Bright Eyes - I watched you taking off

^F#m9Meaning is ^E/G#sometimes hard to ^Espot^{E6 E7 E6 E7} It ^F#m9begins with the ^E/G#flickering of ^Eciga^E6ret^E7tes^{E6 E7} In the ^F#m9darkness of a ^E/G#dorm room Some^Ewhere in the suffocated ^{F#m9 E/G#} mi^Ed-west^{E6 E7 E6 E7}

But if ^F#m9this is real then ^E/G#I was m^Eistak^E6en ^{E7 E6 E7} And if ^F#m9there is truth then ^E/G#why ca^En't^E6 we^E7 fi^E6nd ^E7it? But ^F#m9beauty comes to ^E/G#those who hav^Ee ^E6bee^E7n w^E6ait^E7ing for ^F#m9something that is ^E/G#bigger than^E themselves

But ^C#m7this is the sound of the ^Bsus2hopeless kids As they ^Escream from the basements of the ^Ehouses of their parents And ^C#m7this is the sound of the ^Bsus2hopeless ones As ^Ethey stare down at their books and rea^Elize they have been lied to

But if ^F#m9this is real then ^E/G#I was mis^Etak^E6en ^{E7 E6 E7} If the v^F#m9ision's gone then ^E/G#I was not aw^Eare Con^F#m9sistency like ^E/G#that which I have ^Ecraved Is that ^F#m9people change so ^E/G#unexpected^Ely And ^F#m9realization ^E/G#finds you in a dr^Eunke^E6n a^E7irp^E6ort^{E7 F#m9}Some planes depart and ^E/G#others never arr^Eived

So with ^F#m9this in mind I ^E/G#don't plan o^En ^E6wai^E7tin^E6g ^E7 If its ^F#m9time to leave and ^E/G#break these old ^Eties Without ^F#m9something more the ^E/G#vision ^Eis^E6 fa^E7din^E6g ^E7 But ^F#m9until its gone the ^E/G#pain will make us ^Etry - it'll make us try

But ^C#m7this is the hope I've been ^Bsus2searching for As the ^Ewings catch the sunlight of the ^Ecold Nebraska skyline And ^C#m7this is the dream I am ^Bsus2dying in As I ^Ewake to find tomorrow, be con^Etent without perfection

But if ^F#m9this is real then ^E/G#I was mis^Etaken And if the ^F#m9vision is gone then ^E/G#I was not aw^Eare