C F C
out upon the ice flats giant sheets are breaking up
and the mist forms blurry circles
F C
from the bridge lights illuminating us
G F C
but i have fallen for a weaker line
G F C
a soft equation on a slow decline
G F C
a winter thaw has come to shake my mind

G F C
and if you truly understood what you tried to protect
G F C
you would come to realize that it’s you who must accept
G F C
a little impermanence would be good for you

F G C F
i remember thinking being hung up on you was bad
F G C F
but knowing that i’m finally over it is twice as sad
F G C G F
and when i feel my lashes come together and pull apart
F G C
i wish i would’ve known that from the start