STRONG ENOUGH TO STAY

[Em(add9)] Morning hangs from the gutter [Cmaj7] like a coat nobody came back for [G] the kettle talks to itself [D] in a language of steam [Em(add9)] I once kept tomorrow [Cmaj7] in a jar above the cupboard [G] but the glass went cloudy [Dsus4] [D] and nothing lived inside [Em(add9)] The walls have learned the weather [Cmaj7] they take the rain without complaint [G] every nail in this place [D] knows what it is holding [Em(add9)] somewhere behind a door [Cmaj7] a small light burns [G] and that is enough [Dsus4] [D] to keep the dark outside [Cmaj7] I don’t need another promise [G] I have buried enough of those [Em] just leave one beam unbroken [D] when the ceiling starts to speak [Cmaj7] leave one wire carrying fire [G] through the walls after midnight [Em] leave one thing in this house [Dsus4] [D] that still knows my name [Em(add9)] Years passed like freight cars [Cmaj7] with the doors chained shut [G] I watched them cross the distance [D] carrying rooms I never entered [Em(add9)] I stopped waving long ago [Cmaj7] there was nobody at the window [G] only my reflection [Dsus4] [D] coming back in pieces [Am7] Grass lies down for the storm [Em] the field says nothing [Cmaj7] a black tree keeps its arms open [G] under an empty sky [Am7] the wind takes what it can [Em] and leaves the trunk standing [Cmaj7] not because it believes [Dsus4] [D] because it is still there [Em(add9)] [Cmaj7] [G] [D] [Cmaj7] I don’t need another promise [G] don’t tell me where the road goes [Em] just leave one beam unbroken [D] when the house begins to lean [Cmaj7] leave one wire carrying fire [G] past the hour when everything goes quiet [Em] there are voices behind these walls [Dsus4] [D] I know what they are worth [Cmaj7] and if something hears me! [G] above the pipes and rain [Em] leave one thing in this house [Dsus4] [D] that I can still carry! [Em(add9)] The gutter keeps the rain [Cmaj7] the walls keep the names [G] the night keeps its distance [D] for another hour [Em(add9)] and somewhere in the dark [Cmaj7] something still burns [G] small enough to miss [D] strong enough to stay [Em(add9)] Outro: [Em(add9)] – [Cmaj7] – [G] – [Dsus4] – [Em(add9)]