Shape of the Sound

Intro

Mm

Mm-hmm

Oh-oh

Verse 1

They taught me how to under-stand

To stand beneath and take the hand

Of someone else's point of view

And call it wisdom when I do

Pre-Chorus

But something in the word feels odd

Like I was meant to give the nod

And never notice what it hides

Chorus

Govern-ment who governs the mind

Do I still get to think what's mine

Under-stand do I stand under you

Or can I stand beside and still see true

I'm not here to burn the whole place down

I just keep noticing the shape of the sound

If I govern my own thoughts today

Am I still allowed to walk away

Verse 2

I used to take the meaning straight

Never stopped to separate

The thing they said from what it meant

Just under-stood and paid the rent

Pre-Chorus

But once you pull a word apart

You start to see the moving parts

And wonder who designed the frame

Chorus

Govern-ment who governs the mind

Do I still get to think what's mine

Under-stand do I stand under you

Or can I stand beside and still see true

I'm not here to burn the whole place down

I just keep noticing the shape of the sound

If I govern my own thoughts today

Am I still allowed to walk away

Guitar Solo

Bridge

Maybe under-standing once meant standing near

Not standing under someone else's fear

Maybe govern once meant steering well

Not handing over every little cell

Final Chorus

Govern-ment who governs the mind

Do I still get to think what's mine

Under-stand do I stand under you

Or can I stand beside and still see true

I'm not here to burn the whole place down

I just keep noticing the shape of the sound

If I govern my own thoughts today

Am I still allowed to walk away

Walk away