Reese Lansangan - Machines and men

^G1990, our bodies were mighty ^BPractically brand new ^CUntil 1992, we scraped our k^Dnees ^GKnocked off a tooth in 1994 ^BFrom falling to the floor ^CWe were climbing our tr^Dees

^GWe pedaled fast on our bicycles ^BAnd we got our wounds from ^CTumbling hard^B on the groun^Emd ^CAs children, we were made to mess ^Baround

Back then our ^Cbodies were so restless And our bone^Bs used to be kind And ou^Gr muscles se^Bemed to be so st^Emrong ^CAnd our limbs were so connected Neurons c^Boursing through our minds But our p^Garts are getting in^B and going wr^Emong ^CWe were younger then ^BNow decaying machines and men

^G1998, our bodies were so, so^B great ^CAnd we rode our roller skates so^D well ^GTwisted an ankle to a frightening tumble ^BWe called upon angels to fix this up ^C'Cause we swore to never te^Dll

^GAs we got older, we cr^Bashed a car And we got our s^Ccars from our duel with d^Death ^CBlood and bone and fainted bre^Dath

Back then our ^Cbodies were so restless And our bone^Bs used to be kind And ou^Gr muscles se^Bemed to be so st^Emrong ^CAnd our limbs were so connected Neurons c^Boursing through our minds But our p^Garts are getting in^B and going wr^Emong ^CWe were younger then ^BNow decaying machines and men

^EmMen, men Men, Me----en, ^CBehold this sagging skin ^BAnd these fragile ribs that's caging^Em in ^BMy lungs and so^Emul ^CHelp me to get in if there^B's a heaven ^C'Cause it's better^B than this life I'm tol^Emd ^CEvery breath I'm struggl^Bing And I can't remember how it felt not to be this^G old ^CPlease just get me ^Bin if there's^C a heav^Ben ^Em

And our bodies^C were so restless And our bone^Bs used to be kind And ou^Gr muscles se^Bemed to be so st^Emrong ^CAnd our limbs were so connected Neurons c^Boursing through our minds But our p^Garts are getting in^B and going wr^Emong ^CWe were younger then ^BNow decaying machines and men

^EmJust that pe^Bek like l^Cocked in h^Beads ^EmTwo blossoms^B worn in ^Cred Machines and men ^EmKnew this'd ^Bcome, let^C this be s^Baid ^EmLife hangs l^Boosely by^C a thread ^EmJust that pe^Bek like l^Cocked in h^Beads ^EmTwo blossoms^B worn in ^Cred ^EmThe back rol^Bls over, ^Crest your ^Bhead ^EmFinal hours ^Bfar in be^Cd