Avalanche

Em

[Verse 1]
Em                C/G       Em
I stepped into an avalanche,
         D/F#    Em
it covered up my soul;
                   C/G
When I am not this hunchback that 
you see,
Em        D/F#           Em
I sleep beneath a golden hill.
G               B7
You who wish to conquer pain,
         Em                    C/G
you must learn, learn to serve me 
     B7/F#
well.

[Verse 2]
Em                    C/G      Em
You strike my side by accident
          D/F#          Em
As you go down for your gold.
                          C/G
The cripple here that you clothe and
 feed
Em         D/F#        Em
Is neither starved nor cold;
G                        B7
He does not ask for your company,
              Em                   
Not at the centre, the centre of 
  C/G     B7/F#
the world.

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[Verse 3]
Em             C/G      Em
When I am on a pedestal,
           D/F#      Em
You did not raise me there.
                    C/G
Your laws do not compel me
Em       D/F#          Em
To kneel grotesque and bare.
G               B7
I myself am the pedestal
         Em                     
For this ugly hump at which you 
C/G     B7/F#
stare.

[Verse 4]
Em              C/G          Em
You who wish to conquer pain,
         D/F#                Em
You must learn what makes me kind;
                            C/G
The crumbs of love that you offer 
me,
Em          D/F#               Em
They’re the crumbs I’ve left behind.
G                  B7
Your pain is no credential here,
              Em                   
It’s just the shadow, shadow of my 
C/G     B7/F#
wound.

[Verse 5]
Em              C/G          Em
I have begun to long for you,
  D/F#        Em
I who have no greed;
                C/G
I have begun to ask for you,
Em    D/F#    Em
I who have no need.
G                    B7
You say you’ve gone away from me,
    Em                      C/G   
But I can feel you when you 
  B7/F#
breathe.

[Verse 6]
Em                    C/G         
Do not dress in those rags for me,
 Em

           D/F#    Em
I know you are not poor;
                           C/G
And don’t love me quite so fiercely 
now
Em       D/F#                  Em
When you know that you are not sure,
G                  B7
It is your turn, beloved,
          Em                C/G    
And it is your flesh that I wear.
B7/F#