Bright Eyes - A Line Allows Progress A Circle Does Not

bright eyes
a line allows progress , a circle does not
every day and every night ( 1999 )

* * it’s not exactly right , but it’s easy and sounds good to sing along with . * *

chords :

Em Bm G C F#7 D
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– – – 2 – – – | – – – – – – – – – – | – – 2 – – – – – | – – – – – – 3 – | – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – |
– – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 3 – | – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – |

intro :
Em Bm
sitting around , no work today
C Em
try pacing to keep awake
Em Bm
laying around , no school today
C Em
just drink until the clock has circled all the way

pre verse :
Em
it is late afternoon
G
as you walk through the rooms
D
of a house that is quiet
F#7
except for unanswered telephones
Em
you stand near the sink
G
while you’re mixing a drink
D
you think you don’t want to pass out
F#7
where your roommates will find you again

verse :
Bm G
stumble around the neighborhood with nothing to do
D
you’re always looking for something
F#7
to sniff , smoke , or swallow
Bm G
calling over next door to see what they got
D
but you would settle for anything
F#7
that would make your brain slow down or stop

chorus :
G D
break this circle of thoughts you chase
G F#7
before they catch back up with you
G D
and your parents noticed your thinning face ,
Bm
all the weight you lost
F#7
all the weight you are losing

verse :
Bm
you said , “i’m done feeling like a skeleton
G
no more sleep walking dead”
D
you’re going to wake from this coma
F#7
you’re going to crawl from this bed you have made
Bm
stop counting on that camera
G
that hangs round your neck
D
because it won’t ever remember
F#7
what you choose to forget as you
Bm
try to find some source of light
G
try to name one thing you like
D
used to have such a longer list
F#7
and light you never had to look for it
Bm
but now it’s so easy , it’s so easy to
G
it’s so easy , it’s so easy to
D
second guess everything you do
F#7
until all you want is , all you want is

chorus :
G D
to finish this half empty glass
G F#7
before the ice all melts away
G D
this feeling always used to pass
Bm F#7
but seems like it’s every day and every night now