Mary Lambert - Ribcage

^AmLiving in the darkness ^GI wear it like a crown ^AmOh I've got tough skin ^GReady for my bow ^AmAll I've got is two hands ^GI tied them in the middle ^AmReady for the red tape ^FOpen up my ribcage

^AmI offer souvenirs ^CA deaf tongue and blinded ears ^EmCan you fill the shelves in here ^FCome in, come in

^FEvery^Cbody look aro^Amund ^{C F}Every^Cbody look aro^Amund ^{C F}I don't know ^Chow to fill the ^Amspace ^C The ^Ginvitations on the pag^Eme Open up my ribcage

^AmI want you want to want me like I'm all you got Mama she see it but can't make me stop Telling the truth it might mean you keep poking but that didn't hurt That's my method of coping ^DmDaughter sees him like that smoke in my lungs ^AmWhat they project on me what I've become Down on my knees, unsure what to say No I never learned how to pray

^AmDon't know know who I've been fooling but you've got me r^Cunning in circles I'm ruined Let you ^Eminside, opened up all my wounds Taken my ^Fribcage and ripped it in two

^FEvery^Cbody look aro^Amund ^{C F}Every^Cbody look aro^Amund ^{C F}I don't know ^Chow to fill the ^Amspace ^C The ^Ginvitations on the pag^Eme Open up my ribcage

^AmTie it from my tendons ^GWatch how they stretch ^AmOh I've got the muscle ^GLord I'm spent ^AmKnocking down my sternum ^GAgain, at a young age ^AmToo much space between ^FOpen up my ribcage

^AmI offer souvenirs ^CA deaf tongue and blinded ears ^EmCan you fill the shelves in here ^FCome in, come in

^FEvery^Cbody look aro^Amund ^{C F}Every^Cbody look aro^Amund ^{C F}I don't know ^Chow to fill the ^Amspace ^C The ^Ginvitations on the pag^Eme Open up my ribcage

^AmThere's impenetrable silence inside of my head There's nothing I can buy when I'm practically dead I get so tired of writing everything I should have said That maybe this time I'll put my pen down and just tell you instead ^DmYou see I opened up my ribcage and violins flew out ^AmThe organs softly played through my violin mouth ^DmI got lights hotter than love hidden beneath my tongue ^AmWritten on my skin Tells me your the one

^FEvery^Cbody look aro^Amund ^{C F}Every^Cbody look aro^Amund ^{C F}I don't know ^Chow to fill the ^Amspace ^C The ^Ginvitations on the pag^Eme Open up my ribcage