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by Great Lake Swimmers


I'm pretty sure all the words are right, I had to just listen and repeat what I thought 
heard. Let me know if any chords or lyrics need changing and enjoy!


INTRO x2

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Oh wake me please when this is over
                         
Oh when the ice is now dead awake
                 
and the hunger it took
                   
and it turns out i will be
             
the same but older
                                     
and maybe twice the man that i thought i was

              
Where have you been?
                     
And what have you done?
                   
I've been under the ground
                        
Reading prayers from this old book I found
         
Under the ground
        
Saving it up
               
And spending it all
   
On moving pictures


(finger-picking)

silent films

moving pictures

silent films

oh is this the dream i've been saving

oh where the heart beats slower and slower

to almost nothing

almost nothing

almost nothing

i took it for love,

or at least something beautiful

out there in the sunlight i turned around suddenly

turned around squinting

and saw there in the daylight

and in the truth

the truth was unbearable

oh and dimmer than

bearing down on these two shadow animals

caught painting a dotted line

caught painting a dotted line

caught painting a dotted line

              
Where have you been?
                     
And what have you done?
                   
I've been under the ground
                        
Reading prayers from this old book I found
         
Under the ground
        
Saving it up
               
And spending it all
   
On moving pictures

silent films

moving pictures

silent films

(finger picking)x2