Remnants - Lyrics, Chords and Recording

Capo at 2nd fret

Peter Birkett composed the lyrics for this song and I came up with the melody. “Remnants” is a song about what is left after an affair which should have lasted. If one person moves on and cares no more, the other is left clinging to the remnants…

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Chords

	C			F
The	remnants	of	my	letter
		Dm7			G
Are	just	fragments	in	the	wind;
	C				F	G	G7
You	let	them	go	so	easy;
		C				F	G	G7
Yes	you	let	them	go	so	easy.
			C		F
Now	it's	a	mighty	stormy	day
		F	C	G	G7
And	we'll	never	piece	together
		C				F	G	G7
What	I	thought	we	might	have	been.
			C			F
It's	all	been	scattered	now;	too	late
				G	G7
To	find	ourselves	a	way.

Chorus
			C		F
So	I'm	in	pieces	once	again,
	F				G	G7
I'm	locked	out	in	the	rain
		C			F
And	the	night	is	coming	down;
	F			G	G7
The	remnants	can't	be	found;
			C		F
And	if	you	go	away	tonight,
		F			G	G7
If	you	take	that	midnight	flight,
			C			F
Then	all	my	world	will	fail.
			G			G7
It	will	be	scattered	in	your	sky-
	C
-High	vapour	trail.

Lyrics

The remnants of my letter

Are just fragments in the wind,

You let them go so easy;

Yeah, you let them go so easy.

Now it's a mighty stormy day

And I'll never piece together

What I thought we might have been,

It's been scattered now - too late

To find ourselves a way.

Chorus

So I'm in pieces yet again;

I'm locked out in the rain.

The night is coming down;

The remnants can't be found

If you go away tonight,

If you take that midnight flight,

Then all myworld has failed;

It will be scattered in your sky-high vapour trail.

The remnants of my words

Lost in the cross-winds of the storm.

You didn't listen to me.

No you didn't listen to me

To hear what I might say.

There's not a single chance that we can

Have it just as warm

As it used to be

Before this stormy day.

Repeat Chorus

The remnants of my life

Now hold together by a thread

And if you broke it;

Yeah, if you broke it

My hopes would be in air.

I can't describe the chaos playing round

Inside my head.

If I let go,

I don't see that you'd care.

Repeat Chorus