D                                A
Tried to face up to the blinding sun
      Bm
Racing for the final word to come
             G        G/F#
Facing up is hard, to stay devout
        D       A                     G
I can't see the sand and it's running out
D                G
And it's running out
D                                   A
We quote each other only when we're wrong

                Bm
We tear out the threads and move along
              G    G/F#
Can't seem to find common ground
        D       A                     Em
I can't see the sand and it's running out
            A
It was only circumstances
             D
But it's the difference
                A
It gets in the way
           Em          A
No race is run in this direction

                D
You can't break even
          A             Bm
You can't even quit the game

( D  G  D    A  Bm  G  D  A  G  D  G )

D
The current drags to the bottom
                  A
A hemorrhage that moves us around
          Bm
Pulls and beckons, strong direction
           G       G/F#
High water forever bringing us down
        D      A                     G
I can't see the sand and it's running out
D            G
It's running out
Em          A
It was only circumstances
             D
But it's the difference
               A
It gets in the way
           Em          A
No race is run in this direction
                D
You can't break even
          A             G     D
You can't even quit the game