EB So slowly I'm losing Abm E who I've sworn to be. E B a promise in pencil Abm E that years have made so hard to read. E B I've spent my life building walls Abm E brick by brick and bruise by bruise... E B Abm Gb a birdcage religion that whispered me to sleep. Instrumental: E, B, E, B, E, B, E, B, Gb E B but time is spinning silk Abm E that coils ruthlessly; E B with the devil's patience, Abm E it binds my hands so quietly Gb E Gb that soon it becomes a part of me. Instrumental: E, B, E, B, E, B, E, B, Gb (2X) E B Abm E so soften these edges and straighten out my tie. E B and help me remember Abm E the hope that I have compromised. Gb E Gb please be a broken record for me. Instrumental: E, B, E, B, E, B, E, B, Gb