Intro
D#m B D#m B D#m B D#m B
Verse 1
D#m C#
Take a moment if you dare
B D#m
Catch yourself a breath of air
B A#m
There's another life out there
D#m
And you should try it
Verse 2
D#m C#
Dead ends hide on every street
B D#m
Look before you place your feet
B A#m
Cracks and fissures keep the beat
D#m
And you're inside it
Refrain 1
D#m
Every thought you never dared to think
B
Every mood you always knew would sink
D#m
Every line you spoke out loud in a jest
B
All the time you took to be your best
D#m
Soon forgotten
B D#m B
Verse 3
D#m C#
The sun must never touch your skin
B D#m
It could expose the dark within
B A#m D#m
You're paranoid a-bout the para-noia
D#m C#
And panic hits with-out a sign
B D#m
You worry about it all the time
B A#m D#m
Every perfect moment is a hidden warning
Refrain 2
B
Cuz everything makes your pretty head spin
D#m
And nagging thoughts are starting to sink in
B
With everything this way it's better to forget
D#m C#
Than end up in a place with something to regret
D#m B D#m B
Verse 4
D#m C#
Your transatlantic shopping spree
B D#m
Your health forever guarantees
B A#m D#m
Or-ganic bio life's a breeze in cosy prisons
D#m C#
But hiding out in the salad bar
B D#m
Isn't gonna get you far
B A#m D#m
And bottled wine is vinegar to-morrow
Refrain 3
B
Everything around here makes your pretty head spin
D#m
Its piling up high and you're back where you begin
B
Moments you have tried so hard to forget
D#m C#
Are promising to have been the best ones yet
Refrain 4
D#m
Every time you shut your eyes it appears
B
Every time you trace your steps back here
D#m
None of your convictions have the same old ring
B
No doubt you found a place for everything
D#m/G#
In cosy prisons
B
Verse 5
D#m C#
So if you're careful
B D#m
You won't get hurt
B A#m
But if you're careful all the time
D#m
then what's it worth
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
June 2011