Avail
Released in 2010 by Kitchenware Records
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VERSE 1
Am
In the New Western Zone, sniper fire is unknown
Am
Here is plump silicone and a gingham cellphone
D7sus2
Esus4
Spotlit
Am
breasts, crystal meth, slam the glass, be a mess
Am
You are home, more or less, give or take an ocean’s neck
D7sus2
Esus4
CHORUS 1
F
Here is the treasure your
F7/D#
scars have saved – a
F
vail,
a
Cm
vail
F
The midway lined, every
F7/D#
hat upraised – a
F
vail,
a
F#dim
vail
F
VERSE 2
Shop floor
Am
light, glossy white packages of delight
Am
Tinsel glint, roller rink, motion-blurred candy stripes
D7sus2
Esus4
Theme-park
Am
street, cocktail hour, spread your Vicodin power
Am
So your fractures don’t flower by the sour air you’re scoured
D7sus2
Esus4
CHORUS 2
F
Signs in the sky read “We
F7/D#
will prevail” – a
F
vail,
a
Cm
vail
F
Below the gables, it’s
F7/D#
all for sale – a
F
vail,
a
F#dim
vail
F
INTERLUDE
Fm
Half in this
Eb/G
world,
Fm
half in the
Eb/G
next
Fm
You can’t be too brave or
Fdim
too far
Fm
west
Fm
Who are these
Eb/G
clowns?
Fm
Why so at
Eb/G
ease?
Fm
When I’ve seen the guts of this
Fdim
whole century
Fm
Fm
Half in this
Eb/G
world,
sun-
Fm
kissed and
Eb/G
planned
Fm
Half in the next, where
Fdim
plans turn to
Fm
sand
Dmadd9/G
Half in this world,
Gm
half in his next
Dmadd9/G
Until the bear-claw reaches that thing which
Gm
pumps out his chest
VERSE 3
Now it’s
Am
near 5 a.m. and you’re conscious again
Am
Short of breath, but not dead, like that girl on your bed
D7sus2
Esus4
And the
Am
taxi drives slow, big green plane set to go
Am
Asiatics airside in the firing squad glow
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Esus4
CHORUS 3
F
Precincts of glass they would
F7/D#
dare bestride – a
F
vail,
a
Cm
vail
F
Ecstatic smiles and
F7/D#
shine in their eyes – a
F
vail,
a
F#dim
vail
F
CHORUS 4
F
The nourishment in each
F7/D#
settled score – a
F
vail,
a
Cm
vail
F
The ashen heart of the
Eb6
graphite orb – a
F
vail,
a
F7b9
vail
A
F
vail