Vertical

Mountains in Kauai, Make me feel so 
lowly, Cower at their power, 
Vertical I like
Dizzy under buildings, Bending like 
their willing, Is it what I'm 
seeing, Vertical is fright
F                              
[Hard to gain perspective, Often 
            G                  
it's perplexing, Reaching for a 
                         F
record, Vertical is sight,]
F                                 
[Hanging on a pylon, Dropping from
      G                            
 a million, Jumping hill to hill 
                F
on, Vertical is height]
F                                 
People live above you, Postured 
              G
like a totem, Runnin' up some stairs
 oh, Vertical is might
F                                 
Stalling on a nose and, Places to 
              G
propose in, Seeing everything from, 
Vertical is light
F                                 
Diamonds of the sky on, Black and 
                       G
endless background, Reaching out to 
grab them, Vertical at night
F                                 
My imagination, Reaches to 
   G
forever, Like an endless tower, So 
vertical I write


{Pre-Chorus}
F#m           G                A
So high and still it sends a feeling
 through me
(Oh up above me falling over)
[Suddenly not vertical]
E                   D            
Breathe in the the air goes 
      C#m
through a system that is
(down below me working steady)
[Weary when it's vertical]
F#m        G                A
A tree we are with limbs extending 
to the sun
(Single holly finches calling)
[Very lovely vertical]
E               D            A
Come find me floating up if you 
should find me gone
(Nice and breezy spirits easy)
Continúa después del anuncio
[And did you hear a child say?]


{Chorus}
D
My feet can't cross the parking lot
Am
The parking lot is way too hot
[Then everything went vertical]
x4


{Bridge}
    Bm      A       G
For me, for me, for me
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh


{Verse}
F                              
At the tips of cities, Birds are 
                      G
tracing columns, Windows bend in 
wind, Vertical in flight
F                                 
Down below a statue, People stand 
            G
in poses, Making good impressions, 
Vertical delights
F                                 
Lying on a trunk, And waiting to 
               G
be dreaming, Startled by a thumpin, 
Vertical insight
F                              
Lots of people thinkin, Thinking 
                    G
about falling, Nothing but a rope 
so, Vertical hold tight


{Pre-Chorus}
F#m            G             
Sometimes you feel the pressure 
      A
dropping on you
(Heavy folders daring soldiers)
[Crashing from the vertical]
E            D               C#m
I start to wonder does this system 
matter?
(Crumbling boulder couldn't hold 
her)
[Only if it's vertical]
F#m       G                     
Even in leaves some creatures build 
A
themselves a home
(Ancient maples empty stables)
[Can't always be vertical]
E        D                   A
Lifted above the din their worlds a 
peaceful dome
(Natures diet finding quiet)
[They don't hear the child say]


{Chorus}
D
My feet can't cross the parking lot
Am
The parking lot is way too hot
[The everything went vertical]
x8


{Outro}
       D    Am      G      Am
The parking lot is way too hot
[The everything went vertical]
x8