Songs Don’t Yellow
Arpeggiated chords
When I’ve got something to say
Lam
It’s not on paper
Lam
That I prefer to write my thoughts down
Rém
But it’s on my guitar
Sol7
With just a few chords
Sol7
That I prefer to conjugate the verb “to love”
Do
Because life slips away
La7
Because the years pass by
La7
Because we’re on earth for next to nothing
Rém
Everything we build crumbles down
Lam
Sand slips through your hands
Mi7 Lam
Chorus:
Songs don’t yellow
La7
Like photos in notebooks
La7 Rém
The notes are like eternal perfumes
Sol7 Do
We forget everything, even the skin
Lam
Of those we loved so much
Rém
Their kisses fly away like swallows
Mi7 Lam
And when my heart is heavy
When so many people are missing from my life
When my arms can no longer hold anyone
It’s not with words
It’s not with tears
That I could speak to them with my heart
While others don’t care
And have forgotten them
Those I’ve never stopped loving
I hope they’ll hear me, wherever they may be
My way of speaking to them
One day I’ll leave
I’ll pack my suitcase
For the land where no one ever returns
Nothing will remain
Of my crazy endeavors
Of the fantasies I sometimes built
But if the people I love
Hum softly
A few notes from my songs
That’s all I ask for
Before leaving for good
That’s all I ask for
Before leaving for good