Verse 1: G G Doubt’s an elastic that snaps where you grasp it Bm F# With idle hands clasped on your wrist just as sharp as G G A kiss on the scar where you carved out her name Bm F# Or a line that is straight and confined to your fate G G You’re resigned to be damned by your hand in her hand Bm F# She will hold you as soft as feather on water G G You float on her fingers, she pulls you apart Bm F# G A Bm It’s not hard, it won't hurt, it’s not right for a daughter of God
Chorus 1: D G A Bm Not for one of his flock D G A Bm Not for good little girls D G G But good God you’re not D E Good girl Verse 2: G G Hate is a bile that starts in your guts Bm F# And erupts from your throat like a geyser, you try to provoke G G Bm And emote and spit angry black stains on their lies F# As they hock more to block out their shame G G And their cries, how they try, but it won't be enough Bm F# Not as long as you live, you’ll all drown in the stuff G G Bm It won't help to be patient, the water will rise after all F# G A Bm You’re all in the same place aren’t you, daughter of God? Chorus 2: D G A Bm Just one of his flock D G A Bm Like the good little girls D G G But good God you’re not D E Good girl Verse 3: G G Light, you can see now the dark is receding Bm F# Parts leaving, not bleeding, just holes for the healing to start G G There’s your heart and it sees with its wings out Bm F# It reads what you think in the bones of the body G G You shrink and you smile and you try to make small Bm F# But the devil sees all and she thinks you’re a beauty G G You’re bursting and beating and burning up Bm F# G A Bm Hotter each second, the reckoning comes for you daughter of God Chorus 3: D G A Bm Comes for one of his flock D G A Bm For the good little girls D G G But good God you’re not A Good girl Bridge: G G F# F# Love is a place where she touches your face, but also your thighs (and it's alright) G G F# F# Love is a place where the tide always rises, the ink never dries (and it's alright) G G F# F# Love is a place where you see with your heart and fly with your eyes (and it's alright) G G F# Love is a place where your innocence goes when it dies Chorus 4: G A Bm D You’ll never know what you could find (let love turn on the light) G A Bm D You’ll never know what you could find (let love touch you tonight) G A Bm D You’ll never know what you could find (let love drown your soul) G E G Bm F# You’ll never know what you could find (let love make you whole, daughter of God)
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