Tom P Buckley

Lyrics

[Intro]
[strummed acoustic guitar, G major, 115 BPM]
[Verse 1]
[male vocals, mid-range]
Life's a race running out of time
Shades are all on
Somebody spoke they lost who they were
Music had just given them courage
We're not always there
[clean electric guitar enters with melodic slides]
We're not always there, there, there, there
[Chorus]
[vocals shift to higher register]
Take out the angels and light out the thieves
There's always an angel inside of me
You know devils, know they're your friend
They get in your closet they're just like you again and again
[strumming intensifies]
No it's not easy
No I'm not factually smart
But I've got a heart, a heart
I've got a heart, heart where the diamond should be
[Bridge]
[sustained electric guitar notes]
Heart where the diamond should be
Heart where the diamond should be
[acoustic guitar continues rhythmic strumming]
Nobody cried for them
Moments just faded out
I was always alone
Nobody knew
[Verse 2]
[vocals become more urgent and strained]
I guess somebody told you
Somewhere the end is the start
I guess somebody scolded the boy
For having a big old heart
I guess somebody saw you
In the middle of the night
Just a memory for you
Just a chance with the light
[falsetto]
I don't deserve the curse of the dead
I don't deserve the curse of the end
I don't deserve the curse of the end
[Outro]
[strumming continues]
I will come dancing
The music plays
Captain of the ship's there
Everybody let's get going again
The wind is right