[Verse]
Am F
Writing novellas, beloved Swannanoa
Am G
Say the words just chose ya
Am F Am
Daughter of a doctor, but you can't fix this part of
Am G
The plot that you gave up
[Chorus]
Am
When we were children
F Em
Nothing yet determined
Em G
We were empty chapters
G Am
Maps not filled in
[Verse]
Am
No fears or tethers,
F Em
Apair of young wayfarers
Em G
You made it all seem clearer
G Am
You're not a coward, either
[Interlude]
Am G F (2x)
Am Em
[Verse]
Am F
Delicate rebel, brilliant and feral,
Am G
Show me every vowel
Am F Am
Black Mountain basements keep you from doorsteps
Am G
Address the unrest
[Chorus]
Am
When we were children
F Em
Nothing yet determined
Em G
We were empty chapters
G Am
Maps not filled in
[Verse]
Am
No key is a ___
F Em
For us aging archivists
Em G
I made sense of the madness
G Am
With a broken compass
[Outro]
Am G F C
Will another let it bring us light?
Am G F
Is there only fiction in the fall?
Am G F C
Will another let it bring us light?
Am G F
Is there only fiction in the fall?
Am G F C
Will another let it bring us light?
Am G F
Is there only fiction in the fall?
Am G F C
Will another let it bring us light?
Am G F
Is there only fiction in the fall?