D                  Bm
How long do I hold on?
D                  Bm
How long do I hold on?


D     G             D
Here, wearing this dress,
          G          Bm
Though my hair is a mess,
     G             D         Bm       G       
I’m hoping you’ll see the distance in me.
D       G             D
Here, faced with the ice,
      G          Bm
The cold of the sky
G             D               Bm           G
Freezing its way through the heart of the day.


D      G       Bm
You, neutral scene,
D      G     Bm
Turn colour down
          D   G     Bm
Till I’m, I’m porcelain
D      G      Bm
And cracking now.


D               G             Bm
Here, treading ground that I know,
G           Bm
Bare over stone,
      G        D             Bm            G  
The circles I form on the landscapes are drawn,
  G          D             Bm         G  
Matching my mind in their endless design.
D        G               Bm
No, the pain’s not your fault.
        G            Bm
You say I’m made of salt:
     G           D          Bm          G  
You can’t rub it in, it was born on my skin.


D      G        Bm
You, silent thing,
D      G     Bm
Turn colour down
          D   G     Bm
Till I’m, I’m porcelain
D      G      Bm
And cracking now.


D              G   D
How long do I hold on?
G              D              Bm         G
Wearing this dress I’m still holding my breath.
D              G   D
How long do I hold on?
         G           D          Bm            G
Can you give me the faith to be heartless and brave?


D      G        Bm
You, silent thing,
D      G     Bm
Turn colour down
          D   G     Bm
Till I’m, I’m porcelain
D      G      Bm
And cracking now.