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[Verse 1]
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I saw the beauty of the harbor
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And the stillness of the water
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I wondered if our daughter could also see it
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And you were howling in the corner
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While the doctor asked us questions
Bm A
The name we chose is all you kept repeating
[Bridge]
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The drive home was unbearable
F#m
The baby seat held nothing but a feeling
Bm E
Our greatest joy had come into the world
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The same day she would leave it
[Verse 2]
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My eyes became a window
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You were looking through for comfort
Bm
Like an animal in winter, seeking shelter
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And when we pulled into the driveway
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Of the home we built together
Bm A
It felt so far from the plans that we conceived
[Bridge]
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The door cried when it opened
F#m
And every wall sounded like it was grieving
Bm E
An echo in the darkness said you're home
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And in the Garden of Leaving
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[Verse 3]
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As the lights began to flicker
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Only briefly apparent
Bm A
The time between each flash became a mirror
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And standing in the kitchen
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With a hundred miles between us
Bm A
Wondering if we'd ever try again
[Bridge]
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Will I ever lose this part of me?
F#m
Is it circumstance or irony repeating?
Bm E
Knowing we were born and forced to stay
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In the Garden of Leaving
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