Surrender

Am                                   F
I tied myself with wire
F                                        C
To let the horses roam free
C/B
Playing with the fire
                 E                E      D   D   Am
Until the fire played with me

Am                                      F
The stone was semi-precious
F                                   C
We were barely conscious
        C/B
Two souls too smart to be
            E
In the realm of certainty
E             D              D          Am
Even on our wedding day

   Am                      F
We set ourselves on fire
    F                 C
Oh God, do not deny her
     C/B
It’s not if I believe in love
    E                           E
If love believes in me
           D           D
Oh, believe in me

            F          C
At the moment of surrender
    F            C
I folded to my knees
  Am                    G
I did not notice the passers-by
          F              F    Am
And they did not notice me

Am                                       F
I’ve been in every black hole
             F                       C
At the altar of the dark star
   C/B
My body’s now a begging bowl
        E                               E
That’s begging to get back, begging to get back
          D    D
To my heart
                                 Am   Am
To the rhythm of my soul
                                  F                             F
To the rhythm of my unconsciousness
                                 C
To the rhythm that yearns
C/B                         E          E
To be released from control

        F               C             F     C
I was punching in the numbers at the ATM machine
        Am             G
I could see in the reflection
      F                F
A face staring back at me
        F            C
At the moment of surrender
     F                  C
Of vision over visibility
  Am                    G
I did not notice the passers-by
         F                F
And they did not notice me

        F               C
I was speeding on the subway
                   F              C
Through the stations of the cross
       Am                 G
Every eye looking every other way
           F                             F
Counting down ’til the train would stop