(Verse 1) F# C# The fossils of my footsteps will be unearthed at a far off date, unknown F# F#2 C# C#/D# Impressed in concrete from walking home alone after walking you home FF#2 F# C# And the mops of greasy hair will romanticize my despair FF#2 CC#/D# But they wont know that I didn't care (Chorus 1) BbmG#4 C# ( C#5 )F#2 I like the silence, I like the empty streets Bbm G#4C# ( C#5 ) F#2 Crawl down on my hands and knees in a heartbeat BGC(C#5 ) F#2 If I had to Bbm G# F# I owe 'em that at the very least (Verse 2) F# C# The map had faded out but I could have sworn I noted every stride F# F#2 C# C#/D# I guess the rain hit before the ink had dried F# C# And where I thought I'd be was not what I perceived F# F#2 C# C#/D# Assessing the progress from beneath your sheets (Chorus 2) Bbm G#4 C# ( C#5 )F#2 That's why I need the silence, I need the empty streets Bbm G#4 C# ( C#5 ) F#2 Just as bad as they don't need me Bbm G#4 C# ( C#5) F#2 Its a sick, sad, sham of a marriage Bbm G# FF#m But its all there is, its all I need (Tag) F#2 Bbm G#4 F#2 Bbm G#4 I can be everything you need if you make me F#2 Bbm G#4 F#2 Bbm G#4 I can be every crack in your concrete if you let me off easy F#2 Bbm G#4 F#2 Bbm G#4 I can be easily deceived if you want that F#2 Bbm G#4 F#2 C# C#sus2 But you are the ember of my heart, whether you like that or not F#