Dm  Dm  Bb  Gm


[Verse 1]
Dm
Oh let me in

The air out here is thick
               Bb
And I've grown thin
     Gm
Been choking on the wind
Dm
Retching through my skin
                                  Bb
Coughing up love that tastes like spring
Gm                      Dm
Green and starved of oxygen


[Chorus 1]
Bb                 Gm   Bb
But I could be the light
Bb                F         C        Bb
Blaze my own damn trail and you'll follow
     Bb     F     Dm
To a cruel, hard heartland
      Bb     A    Dm   F
I'm a cruel, hard heartland


[Verse 2]
Dm
Grey charcoal blue

Stretched across the sky
            Bb
This lonely moon
       Gm
Leaves footprints in my shoes
Dm
Wonders through my bed
Dm                                Bb
Strokes my paper face and combs my head
Gm                                  Dm
Speaking silent words with hands instead


[Chorus 2]
Bb               Gm  Bb
She could be the light
Bb              F         C           Bb
Help me blaze a trail and they'll follow
     Bb     F    Dm
To a cruel, hard heartland
      Bb     A    Dm    C  Eb
I'm a cruel, hard heartland


[Bridge]
       Gm               C
To the east I raise my cup
        Gm               Eb
Rise at dawn and wake my sluggish heart
  Gm
Beat life again
     Eb                F     A
I am ready now, wasn't ready then


[Verse 3]
  Dm                               Bb
I plunged into the lake to hide my tears
   Gm
Conceal my salty fears
Dm
Heaving on the grass
                                 Bb
Gasping at the air, the sky went dark
    Gm
The fire broke apart
            Dm
We slept at last


[Chorus 3]
Bb              Gm  Bb
When the embers die
Bb                  F        C          Bb
Then I'll take your hand and lead you there
     Bb     F    Dm
To a cruel, hard heartland
      Bb     A    Dm   F       Dm
I'm a cruel, hard heartland