Verse: G D The air begins to feel a little thin Bm A As I start the car and then I begin G D To add the miles piled up behind me Bm A I barely feel a smile deep inside me G D And I begin to envy the headlights driving south Bm A I want to crack the door so I can just fall out G D But then I remember when you packed my car Bm A You reached in the back and bucked up your heart G D Bm A For me to drive away with Chorus: G D Bm I began to understand A G Why God died G D Bm A }x2 Verse: G D The demon sat there waiting on her porch Bm A It was a little dark so we held a makeshift torch G D And when my car was far out of sight Bm A He crept in her room and stayed there for the night G And then I felt chills in my bones D The breath I saw was not my own Bm I knew my skin that wrapped my frame A Wasn't made to play this game G And then I saw Him, torch in hand D He laid it out, what he had planned Bm And then I said, I'll take the grave A Please, just send them all my way G D Bm A Chorus: G D Bm I began to understand A Why God died G D Bm A }x2 Outro: G D The air begins to feel a little thin Bm A As we're waiting for the morning to begin G D But for now you told me to hold this jar Bm And when I looked inside, I saw A It held your heart G D Bm A For me to walk away with G D Bm I began to understand A Why God died Outro: G D