Thousands Of Bees

Am
In a jar of alchemy
                                         G              E
The sands of mind washed in from the sea on a sinking boat
Am
Navigating the tangled thread
                                G              E
In a snag at the edge of the bed a well-worn plot
F                     E
Written in an aching need
G                          F              Am
The book with the shining seed could not float

[Chorus]

    C   G              Am
I awoke in the early morning
    C     G               Am
I thought to tell you something
       F
But I forget what it was now anyway
      Am
It’s good of you to stay

[Verse 2]

Am
I saw myself in shattered mirrors
                                      G             E
Each an echo of the other’s features but never the same
Am
The pieces hung on to the wall
                             G           E
Held a while before they fall from the game
    F                E
But if they could resolve
    G              F         Am
To flow as they dissolve my name

[Chorus]

    C   G              Am
I awoke in the early morning
    C     G               Am
I thought to tell you something
       F
But I forget what it was now anyway
      Am
It’s good of you to stay

[Verse 3]

Am
I had a dream, beautiful
                       G           E
In a garden there grew shining trees
Am
Fruit and vines in the night
                               G               E
The plants shone a strange light from their leaves
      F                        E
I drew closer to the colored shapes
      G                      F             Am
Illuminating the folds of my cape and my sleeves
     F                   E
And of a sudden heard a sound
 G                 F                Am
Buzzing soft all around without a breeze
  F                    E
Flying in the garden where
  G                           F                 Am
Flowers touched my hands and hair thousands of bees

[Chorus]

    C   G              Am
I awoke in the early morning
    C     G               Am
I thought to tell you something
       F
But I forget what it was now anyway
      Am
It’s good of you to stay