On the Edge of Time

On the Edge of Time easy guitar chords by Jens Lekman

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  • Verse 1
    October 
    27th, 
    2018 

    I'm 
    writing 
    you 
    one 
    last 
    time, 


    Monica 

    Norleen 

    It 
    was 
    nice 
    to 
    see 
    you 
    that 

    morning 
    at 
    the 
    station 

    I'm 
    sure 
    you 
    were 
    warrior 

    in 
    previous 
    incarnation 

    Mia 
    must 
    have 
    been 
    rabbit 
    or 
    an 
    ostrich 

    Or 
    pile 
    of 
    trembling 
    leaves 
    sewn 

    to
    gether 
    with 
    cross 
    -stitch 

    My 
    anxiety 
    has 
    been 

    hold
    ing 
    me 
    hostage 

    I've 
    developed 
    this 
    problem 

    with 
    really 
    tough 
    itch 

    went 
    to 
    the 
    clin
    ic 
    to 

    get 
    prescription 

    Cried 
    little 
    in 
    front 
    of 

    the 
    physician 

    Ointments 
    and 
    sedatives 
    and 
    antibiotics 

    Went 
    home 
    with 
    bag 
    full 

    of 
    legal 
    narcotic

    The 
    best 
    is 
    the 
    sedatives, 

    they work 
    well 
    but 
    softly 

    don't scratch 
    myself 
    in 
    sleep, 

    pass 
    out 
    like 
    baby 

    When 
    wake 
    up 
    I'm 
    rested, 

    I'm 
    calm 
    and 
    happy 

    The 
    only 
    bad 
    thing 
    is 
    the 
    strange 

    dreams 
    that 
    haunt 
    me 

    I'm 
    deep 
    in 
    the 
    woods, 

    in 
    village 
    with 
    teepees 

    The 
    branches 
    from 
    old 

    oak 
    trees 
    hang 
    heavy 

    wo
    man 
    carrying 
    baby 
    greets 
    me, 
    says 
    she's 
    glad 
    that 
    came, 

    she's 
    been try
    ing 
    to 
    reach 
    me 

    She 
    shows 
    me 
    around, 
    the vil
    lagers 
    are 
    happy, 

    they 
    give 
    me 
    some 
    wine 
    and 
    flowers 
    to 
    greet 
    me 

    Their 
    society's 
    based 
    on 

    loose 
    form 
    of 
    anarchy 

    They've 
    dealt 
    with 
    the 
    climate, 

    in
    justice 
    and 
    patriarchy 

    Cause 
    this 
    is 
    the 
    future, 

    can 
    tell 
    from 
    their 
    technology 

    But 
    they 
    use 
    it 
    for good, 

    and 
    they 
    use 
    it 
    so 
    sparsely 

    They 
    are 
    not 
    but 
    slaves 
    under 

    their 
    own 
    machinery 

    The 
    cog
    wheels 
    turn 
    only 
    when 

    they 
    think 
    it's 
    necessary 

    An
    the 
    woman 
    grabs 
    my 
    arm, 

    she 
    look
    s me 
    in 
    the 
    eye 

    She's 
    contacted 
    me, 

    cause 
    she's 
    worried 
    about 
    her 
    time 

    This 
    fu
    ture 
    is 
    only 
    one 
    of 
    many 
    lies 

    That 
    we 
    can 
    potentially 
    walk 
    down, 

    you 
    and 

    When 
    wake 
    up 
    giggle, 

    cause 
    it 
    seems 
    kinda 
    cringey 

    think 
    about 
    their 
    village, 

    what 
    bunch 
    of 
    fucking 
    hippies 

    This 
    must 
    be 
    because 

    read 
    that 
    book 
    by 

    Marge 

    Piercy 

    Where 
    some 
    people 
    from 
    the 

    future 
    make 
    contact 
    with 

    Connie 

    wo
    man 
    in 
    mental 
    institu

    tion 
    in 
    the 
    seventies 

    And 
    show 
    her 
    the 
    world 
    as 
    one 

    of 
    many 
    pos
    sibilities 

    And 
    instill 
    in 
    her 
    the 
    hope 
    to 

    fight 
    for 
    human
    ity 

    love 
    that 
    book, 

    but 
    as 
    document 
    of 
    history 

    Cause 
    now 
    it 
    seems 
    strange 
    to 

    hope 
    for 
    anything 
    at 
    all 

    When 
    every 
    step 
    forward 

    seems 
    in
    finitely 
    small 

    Save 
    the 
    polar 
    caps 
    from 
    melting 

    by 
    recyc
    ling 
    milk 
    bottles 

    All 
    the 

    CEOs 
    are flying 
    their 
    pets 
    to 
    ski 
    lodges 

    How 
    vul
    nerable 
    it 
    is 
    when 
    someone 

    says 
    what 
    they 
    want 

    Instead 
    of 
    just 
    saying 

    what 
    they 
    don't 
    want 

    How 
    easy 
    it 
    is 
    to 
    laugh 
    at 

    someone's 
    utopia 

    After 
    dec
    ades 
    of 
    being 
    spoon 
    -fed 
    dystopia 

    rub 
    my 
    cordless 
    anointment 
    on 
    my 
    eczema 

    take 
    my 
    sedatives 
    and 
    crawl 

    up 
    to 
    the 
    heater 

    Keep 
    treat
    ing 
    the 
    outside, 

    ignor
    ing 
    the 
    inside 

    Keep 
    treating 
    the 
    symptoms, 

    not 
    the 
    root 
    of 
    the 
    problems 

    And 
    in 
    my 
    next 
    dream 
    the 

    woman's 
    back 
    again 

    And 
    this 
    time 
    she's 
    shouting, 

    cause 
    her 
    signal 
    is 
    fading 

    wake 
    up 
    sweating, 
    my 
    skin 
    is 
    itching 
    put 
    some 
    ice 
    on 
    it, 

    then 
    sit 
    down 
    in 
    the 

    kitchen 

    And 
    out
    side 
    the 
    leaves 

    are 
    slowly 
    falling 

    over 
    pi
    geons, 
    building 

    CEO
    and 
    children 
    I'm 
    gripped 

    by 
    love 
    for 
    this 
    world 
    that 

    we live 
    in. 

    And 
    think 
    about 
    quote 
    from 

    Ur
    sula 

    Le 

    Guin, 

    we live 
    in 
    capitalism, 

    its 
    power 
    seems 
    inescapable. 

    So 
    did 
    the 
    divine 
    right 
    of 
    kings. 

    Any 
    human 
    power 
    can 
    be 
    resisted 

    and 
    changed 
    by 
    hu
    man 
    beings. 

    There's 
    dying 
    light 
    in 
    the 
    dis
    tance 

    that 
    beckons, 
    as the 
    clocks 
    are 
    rapidly 
    run
    ning 
    out 
    of 
    seconds, 

    this 
    is 
    where 
    get 
    off, 

    reckon. 

    Take 
    care 
    of 
    yourself, 
    your 
    friend 

    Jens 

    Ligman. 

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