See Him Show Them
©2004 Garrett Clevenger
Em riff See him show them
what it means to be alone,
Am riff what
it means to be unwanted, like a dog without a home.
Em riff No
one knows his name except his mom,
Am C D but
she's been gone for a long time, she died on the run.
Bm D C She
left him as a newborn,
Am C D
just before the dawn,
Bm D G in
a box by a jockey,
C G D
on a suburban lawn
Bm G C just then the sprinklers
came on
B
and soaked him to the bone.
Em riff Then
a neighborhood tomcat scratched him on the chin.
Am riff He can
still remember when the change began.
Em riff It
started when the scar became infected
Am C D with
a tiny virus, the kind that makes a kid
Bm D C become
someone you can't see,
Am C D or choose
not to
Bm D G because
he is "special"
C G D
and kind of cuckoo
Bm G C but
it is not his fault,
B
that his fate's his downfall.
Em riff All
you, all you see,
Am riff all
you see, all you see is he's alone.
Em riff There's
no one beside
Am C D him,
there is no one at his
Bm D C home
except a guitar
Am C D and
a pen and pad.
Bm D G That's
how he tells the world
C G D
just how sad,
Bm G C he is
always feeling.
B
He is always feeling.
Em riff Yesterday
he walked on by me
Am riff on the
morning subway, I heard him whistling.
Em riff He
was whistling this melody
Am C D It stuck
in my head when I looked to see his
Bm D C eyes,
I saw his sorrow,
Am C D I felt
his suffering.
Bm D G I
reached out to touch him,
C G D
but there was something strange.
Bm G C I felt
someone touch me
B
and when I turned to see
Em riff I
saw my own self, I could feel the tears
Am riff that
were falling as we figured it was just a mirror.
Em riff A
mere reflection which turned to fear
Am C D when
we realized no one else was here
Bm D C 'cause
every other body
Am C D looked
just the same
Bm D G and
every one was silent
C G D
because we felt the pain
Bm G C and
heard his song keep playing
B
again and again and
Em riff again
I see him show them what it
Am riff means
to be alone.
Em riff I
see him show them what it means to be
Am riff alone
and I still hear his song.