Lyrics

E
Old glass on the window sill 
		   A
	playin tricks with the light
E
Blue refractions dance brilliantly,
		  A
	once toxic bromite

E
Analgesics, tranquilizers,
	A
	poured with a cup of tea
E
A century has passed and now 
		     A
	they’re where they should be

E			      A
My heart is open now
E			      F#m
My heart is open now
E			      A
My heart is open now
E
Do what you will to me

A					    [weird B?]    B
(I’m ready, I’m ready, I’m ready,    I’m ready) x3 (4?)

refractions

Lyrics

C				     Em 
I miss the days when I’d drive over on a whim 
C			  Em
I feel the most present in your presence
G				     C	
And you knew every ordinary detail 
          G		     	     C
of my life and I knew yours

F7				 Em			       F7			       Em
How come no one warned me I’d be lonely most of the time
F7			  Em			    F7					         Em
Here I am just begging you to stay awhile and make me feel alive
  F7				 		       Em
I want you, to know inside your heart and mind
F7					      Em
         Lemme dive into the depths of where our worlds collide
F7							Em
	  I’ll be your goddamn inspiration
F7
If you’ll just let me
       F7		  Em
For one time a week


C				     			     Em 
Now we live in different states and we squeeze in phone calls
C 			   Em
Longing to feel seen
G						     C
No one talks about the hole a friend can leave inside you
G							   C
Off to make their dreams come true

goddamn inspiration

Lyrics

Take me to that secret island
Where no one knows how to find us
Let’s run away and leave everything behind
Take me to that secret island


I want adventure — with you and me
Of doing something — risky
Of being on the — edge between
Falling and — ecstasy
I’ll try — to challenge you
So you’ll challenge me like I want you to


I wanna tresspass — and break the rules
Stay out late — have you think I’m cool
I wanna feel the thrill — of sneaking out
Go someplace quiet — just to stop and shout
the words of my favorite song
You jump in — and sing along

Secret Island

Lyrics
	A			  B			C#m
This room, red and warm, like a womb
C#m				    A
Has everything we could need
			  B						C#m
Seated on this rug, this twisted redwood table
C#m
Both sixty years old

A					     B
Grandfather brought this table home
              C#m
From a bonsai shop in California
A			B
Here we are, together yet apart
C#m
Will this all be enough

       E				Fm
I’ve changed, these 10 years
	     C#m 					    E
Body’s grown and reshaped times o’er
       E				Fm
And I’m sure of who I’ll be
	   C#m			    E
Gotta trust myself a little more


When I was laying in the dark, I sobbed
I sobbed in despair
And my angel held my hand
She said — 

“Your body knows — just let go”
And I did; I did
Now I want to not give a fuck
Let the moments carry

I’ve changed, these 10 years
Silver hairs and tattoos — and I’m a mother
Don’t have to pretend
I’m older than I am — but did I ever

Let go

Lyrics 

A5   G5

Here comes the dark
Here come the shadows
Creeping towards me
Like a fog rolling in

CHORUS
            I am here
            Cowering in the corner
            Do you see me?
            I am sitting with my knees to my chest
            Just waiting
            Just watching the dark
            Creep closer, and closer, and closer

I am sick
Of always giving giving giving
Giving till
There’s nothing left

CHORUS

I am empty
I am spent
There’s nothing left
Just forget about me

Here Comes The Dark

Lyrics 

F#m
I see you stretching out
F#m
Reaching for the light
E
Oh just like me, just like me

F#m
Wrap me in your arms
F#m
And tell me that you love me
E						   (D -> Dsus) x2
It’s never enough, never enough


A				       E
And when I look up at you
A				  E
I get lost inside the view
A				 E
All I want is you to hold me here
A					  B
You just make me feel alive
B
In all the ways that I forgot
	Bb							      (D -> Dsus) x2
And I will stay a while now in the orange light


At 90 years old,
Grandma said she felt like
A tall tall tree, tall tall tree

Alone up in the sky,
Towering over all the saplings
Down below, down below

refractions

Gemma Smith-Vondras

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