Reaching For The Rail
Richard WrightVersion1
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I'm ill with a fever, I feel like a child
I lay in the dark 'til morning came.
It's so unoriginal
And I feel it worse at night
I know it's not terminal
But I'm near half-dead fright
And freezing cold.
But sooner than woke up
To find it all unchanged
I'll sleep through the day til the daylight ends.
Cos it's all so familiar
As it comes around again
The same taste to everything
The same unbroken chain
That still remains.
With morning I rise,
A dream that won't leave me,
You're sad, naked and pale
And you're reaching for the rail
You took a look inside, how could you peel away
Or break the shell, the hurt you've hidden so well
For all your days.
And you're going down
As you slip beneath the waves,
Won't make a sound
Won't even leave a trace before you.
I hear an appalling sigh from the streets below
And it's creeping fear congealed in stone
That paves the crazy road.
And all are succumbing and they look so hopelessly
At the heartbreak, it's easy to deal with,
Just take these and you'll really never feel it.
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Readable chord sheet for Reaching For The Rail by Richard Wright
[Am] [Em] [Am] [Em] [C] [Em/B] [C] [E] [Am]I'm ill with a fever, I [Em]feel like a child [Am]I lay in the dark 'til morning [Em]came. It's [C]so unoriginal And I [Em/B]feel it worse at night I [C]know it's not terminal But [E]I'm near half-dead fright And freezing [Am]cold. [Am]But sooner than woke up To [Em]find it all unchanged [Am]I'll sleep through the day til the daylight [Em]ends. Cos it's [C]all so familiar As it [Em/B]comes around again The [C]same taste to everything The [E]same unbroken chain That stil[Am]l remains. [F] [G] [Em/G] [Em] [F] [G] [Em] [F]With morning I [G]rise, [F]A dream that won't [Em]leave me, You're [F]sad, naked and [G]pale And you're [Am]reaching for the rail You took a look inside, how could you peel [Em]away Or [Am]break the shell, the hurt you've hidden so [Em]well For all your days. And you're [C]going down As you [Em/B]slip beneath the waves, Won't [C]make a sound Won't [E]even leave a trace bef[Am]ore you. [D/A] [C/G] [Bb/F] [Am/E] [Dm7] [Em7] [F] [G] [Am] I hear an appalling sigh from the [Em]streets below And it's [Am]creeping fear congealed in stone That [Em]paves the crazy road. And [C]all are succumbing and they [Em/B]look so hopelessly At the [C]heartbreak, it's easy to deal with, [E]Just take these and you'll really never [Am]feel it. [Bm] [G] [Bm] [G] [A] [G] [A] [D] [Bmsus4]