Kyla La Grange - Nurture

And on my ^Dfourth birthday, looking like a ^Aphotograph We would all ^Bmforget about and only dis^Gcover later on With all the ^Dnewspapers piled up like ^Aepitaphs For the man you ^Bmnever knew, but hold onto ^Glike a silver swan And in the ^Dforest that I created i^An my head I was a ^Bmwarrior, at home in the^G wild My bones were big and ^Dstrong; they'd never get me like they ^Adid in real life If I could j^Bmust get bigger and b^Getter

Could you stay a little ^Dlonger please? ^A Could you stay a little ^Bmlonger please? ^G

And in the l^Damplight, swaddled like a ^Ababy tight I read a ^Bmhundred pages to get l^Gost each night ^D I made a skin out of the ^ABrothers Grimm Made a ^Bmmagic box to hide the ^Gshouting in 'Cause you were b^Dusy biting at each o^Ather's heels In an a^Bmngry fog that never s^Geemed to clear But it's o^Dk, 'cause I did pretty ^Awell anyway And you're ^Bmproud ^G

But could you stay a little l^Donger please? ^A Could you stay a little ^Bmlonger please? ^G

And now I'm ^Dfifteen, falling on my ^Askinny knees Telling her, "I'm s^Bmorry please, you know I l^Gove you more than anyo^Dne" But I must've got the ^Amessage wrong 'cause the ^Bmmore I tried The more I ^Gcame undone And she was c^Dlever, knew just how to ^Abuild you up And then ^Bmchip away till you w^Gent wrong

Could you stay a little ^Dlonger please? ^A Could you stay a little ^Bmlonger please? ^G

Could you stay a little ^Dlonger please? ^A Could you stay a little ^Bmlonger please? ^G

And then at ^D23 I asked someone to ^Afollow me Into a ^Bmcacophony of all of all of the t^Ghings I'd fled And he was ^Dready; gave me every p^Aart of him But my ^Bmribs were breaking with the w^Geight of it And so I le^Dft; so well rehearsed at ^Aleaving beds by then^{Bm G} And now I'm a^Dll grown, moving to a ^Anew home With the man my ^Bmheart holds dearer than a^Gnyone And I'm a ^Dmess, so sure I'm gonna l^Aove him less with every ^Bmstep 'Cause that's all that I've ^Gcome to expect But as the m^Donths pass I'm surprised to f^Aeel my heart Getting ^Bmbigger and ^Gbetter at l^Dast