Dm Dm Bb Gm
[Verse 1]
Dm
Oh let me in
The air out here is thick
Bb
And I've grown thin
Gm
Been choking on the wind
Dm
Retching through my skin
Bb
Coughing up love that tastes like spring
Gm Dm
Green and starved of oxygen
[Chorus 1]
Bb Gm Bb
But I could be the light
Bb F C Bb
Blaze my own damn trail and you'll follow
Bb F Dm
To a cruel, hard heartland
Bb A Dm F
I'm a cruel, hard heartland
[Verse 2]
Dm
Grey charcoal blue
Stretched across the sky
Bb
This lonely moon
Gm
Leaves footprints in my shoes
Dm
Wonders through my bed
Dm Bb
Strokes my paper face and combs my head
Gm Dm
Speaking silent words with hands instead
[Chorus 2]
Bb Gm Bb
She could be the light
Bb F C Bb
Help me blaze a trail and they'll follow
Bb F Dm
To a cruel, hard heartland
Bb A Dm C Eb
I'm a cruel, hard heartland
[Bridge]
Gm C
To the east I raise my cup
Gm Eb
Rise at dawn and wake my sluggish heart
Gm
Beat life again
Eb F A
I am ready now, wasn't ready then
[Verse 3]
Dm Bb
I plunged into the lake to hide my tears
Gm
Conceal my salty fears
Dm
Heaving on the grass
Bb
Gasping at the air, the sky went dark
Gm
The fire broke apart
Dm
We slept at last
[Chorus 3]
Bb Gm Bb
When the embers die
Bb F C Bb
Then I'll take your hand and lead you there
Bb F Dm
To a cruel, hard heartland
Bb A Dm F Dm
I'm a cruel, hard heartland
