Bb
I, I gazed
C
Upon the Earth
Bb
Observed
G
Every faulted line


Bb
And time
             C
She moved so slow it taxed my feeble mind
Bb            C            N.C.
And I waited impatient for something to come around

Bb                 C
Did you know I was there?
                       Bb
Did you know what I needed?
        G
How, how long
         Bb
How, how long
                   C                                 Gm
Did I stand in the garden with my breath against the leaves
                                        G                               Bb
As the trees bowed down and weeds would gather, around my legs up to my knees

Bb       G
How, how long?
G        Bb
How, how long?

Bb
I, I gazed
C
Into your eyes
    Bb
The day
                       G
You promised you could lie forever

Bb
This way
             C
Your hand in mine and the stars singing our
Bb
Names
              G             N.C.
And I waited impatient for something to come around

Bb                  C
Did you know what it meant?
                     Bb
Did you know we were fading?
         G
How, how long

         Bb
How, how long
                      C                               Gm
Did we lie in the soil with our arms and legs tangled up
                                                  G                                       Bb
Like the weeds and the branches of the trees that bound our souls and necks to the ground below

          G
How, how long
    Bb
How long
    G
How long

Bb
Didn't mean to take you down
       C
Didn’t mean to take you down
                      Bb
I thought you'd wanna stay
                      G
I thought we would be fine whatever came our way

Bb
Didn't know my world was dark
       C
Didn’t know my world was dark
          Gm
Until you came
                        G
And you wilted with the lack of sun

        Gm
Falling prey
       C
To the weight
    G
And disarray

[pause]

Bb                  C
Now you know how it felt
                          Bb
Now you know why I needed it
         G
How, how wrong
         Bb
How, how wrong
                         C
You assumed that I could make you feel it was worth it
    Bb                                   G                                      Bb
But all I ever did was drag you down and bring you in and out through hell again

              C
My goddess of light
    G                     Bb
And spring and all things good
         G
How, how wrong

         Bb
How, how long
                          C
Before you break down and fly away with your spirit
    Bb                                          G                                             Bb
And mine in tow and leave me below with all the fates and shades and the river passing through
                           G
But I could never blame you