Occident

occident Am Em F C mercy me , the night is long . Am F D# A# C take my pen , to write you this song . Dm G A# C lord : is it harder to carry on , A# C or to know when you are done? Am Em F C all my life , i’ve felt as though Am F D# A# C Dm i’m inside a beautiful memory , G replaying A# C A# F with the sound turned down low . C F G C long - life , show your face . Em Am A# C slow - heart , curb your taste . C F G C smoke me out of my hiding place . Em Am A# C long - life , state your case . Am Em F C what in the world are we waiting for Am F D# A# C building glowing cities along the shore , Dm G where the wind batters in , A# C A# A# baiting my kin like a matador? Am Em F C so much value , placed upon Am F D# A# C what lies just beyond our plans : Dm G waving my handkerchief , A# C A# C running along , till the end of the sand . C F G C long - life , speak your name . Em Am A# C i’m so tired of the guessing game . C F but , something is moving , G C just out of frame : Em Am slow - heart , A# C brace and aim . Am Em F C breaching slowly , across the sea , Am F one mast D# A# C a flash , like the stinger of a bee Dm G to take you away , A# C A# C a swarming fleet is gonna take you from me . Am Em F C the universe is getting loose : Am F D# sodden spread , A# C from some leaden disuse , Dm G rushing , unhinged , A# C toward diminishing lights , A# C like a headless caboose . C F i’ll wait for you , G C alongside the ocean , Em Am and make do A# C with my no - skin . C F but then , long - life , G C will you let me in? Em Am and then , slow - heart , A# C are you gonna know him? C F G C long - life , speak your name . Em Am A# C i wait , while i decry the wait . C F G C and when i die , may i relate : Em Am A# C slow heart , congregate . Am , Em , F , C Am , F , D# , A# , C Dm , G , A# , C A# C Am Em F C to leave your home , and your family , Am F D# A# C for some distortion of property? Dm G well , darling , i can’t go . A# C but you may stay A# C here , with me . Am