Tab Realm

House Shape by Mount Eerie




        House Shape 



 
Bb E B Bb
 
Bb
I stayed inside all morning 
G
watching waves of rain pass over 
F
cold and dry by the window 
 
I didn't turn a light on.
      Bb
The fireplace dead since last night 
G
emptiness inside, cold morning 
F
low grey sky immense living belly 
 
of a silver fur thing.
    Bb
In waves of weather the house lies 
G
piled up wood with me inside 
F
I'm piled up dust, alive, dreaming 
 
or walking whirlpool of water
Bb
awake and indifferent 
            G
looking at cars go by and then get forgotten 
  F
only a sound of a waterfall breathing out 
 
in one long exhale
Bb
rings in my ears for a moment 
G
then another wave of rain blows over 
F
greying out the light 
 
the lawn through window seems undiscovered.
    Bb
A separate way of seeing. 
    G
A separate way of breathing it in. 
   F
A lost world separate from the usual 
 
barely meaningful waking and dreaming.
Bb
Lost in an unfolding 
G
thinking about what to do with a day 
F
sitting while the light dies 
 
until finally it's over.
   Bb
In blue dusk I finally step outside 
G
breathing in the cloud that has settled 
F
noticing a black looming house shape 
 
and at last my eyes crack open.







------------