The Antlers - Revisited

^FWhen some unfamiliar faces ^Emcame to shop in our old house, ^DmI didn't bother trying to stop them ^Cuntil they emptied it out. ^FI was standing by the front door, ^Emstuffing cash in a jar, ^Dmtaking payment for our failures, ^CI only wanted to alarm you.

^FSo when they asked me for directions, ^EmI sold them our map, ^DmI sold our shovels and our flashlights, ^CThey took our duffel bag with a ton of room, but a broken strap. ^FThe hungry patrons hit the graveyard, ^EmI lit a joint in the house ^DmWhere there was nothing but our mattress and the same soft she^Clter of sheets

^FI let them strip your mausoleum ^Emso nothing was left ^DmBut they forgot to close the casket, ^CThey sent you shivering to my doorstep ^FGently clawing at my window ^Emwhen I was less than awake ^DmI slid it up for you to slither through ^CI heard you howling

Just take me to the ^Frusty city we perfected ^EmThat holy summer we first found! ^DmThe place you're stubbornly protecting is the ^Conly pretty thing that we own now. ^FAnd we can stay here to wither^Em in your garden of Eden ^DmBut your fantasy's a prison and you're serving a se^Cntence you can't stop repeating

^FCan you see the secret exit? ^EmThe false wall in obsession? ^DmYou'll only fit through the doorway ^Cwhen you relinquish your possessions ^FSo leave everything you've stolen ^Emthat you can't give back ^DmAnd don't replace what you've been missing ^Cuntil you know what you're lacking ^FLeave everything you've borrowed ^Emand kept for yourself ^DmYou can't unbreak our broken leases holding on to broken ^Cpieces, so return them!