Future Islands - Swept inside

^CBy the shattered calls of a mother's arms All swept-inside like the rosary ^FThat fell away when her girlish charms Cried out to take on motherhood ^CShe waits by the windowsill All wrapped in white and puzzling ^FWhat happened to the child inside? Who ran the streets and the days at night...

^CShe says, "Nothing seems the same." And, "I can't change a thing." ^F"My body's like a wave, breaking to the sea." ^CShe says, "Everything seems strange." Locked behind the years ^FBut life is ours to find, in the days at night

^CThere passes a stranger every eve Who walks himself on a silver-leash ^FAnd in his head, the worlds asleep Or, so the wrinkles in his hands believe ^CWhen he was young, he had a dream To be a star, on the movie-screen ^FNow it all seems a silly lie As he walks alone And, the days on fire

^CHe says, "Nothing seems the same." And, "I can't feel a thing." ^F"My bodies like a wave, caving in on me" ^CHe says, "Everything seems strange." Holding back the tears ^FAnd he smiles just like a child In the days at night

^CMother of song You'll find the right way ^FTo cherish in dreams All of the small things ^CFather in time You'll find a world ^FThat's so perfect and calm All of the small things

^CMother of song You'll find the right way ^FTo cherish in dreams All of the small things ^CFather in time You'll find a world ^FThat's so perfect and calm All of the small things

^CMother of song You'll find the right way ^FTo cherish in dreams All of the small things ^CFather in time You'll find a world ^FThat's so perfect and calm All of the small things

^CMother of song You'll find the right way ^FTo cherish in dreams All of the small things ^CFather in time You'll find a world ^FThat's so perfect and calm All of the small things