Mirror I Cannot Avoid

Bb                         F
I caught you caterwauling, giving grief
Gm                              Dm 
Thought you were cannonballing after me
Am                       F   Am  Bb  C
I let your actions speak for themselves
               Dm  (picked)
And wished you well


Bb                    F
But you're a mirror I cannot avoid
Gm                         Dm 
Strung out and jittery and paranoid
Am                    F    Am   Bb     C
A leaky battery that can't keep charged
Gm             Bb C
Get in the car
F                Dm 
And say what you mean
Bb      C           F
Explain yourself to me
Gm                  Dm 
And I'll try not to judge you more than you
C
would


 F      Dm 
Let me help,
Bb        C      F
I promise not to tell
Gm            Dm               C
Like anyone's asking or anyone should


Bb                          F
First time I met you, I was full of fear
Gm                          Dm 
Knew that eventually, you'd disappear
Am                      F     Am     Bb C
Just when I needed you, you'd burned to smoke
              Dm 
And off you'd go


 F         Dm 
Just come back
Bb       C        F
and peel away the mess
Gm                     Dm         C
Lay here beside me and open your eyes
F        Dm 
Take it back
Bb   C              F
Your dignity, your tact

Gm                          Dm           C
Turn back to the person you tried to let die


Bb                             F
I caught you nesting with your analog
Gm                       Dm 
Glassy eyed from kissing poison frogs
Am                F  Am   Bb   C
Becoming infinite against his couch


Gm             Bb  C
Open your mouth
F            Dm 
And say the words
Bb          C        F
You used to wish you heard
Gm             Dm                  C
Back when you focused enough to be good


F              Dm 
And if you're gone
Bb         C     F
An endless false alarm
Gm               Dm 
Just remember, I loved you
             C
As long as I could