[Verse]
           Em
The more I run the farther away it seems
        Am                          G
What is green is always more than a yard away
         Em
Art is a mean meditation, staring at a blank screen
     Am                         G
In between what we mean and the things we say

             Em
I gotta stay one step ahead of a losing game
      Am                   G
I’m a slave to the pages I throw away
   Em
To create, complicate, it’s the same damn thing
          Am                    G
Once it’s made, I’m too good to appreciate

[Chorus]
Em                                Am
So I try to put a little piece of myself in
                       G
Keep the pretty people listening
Em                                 Am
Keep in mind all the negatives and positives
                           G          Em
Charges floatin' round the audience
Em                  Am
I’m biting my tongue
                    G
But the words don’t come
Em                             Am
I'm bi- bi-bi-biting my tongue
                       G
Oh but the words don't come

[Verse]
            Em
It’s in the air it’s in the atmosphere
      Am                              G
I can hear but I can’t tell what it’s telling me
         Em
Too many sides to a story, all these colors and shapes
    Am                       G
I’m afraid if I love it they won’t agree

[Bridge]
Em
Art is love, love is work

It hurts to give yourself to it
Am
Art is work, work is love
     G
Reminding us why we do it
Em
Art is love, love is work

It hurts to give yourself to it
Am
Art is work, work is love
   G
Forget yourself for the music

[Chorus]
Em                                Am
So I try to put a little piece of myself in
                       G
Keep the pretty people listening
Em                                 Am
Keep in mind all the negatives and positives
                           G          E
Charges floatin' round the audience
Em                  Am
I’m biting my tongue
                    G
But the words don’t come
Em                             Am
I'm bi- bi-bi-biting my tongue
                       G
Oh but the words don't come