I’m three chords away from heaven
https://suno.com/song/f18f40d8-0287-4ac2-b59a-32d59f111254
There’s a crack in the windshield splitting up the sky
Engine knocking time as the miles roll by
Got a pocket full of nothing and a head full of noise
Trying to make peace with the man I avoid
Neon in the window hums out of key
Like it’s got a little history with me
I keep circling answers I don’t wanna face
Wearing down the truth like a cheap guitar case
I’m three chords away from heaven
Just a G, C, and a D
But my hands still shake like a sinner
When I play what’s left of me
Yeah I’m hanging on the rhythm
Like it might set me free
I’m three chords away from heaven
But hell’s still got a hold on me
There’s a late-night station preaching through the hiss
Says grace don’t care what your record is
But I’ve tried that line and it don’t land right
When you’ve spent this long in a losing fight
I’ve been talking to ghosts in the space between songs
Where the truth comes out but it don’t stay long
Every chord I strike is a small confession
Every silence louder than the lesson
I’m three chords away from heaven
Just a G, C, and a D
But my hands still shake like a sinner
When I play what’s left of me
Yeah I’m hanging on the rhythm
Like it might set me free
I’m three chords away from heaven
But hell’s still got a hold on me
Bridge
If there’s a way through the mess I made
It ain’t in a bottle or a debt unpaid
Maybe it’s hidden in a change of key
Somewhere the truth finally stays with me
I’m three chords away from heaven
And I’m closer than I’ve been
Every scar’s a hallelujah
Every loss a hidden hymn
Yeah I’m singing for forgiveness
Like it’s buried in the key
I’m three chords away from heaven
Lord, don’t give up on me.
Comments
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this is catchy, gets stuck in your head - I’m three chords away from heaven
My heaven chords are Em, Am, Bm 😂
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"Engine knocking time as the miles roll by" what a lovely descriptive line!
"Neon in the window hums out of key" I didn't understand that one.
I like the "three chords away from heaven" theme. I think you've used the musical references well in the chorus, with the Rhythm reference, and playing what's left of me. It holds together well. The "G, C, and a D" doesn't mean a whole lot, but it still fits and sounds good and reinforces the theme.
And the heaven/hell theme is reinforced throughout.
"I’ve been talking to ghosts in the space between songs" that's another good line, and I like the internal near rhyme.
And I really like the variation in the final chorus - that's probably my favorite part.
I think it's a good one.
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You don't like the G C D line ? It kinda fits the 3 chords hook
I can play around with it though , maybe something stronger , maybe it to obvious , I'll fool around with it
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Actually I think it fits, just that logically it doesn't mean much - but logic is overrated!
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So am I , but thats a different subject lol, I mess around with it , I highly doubt Sony is waiting on me . I got all these deep lines
Maybe I'll leave the simplistic gcd
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