Divers
Joanna Newsom
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Am C The diver is my loveG Am F (& I am his, if I am not deceived),F who takes one breath above, forAm G Am every hour below the seaAm C who gave to me a jewelG Am F worth twice this woman's life (but would cost her lessF than laying at low tide,Am G Am to see her true love phosphoresce)( C ) & in an infinite regress:G Am Tell me, why is the pain of birthG lighter borne than the pain ofAm death?G I ain't saying that I loved youF first,C Bb but I loved you bestAm C I know we must abideG Am F each by the rules that bind us here:F the divers, & the sailors,Am G Am & the women on the pierAm C But how do you choose your form?G Am F How do you choose your name? How do you choose your life?Continúa después del anuncioHow do you choose the time you mustAm exhale,G Am & kick, & writhe?C & in an infinite capsize:G Am Like a bull tearing down the coast,G Am double hulls bearing double masts—G F I don't know if you loved me most,C Bb but you loved me lastAm C Recall the word you gave:G Am F to count your way across the depths of this arid world,F where you would yoke the waves,Am G Am and lay a bed of shining pearls!Am C I dream it every night:G Am F the ringing of the pail,( F ) the motes of sand dislodged,( F ) the shucking, quick & bright;( F ) the twinned & cast-off shellsAm G Am reveal a single heart of white( C ) & in an infinite backslide:G Am Ancient border, sink past the West,G Am like a sword at the bearer's fallG F I can't claim that I knew you best,C Bb but did you know me at all?Am C A woman is alive!G Am F A woman is ali-ve;( F ) ( you do not take her for a sign inF ) nacre on a stone,Am G Am alone, unfaceted & fineAm C & never will I wedG Am F I'll hunt the pearl of death to the bottom of my life,( F ) & ever hold my breath,Am G Am 'til I may be the diver's wife( C ) See how the infinite divides:G Am & the divers are not to blameG for the rift, spanning distantAm shoresG F You don't know my name,C Bb but I know yours