You look so tired and you look so weak
Forced to under those hospital sheets
I reach the door that says 309
I walk in, you tell me you're fine
You are so brave and you are so strong
You've been goin' through so much for so long
I start to cry and you start to hug
You give me a bit of a tug and you say
Open heart surgery
Open heart surgery
Open heart surgery
Open heart surgery
I am so scared and you are so calm
You reach your hand out to grab my palm
You look at me and I look away
You tell me that everything'll be okay
You broke my heart and you broke your heart
Now you've got a chance at a brand new start
I start to leave as the nurse walks in
I hear her say that your chances are thin
Open heart surgery
Open heart surgery
Open heart surgery
Open heart surgery
Today's the big day and I pace the floor
Glance at the clock, a quarter past 4
I fall asleep in the waiting room chair
I wake up to find the doctor there
"I'm sorry son but he didn't make it,
I'll let that sink in for just a minute."
"I'll be okay, please leave me alone."
I sat there for hours trapped in a zone
Open heart surgery
Open heart surgery
Open heart surgery
Open heart surgery
6 months from then and here we are now
I made a promise and I made a vow
I'll never lose someone ever again
Without them knowing that I love them
From time to time I think about you
How you would breathe and how you would move
What would say if you were still here?
Probably that you'll stay for a year
Open heart surgery
Open heart surgery
Open heart surgery
Open heart surgery
credits
from The Palindrome Years,
released July 26, 2014
Lyrics and music written by Max Bornstein
Lead vocals - Max Bornstein
Background vocals - Max Bornstein
Electric guitar - Max Bornstein
Acoustic guitar - Max Bornstein
Keyboard - Colin Knowles
Bass - Max Bornstein
Drums - Max Bornstein
Percussion - Max Bornstein
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