[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
A
The thought is eating at you
Like a rat that eats the whole heart
C
Walk the circle in the other direction then
Walk the circle in the other direction
A
[Verse 2]
G
The thought is eating at you
Like a rat that eats the whole heart
C
And the room you thought was haunted
Is just the room you're always in
F
Walk the circle in the other direction then
Walk the circle in the other direction
Am
[Verse 3]
A
The thought is eating at you
Like a rat that eats the whole heart
C
Allow your universe to grow smaller and smaller
Allow the lantern to burn low
G
And always be trying to balance a fading dream
On top of a newfound love and
C
Always be walking barefoot along the hollow
F
Walk the circle in the other direction then
Walk the circle in the other direction
A
[Verse 4]
A
We sit and stare at a grain of sand
And then we wanna, wanna touch the glass
And then we reach out to touch the pearl
C
Everyone is always on with the world
And a hand draws a picture of a hand
And that hand draws a picture of a hand
And that hand draws a picture of a hand
Am
And that hand draws a picture of a hand
[Verse 5]
G
The thought is eating at you
Like a rat that eats the whole heart
Wouldn't it be wonderful to not have to turn to stone?
C
Maybe life is just a painting on the wall in the dark
In a house that we have chosen not to go to
F
Oh, be a bitter bark peeling hard off the arbutus
Oh, baby, let your worries be that thing
A
[Outro]
Dm
Then walk the circle in the other direction
Em
Then walk the circle in the other direction
F
Then walk the circle in the other direction
Dm
Then walk the circle in the other direction
Em
Then walk the circle in the other direction
F
Then walk the circle in the other direction
Dm
Then walk the circle in the other direction
Em
Then walk the circle in the other direction
F
Then walk the circle in the other direction
G
Then walk the circle in the other direction
A
Then walk the circle in the other direction
(The thought is eating at you)
(Like a rat that eats the whole heart)