Mythological Beauty - Big Thief
Tuning: F, E A D G B E
[Intro]
x2
[Verse 1]
You have a myt
hological beau
ty
You have the e
ye of someone
I have seen
Outside of ord
inary situatio
ns
Even outside o
f dreams
You lie in bed
at night and
watch the line
s
Of headlights
through your s
creen
There is a chi
ld inside you
Who’s trying t
o raise a chil
d in me
[Chorus]
If you wanna
leave
You just hav
e to say
You’re all cau
ght up inside
But you know t
he way
[Verse 2]
You cut the fl
esh of your le
ft thumb
Using your boy
friend’s knife
Seventeen, you
took his cum
And you gave b
irth to your f
irst life
You gave it to
a family who
you thought
Would love and
take better c
are
I have an olde
r brother I do
n’t know
He could be an
ywhere
[Chorus]
If you wanna
leave
You just hav
e to say
You’re all cau
ght up inside
But you know t
he way
You’re all cau
ght up inside
But you know t
he way
[Verse 3]
Rented a house
in Nisswa, Mi
nnesota
Shrapnel and o
il cans, rhuba
rb in the yard
I built a ladd
er out of meta
l pieces
Father was wor
king hard
Standing benea
th the oak tre
e by the front
door
You were insid
e baking bread
Sister came ou
t and put her
arms around me
Blood gushing
from my head
You held me in
the backseat
with a dishrag
Soaking up blo
od with your e
yes
I was just fiv
e and you were
twenty-seven
Praying, “Don’
t let my baby
die.”
[Chorus]
If you wanna
leave
You just hav
e to say
You’re all cau
ght up inside
But you know t
he way
You’re all cau
ght up inside
But you know t
he way
[Outro]
So much mor
e to live your
life
To walk the
floor
To say goo
dnight
Do you leav
e your light o
n?
Do you leav
e your light o
n?
You’re all cau
ght up inside
But you know t
he way
You’re all cau
ght up inside
But you know t
he way
You’re all cau
ght up inside
But you know t
he way
You’re all cau
ght up inside
But you know t
he way
[Outro]
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