I Hear An Orchestra Play

Tom: Em

Em
Sometimes

When I'm all alone
         D
I hear a tone

That starts off low
                 C
Then slowly grows
C
In my head the song starts

Then it moves towards my feet
        A
Then it spreads into my heart

Then they both begin to beat
       Em
It's a steady beat
Em
A melody

A sound, a tune, a theme, a
  D
A symphony, a cacophony

Playing just for me
        C
It's an orchestra

I hear an orchestra play
        A
I don't hear this very often
                    Em
Sometimes every few days

[Verse 2]
Em
Sometimes every few months

Sometimes just once a year
            D
And when it leaves me I fear

It will never reappear
       C
But it does

Because it's always there
          A
I hear an orchestra play

But the song is so rare
       Em
And it sounds like hearing

Again, and, and, and it
D
Feels like feeling again
                      C
And, and, and, and, I know I

I can breathe again
      A
I can speak again

I can scream again

[Verse 3]
     Em
Most days

I just hear silence
    D
But when it plays

I know that I am
      C
Gonna be okay

I know that I am
  A
Deserving of some sympathy

Deserving of a symphony
    Em
And it sounds like

Facing my worst fears
    D
And it sounds like

All of my worries disappeared
    C
And it sounds like

My future just became clear

[Verse 4]
          A
The music blasts away my tears

I hear the audience cheer
          Em
Cause the conductor is here

I hear his commands
          D
The music ebbs and flows

With the sway of his hands
        C
And I demand that he stay

Keep the band here for today
           A
But I fear I will never understand
                Em
Why some days I hear the band

[Verse 5]
Em
And some days

I just hear white noise
          D
And it is drowning out my voice

Do I hear this song by choice?
        C
It's so easy to hear

No music at all
   A
To live a life without sound

So muted and small
          Em
But right now

I hear an orchestra play
          D
And right now

I know the right words to say

[Verse 6]
          C
I hear an orchestra play

And my mind is in bliss
          A
I hear an orchestra play

And it sounds like this
          Em
I hear an orchestra play

And my heart starts beating
          D
I hear an orchestra play

But the song is fleeting
        C
I wanna hear this song all night

I wanna hear it every day
       A
But it plays to short a time

And then
N.C.
It goes away