NIKI - Autumn

C
i carved my name
Am F
into your ribcage..
C
we talked of lands
Am F
away from this cage..

C
you said, don’t fret love,
someday i’ll be my own man,
Dm Am
i’ll be free..
F
oh, but darling did you mean..
G
darling, did you mean..
C
free from me..?

C
you promised home
Am F
the kind i’d never known, oh.. oh..
C
but here we are,
skin and flesh and beating hearts
F
and i’m wondering what the hell
i’m doing wrong..

C
you said, “let’s make ourselves
our very own brigade,
Dm Am
this love our shield, our blade”..
F
oh, but darling do you see..
G
the cuts from which i bleed..?
C
it’s me you’ve slain..

F G
i didn’t obliterate these walls for you
C
to come and raid my home..
F
and here you are right next to me
G C
ironically, i’ve never felt more alone..

C
i fell for you
Am F
faster than i fell apart.. mmm..
C
and i guess i’m the one to blame..
Am
for letting myself fall too hard..

F
i ripped my heart out
and put it in your hands in hopes
G C
that we’d put up a fight.. hmmm..
F
how paradoxical, since now
G
all i can think about is
C
when will we stop trying ooh..

C
oh.. oh.. oh..
Am
how do we stay.. a..float..
F G C
when do i.. let go..?

C
all you do is blindside me,
it’s hard to be brave
Am
but when the night cuts into the day,
it’s your love i crave
F G
i must’ve thanked my lucky stars too much,
C
they left me sitting in too much dust..

C
you know all my dreams
you were one, so it seemed
Am
and i love you but with you
it’s heartache i breathe
F G
you gave it your all just with everything
C
you took from me..

C F Em
oh.. my love..
Am C G/B
is this the end for us..?
F G
maybe we’ve had enough..