Song Gone Wrong

I wanted to show you That i could write a pretty song But just so you know In these major keys i don't belong Maybe I'll sing Diminished just once in a while So that this thing Will feel less forced and more my style Talking in tongues A message draped in mystery From songs that we've sung Pulled from the scores of history Placement of prose A single chord is carrying The weight of these words Those kids back in Hali Man they love their xylophones But down in the alley We can't relate angelic tones To wicked worlds Pouring out ourselves into the Minor chords Ones that make the words ring true I wanted to show you That I could write a happy song But just so you know These major keys just feel all wrong Maybe I'll sing Diminished just once in a while So that this thing Will feel less forced and more my style I find it hard to show Just what makes me feel this way I guess i'm ashamed When i've got nothing good to say And i reach down inside All i find is growing cold The deeper I go The further from the breathing hole I wanted to show I could sing a joyous song So all of the kids Up in the north end could sing along But if i tried to make nice With all those things that steered me wrong Back in the valley They'd wonder where the feelings gone