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[Verse 1]
             Em                                       C        D
And then the words were coming back, it was gonna get ugly and so
  Em                         C                 Bm
I kissed his garments and sat silent while he spoke
    Em                         C                D
For holy men use words only to teach how to let go
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 How a pure mind takes emptiness as its form
        Em                         C             D
And you look down that dragon spine and you hold on
Em                           C                Bm
 Hanging on that cliff, terrified, your voice might fall


[Bridge]
Em                     Em
 And drag you with it, yeah
                E                Em
Just quiet your mind, quiet your mind


[Verse 2]
          Em                                             C            D
Oh, I was young and what was meant to bring me closer to death as I recall
Em                                     C       Bm
 Made me just a little short of breath, that's all
         Em                         C         D
And so I held on to my fear, to red dust as I crawled
Em                    C                Bm
 Naked and bleeding, across the temple floor
Em                          C          D
 Such are the visions we collect to console
Em                           C              Bm
 Ourselves about the present day, about the modern soul


[Outro]
Em                C           D
 Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy on me
Em                C     Bm
 Lord, have mercy, have mercy on me
Em                C     D
 Lord, have mercy, have mercy on me
Em                C     Bm
 Lord, have mercy, have mercy on me