Radical Face – Holy Branches (Guitar)

              Em
When you were young

                G
You'd bite your tongue

D                              A
Calm, always did what you were told

               Em
Never ran your mouth

              G
Lived life on tiptoes

D                     A
Only felt peace if by yourself

                    C
When mistakes don't count

          Em            D
There's a hole in your chest

                            C
From the time that you were born

                   C
One that don't get filled

                Em            A     C
But everybody's bones are just holy branches

          D                              Em
Cast from trees to cut patterns into the world

       A                 C
And in time we find some shelter

          D                            C
Spill our leaves and then sleep in the Earth

               C           
And when we're there we'll belong

           D                                 Em
'cause the Earth don't give a damn if you're lost

Em         G
Now I live alone

D                    A
Working the belly of machines

                    Em
Wring my soot-black hands

                  G
And I don't sleep much

D               
Days don't feel different

         A
From the nights

                 C
With no goals in mind

          Em          D
There's a hole in my chest

                       C
From the time I walked away

                C
One I fill with sweat

                Em             A     C
But everybody's bones are just holy branches

          D                              Em
Ride the breeze to cut patterns in the leaves

       A                 C
And in time we find some shelter

          D                            C
Spill our seeds and then wait for our turns

        Em           D                  C
But for now we're adrift on the waves of discontent

                    C
Trying to carve our place

       Em                           D
All in hopes we'll be something they want

                       Em
But I'm not holding my breath

A          C               A
Trace your fingers down my spine

A         C              A
Make your home behind my eyes

A       C                   A
Line my skull with harmless lies

             C              D              Em
I'll bide my time until I'm something they want