Lyric discussion by bennyfresh 

Cover art for Cutting Off the Blood to Ten lyrics by Right Away, Great Captain!

i'm pretty sure it's "to sever me at the core" instead of "chord".

he's also saying that he's the coward because when hr found out that his wife cheated he ran away instead of facing it.

My Interpretation

i think it is "sever me at the chord"

because says he wished "he could have" like he wished he wasnt born. nothing is stopping him from asking the lord to sever me at the core at this moment. unless this is from the perspective of someone who has already died. and it may be.