Head rest

HEAD REST (E A D F# A E)

I just want to let my head rest on the headrest and have a rest. Close my eyes. Take a breath.

I just need someone to tell me. Or show me. Because I lose perspective. And sometimes that’s the difference.

Knowing why. Knowing why not. Knowing I tried is all I have.

And it’s all I ask for. And it’s all I want. And it must be the difference.

It must be the difference.

(let my head rest / it must be the difference / let my head rest / it must be the difference)

Watch the world spin

WATCH THE WORLD SPIN (E A D F G E)

Think I’m just going to sit here and watch the world spin. Think I’m just going to lie down until I’m not so tired. Think I’m just going to stand up and walk through the trees. Think I’m just going to take off and fly.

 

Think I’m ready if you want to go. Blink once if do, blink twice if you don’t. Think carefully before you read your horoscope. There are some things we are not meant to know.

You don't need the moon - Yev Kassem

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YOU DON’T NEED THE MOON (E A D G B E)

I didn’t say that it doesn’t rain.
I just meant that it doesn’t rain as much as they say.

Come near, I’m right here.
Those clouds will thin out and disappear.

I didn’t say that it’s not true and who knows anyhow?
So go home, do what you’ve got to do.

But you don’t need the moon.
And I know cos love comes from within you.

Don’t say that nothing has changed because I don’t buy it.
And don’t say that you feel better because you don’t look it.

The sun and the sky are on fire.
The temperature’s low, the tide is high.

But you don’t need the moon.
Because love comes from within you.


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Heaviness will hold me

HEAVINESS WILL HOLD ME (D G D G B E, capo 2)

All we saw were folding clouds. Crashing down into themselves. If only we could hold them up but I don’t think they need us.

 

I don’t need the sun today. It’s hanging around my neck. And there is nothing else I need to protect. I know I am in good hands.

 

And heaviness will hold me.

 

Heaviness will hold me. And no one could have told me. Even when the sky wants to fold me.

I know heaviness will hold me. And I will not mourn me the old me. Even as the clouds are folding. I know heaviness will hold me.

From one wall to the other

FROM ONE WALL TO THE OTHER (D G D G B E, capo 1)

From one wall to the other. The distance only gets shorter. And outside it only gets darker.

And we run down the corridor as outside the rain fails like lead on the roof (lead on the roof).

And outside stands a scarlet red gate. Basket head case. Run your own race.

Full belly and a headache. It’s the only thing still in my way.

As they fall (I also exist)

AS THEY FALL (I ALSO EXIST) (E A C G B E)

As they fall they forget themselves. They look like mirrors looking into the sun. And I do not know who I am or how I got here.

 

And all the while I stare through the roof and I think: What is falling now?

Who is on their way? Will I know their names?

 

And as you fall don’t think about falling. Don’t think about floating. Don’t let your head get too heavy. I guess we will know when we know. And if we don’t we won’t.

 

And as the trees fall down. As the wind beats the house. As the sky turns black.

The very fact that we exist is proof that the dow must also exist. I also exist. You also exist.

I know i'll find my way

I KNOW I’LL FIND MY WAY (E A D G B E, capo 2)

Full belly and a headache. I missed myself today. I slipped but it’s ok. There’s brightness on the way. A tightness in my head. Fingers round my neck. I missed myself today. I’m lost but it’s ok. I know I’ll find my way. I know I’ll find my way. I’m lost but it’s ok. I know I’ll find my way. I’m lost but it’s ok.

 

Following the streetlights I know will guide me home. There are friends at every corner. I’ll never yoch alone. I’ll never not be home. I’ll never not be home.

 

In spite of full bellies and headaches. I won’t miss what’s slipped away. I fell flat on my face but there are ice packs on the way. An ocean in my chest. A beach inside my neck. I’m lost but it’s ok. I know I’ll find my way. I missed myself today. I know I’ll find my way.

In love

IN LOVE (D G D F# B E)

Stand on the ground. Sit in a chair. Look for the shade when it’s there.

And move from love. All through life. Like riding a bike. I’m just riding my bike.

 

Trust how you feel. It’s give and take. And you must take what you’re given.

And come towards love. Just close enough. Like a bird in the sunset.

 

Everything glowed. The spaces between. Green, yellow and blue. Just humming.

I’m coming: from love, towards love, in love.

This is how it starts

THIS IS HOW IT STARTS (D G D F# B E)

It starts like this. It ends with no warning. I’ll be gone by morning.

It takes its toll. Believe me, it does. Leave me in the sun. Let me come undone.

At this point in time I err on the side of believing.

 

It starts like that.

 

I should’ve known it would. I should’ve set an alarm. Like an old Holden Commodore. The roof is falling and there’s mould on the floor.

But the ocean looks just as full as yesterday. Let’s go swimming.

The ocean looks just as full as yesterday.

 

I’ll be gone by morning. So will you. We’ll be replaced. We’ll look the same. This is how it starts.

Don't wait for me

DON’T WAIT FOR ME (E A D G B E, capo 6)

Don’t wait for me, I’m still learning. Don’t hold your breath, I’m returning.

Don’t close your eyes, I need light here. Hold out your arms, I am so near.

 

Boats on the sea disappear at night. I wonder where they go. Could we ever find a better place to hide? I might try.

I might try.

 

Don’t wait for me, I’m still learning. Don’t hold your breath, I’m returning.

Don’t close your eyes, I might disappear. Hold out your arms, the coast is so clear.

 

Worms in the grass have got the right idea. But word travels fast. Faster than we realise. I want to lie here all night.

I want to lie here all night.

 

I want to lie here all night. I want to lie by your side. I want to lie here all night.

 

Don’t wait for me, I’m still learning. Don’t hold your breath, I’m returning.

Don’t close your eyes, they remind me how close I am when you’re beside me.

God is my landlord

GOD IS MY LANDLORD (E A D G B E)

God is my landlord and he’s breathing down my neck.

I’m just hanging in here and he just put up the rent again.

 

God is my landlord and I’m always in debt.

He comes round and mows the lawn every second weekend.

 

God is my landlord. He has invested well.

If I don’t keep him happy I might end up in hell.

 

God is my landlord.

Feels like any day now he’ll sell this place to developers and kick us all out.

If my lips will let me - Yev Kassem

Track 5 from the Yev Kassem album We Swam Out to Sea. Thanks Nikola Jokanovic for the pic. Check out his stuff: https://www.nikola-j.com/ @linear.wave.sampler

IF MY LIPS WILL LET ME (D A D F# B E, capo 4)

If my lips will let me, I will put them to your cheek.

Since your wind has swept me, I’ve been blowing all over the street.

I am terrified; I’m not sure I’m what you need.
Please do not forget me.

If my feet will take me, I will appear at your door.

Watching the waves breaking, but we won’t get wet anymore.
We are out of our depth, but we are hardly finished yet.
And no one else can save me.

If my hands will hold you, I will press them to your chest.
When the morning folds you, I’ll untangle all the mess.
We could stay all day. There’s nothing I would rather do.
And when I say it, I mean it.

If my brain will slow down and hear what others have to say.
My heart will make it known now, because I’m just getting in the way.
I cannot pretend, but I cannot deny the proof.

And I am sure I love you.

Maybe I'm learning and it's part of the journey

MAYBE I’M LEARNING AND IT’S PART OF THE JOURNEY (D A D G B E)

A crashing / a hurting / I will go into myself / a reflection / the sun on the ocean / the trees on the wall / dancing in the breeze / I am not scared of myself / but I’m in a state / a bad way / broke down / smoked out / long way to go but it’s the only way I know how / don’t take me home I won’t go back now / I am not scared of myself / but I’m crashing / I’m hurting / a gnashing / a turning / maybe I’m learning and it’s part of the journey / maybe I’m learning and it’s part of the journey / maybe I’m learning and it’s part of the journey / maybe I’m learning and it’s part of the journey

I won't go back

I WON’T GO BACK (D A D G B E)

I won’t go back. I won’t go back. Even when it’s dark. Even when it’s cold. Even when I’m not lost and I’ve got nowhere to go. I won’t go back. I won’t go back. Even if I’m lonely. Even if I’m sad. Even if everyone else has.

 

Even when I miss the very things I threw away. I know I threw them away for a reason. And I probably don’t need them.

 

I won’t go back. Even when it’s dark. Even when it’s cold.

I won’t go back. Even when I’m not lost and I’ve got nowhere to go.

I won’t go back.

In the heart of the fire lies a hidden spring

IN THE HEART OF THE FIRE LIES A HIDDEN SPRING (E A D G B E)

I am not above anything. I am not better than anyone. I am awake and the sun feels so good on my skin.

I am not below anything. I am not worse than anyone. I don’t know why I’m crying but I know I need to.

I don’t know why I’m crying but I know I need to.

 

Shut all the doors. Shut the windows.

It’s too noisy outside.

 

The angles are trapped in my chest. Tear off my skin. Peel my ribs back. Let them out. Let them out.

I don’t know why they’re flying but I know they need to.

I don’t know why they’re flying but I know they need to.

 

I don’t know my why I’m crying but I know I need to.

I won't be lost

I WON’T BE LOST (2) (E A C G B E)

The less I have the more I fear it.

Even when I lose it I won’t be lost.

Even when I let go. Even though I’m falling.

Even as the slide in slide in the playground.

Even as we’re crying and even as we’re laughing.

I won’t be lost. I won’t be lost. I won’t be lost. I won’t be lost.

Today was the hottest day since yesterday

TODAY WAS THE HOTTEST DAY SINCE YESTERDAY (E A C# F# B E)

Today was the hottest day since yesterday. And I will never look back.

Today was so easy. I just fell into place. I guess it’s the heat that makes me soft.

Under a blue sky I feel a glowing in my chest. Everything is blurring into one.

 

Tonight is the longest night I’ve ever spent. I’m glad I’m here with you.

The street is silent. The wind is yet to turn. I’ll sleep with my shirt off tonight.

Under a lake of softly burning stars. The space between us feels like home.

 

And everything is blurring into one.

The cars on the street are blurring into one.

The sky and the sea are blurring into one.

You and me are blurring into one.

I was born in a cave

I WAS BORN IN A CAVE (E A D G B E)

I was born in a cave. I will return to the same place. I still try to get away but I can’t escape it.

There are days I see light. There are days I see birds in the sky. There are days when I’m right by their side but eventually I get left behind.

It is here I will stay. Maybe go out for the day. But I promise not to stray. I will not turn my heart away.

I was born in a cave.

 

I will not turn my heart away. Even when it feels like I cannot come back. Even when I forget how to get there.

I will not make the same mistake. I will not make the same mistake I made yesterday. Or the day before that or the day before that.

I was born in a cave. Only I can find and no one else can get there. But I will not be alone.

Because they live in my heart. These moments. So I am never alone.

And even when it’s dark and I can’t see a thing. They live in my heart.

I need more of you

I NEED MORE OF YOU (D A D G B E, capo 2)

I need more of you. Can’t you see? I’m in awe of you. A steady breeze. Upon my face. And now I see. I’m in awe of you.

 

The days grow slow. So do we. Close your eyes. Falling leaves. Tall and true. An old gum tree. Taking its time. Waiting for us.

 

I need more of you. Can’t you see? I’m in awe of you. And now I see. A steady breeze. Upon my face. I’m in awe of you.

 

I need more of you. Can’t you see?

 

I took too long. But I was right on time. I took my watch and I set it on fire.

I sat here all night. In the mess I’d made. I walked outside and the moon was gone.

 

I need more of you. Can’t you see? I’m in awe of you. Do you need me? A steady breeze upon my face. And now I see. Now I see. I need more of you. Can’t you see? I’m in awe of you. I’m in awe of you.

I remember the bad decisions more than the good ones

I REMEMBER THE BAD DECISIONS MORE THAN THE GOOD ONES  

(D A D G B E, capo 2)

Don’t choke on your big tongue. It might not serve you here. These old bar stools remember.

Don’t let me spoil your fun. Don’t think I think I’m wise. But I remember the bad decisions more than the good ones.

I remember the bad decisions more than the good ones.

 

So, don’t choke on your big tongue. But don’t hate the sounds it makes. And don’t listen to a thing I tell you.

Sitting in the sun all day

SITTING IN THE SUN ALL DAY (E A D G B E)

First surf of autumn. Some rise, some fallen. You are bawling.

But you can’t catch all of them. And if you try you will fail. But don’t take my word for it.

It’s like sitting in the sun all day.

 

First time I found you, you thought you’d found me. And I’m still grateful.

The last time I saw you was not that long ago. And you looked beautiful.

And it’s like walking with the wind at our back.

 

First storm of summer, I remember we were walking around the block.

We saw the lightning and heard the thunder. And just laughed to each other.

And it’s like pouring rain and coming home safe.

It’s like sitting in the sun all day.

You can always fall

YOU CAN ALWAYS FALL (E A D G B E)

You can always fall. Throw me that ball, I promise I’ll catch it.

You can always call me back.

Like sitting in the sun all day. Watching it crawl across the sky.

So you can be sure you haven’t missed anything.

You won’t miss anything. You can’t miss anything.