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Envy the Birds

Death Cab for Cutie
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Chords in this song17

Intro

 

Verse 1

I can't recall where I left
I left my mind
I left my mind
It's somewhere in the rubble of an argument
And hard to find
It's hard to find

Verse 2

I watched as the words
The words were formed
And left your mouth
And left your mouth
And how you tried to put them back
Once they were out
Once they were out

Chorus

And how I envy the birds 
I envy the birds 
Soaring in the silence 
Soaring in the silence 

Interlude

  

Verse 3

You raised your voice more and more
Into a scream
Into a scream
Spraying bullets of grievances
Carelessly
Carelessly

Verse 4

It took so long to get nowhere
It got so loud
It got so loud
And in my mind, I disappeared
Into the clouds
Into the clouds

Chorus

And how I envy the birds 
I envy the birds 
Soaring in the silence 
Soaring in the silence 
'Cause when we speak without words 
Then no one gets hurt 
It's safer where it's quiet 
It's safer when it's quiet 

Interlude

4x C Cmaj7 Am7 Dsus4

Bridge

Speak without words
No one gets hurt
Speak without words
No one gets hurt
It's safer where it's quiet  
Speak without words
No one gets hurt
Speak without words
No one gets hurt
It's safer when it's quiet  
Speak without words
No one gets hurt
Speak without words
No one gets hurt
It's safer when it's quiet  
Speak without words
No one gets hurt
Speak without words
No one gets hurt
It's safer where it's quiet  
It's safer when it's quiet  

Outro

3x C Cmaj7 Am Dsus4
 

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