tree's, loosing all its leaves
Crashing towards the driver's seat, the lightning bolt made enough heat
To melt the street beneath your feet
Chorus
Alice died
In the night
Ive been learning to drive
My whole life
Ive been learning
I like the peace, in the backseat
I dont have to drive, I dont have to speak
I can watch the country side
Chorus
Alice died
In the night
Ive been learning to drive
My whole life
Ive been learning Oh ooooooooooh
My Whole life