Cicada Days

[Verse 1] C The greener grass grows where the wildfires fertilize C With ashes of sparrows, peppered moths, and butterflies Dm F C Ghosts of trees and termites bloom in the beanstalk C And if you get lightheaded when standing too fast C Is it from shaking out the weight of phosphenes and past Dm F C Salt deposits on warm little rivers that burst from our words [Pre-Chorus] G F C And God knows crying ain't gonna change a thing G F C Cmaj7 C7 She said take care, but I take more than I bring [Chorus] F C She said "It just feels inhumane to lose this much" F C Cmaj7 C7 Cuz when you leave you know, you take more than your love F C Just one week of cicada days, we're losing touch F C And I know it just feels inhumane to lose this much Dm F [Verse 2] C Our nerves were braided under ceiling stars, they were all C Glow-in-the-dark, hanging over queen-sized Dm F Purple waves of ancient chemicals C Dm F Just whispeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer C Did you ever build with those endangered bones? N.C. C C7 Dm Well, the ground looks soft enough to bury this now F C Oh, please, oh no [Pre-Chorus] G F C And then my sponsor said, "Do nothing, nothing works" G F C Cmaj7 C7 And then my doctor said, "Don't do that if it hurts" [Chorus] F C She said "It just feels inhumane to lose this much" F C Cmaj7 C7 Cuz when you leave you know, you take more than your love F C The seasons of cicada days, we can't make up F C And I know it just feels inhumane to lose this much, woaaaaaah [Bridge] (Single strum on all the chords) F C Let all my red flags fade to white, yeah, I give up F C Don't let me leave, I'll only take more than I gave Okay, I'll pack my stuff F C Here at the end of days, my God, what have I done? Dm F c Dm F Christ, now it feels damn inhumane to get all I've dreamed of, woaaaah [Outro] (break down the chords, let final chord ring out) C Keep coming back, it works if you work it C So work it, you're worth it, it won't if you don't Dm F C One day at a time, tomorrow's too late, amen