broken doll

Capo 2 [D - Am - C - G]

i am letting too much slip away

seems there's nothing left to hang on

just a voice on a distant phone

echoes of things pretending to be

she is your mirror; she is your twin

it's still not you; still not the same

there's a hole where your aura used to shine

spots on the sun where love would climb

[F - C :| F - C - G - G]

how do you do it?

i want to know

this broken doll i take home

how do you do it?

you want to know?

this broken soul you make whole

the stage was small; the billing, too

it was still the show to end all shows

you take your coffee black but a little sweet

these things stick with me even still

like morning traffic through a dirty pane

waking you from nightmare dreams

like letting go while i kicked and screamed

but only in my head

how do you do it?

i want to know

this broken doll i take home

how do you do it?

you want to know?

this broken soul you make whole

deep in that forest of steel and stone

we fought our dragons and we lost

we took on casualties and bound their wounds

we never took notice of our own

lamb or lion, it's all the same

i was your lullaby; you were my flame

i've been chasing shadows ever since

you have long been hunting this

i've been chasing shadows ever since

you have long been hunting this