Intro
F Db
Ab D#
Fm Db
Ab D#
[Verse 1]
Fm Db
Prison bars inside our homes
Ab D#
gone way too far this time
Fm Db
it's skin on skin for skin tonight
Ab D#
and I stand in plain sight - I watch it drown
Fm Db
Where the fires burn right beside,
Ab D# Fm Db
they'll burn it to the ground - and we'll never know
Ab D# A# D#
we'll never know - oh
[Verse 2]
Fm Db
Paper plates and dinner trays
Ab D#
stacked away, stomach groans
Fm Db
to see you see the sight of me
Ab D#
would surely break my bones - I wash it down
Fm Db
And the fires burned bright outside
Ab D# Fm Db
my house it's not a home - and we'll never know
Ab D# D#
we'll never know - oh
[Chorus]
Fm Db Ab D#
Under these spotlights down on the streets I roam
Fm Db Ab D#
I'm looking for prophets born from these broken homes
Fm Db Ab D#
and under this sunshine revealed your brilliant cast
Fm Db Ab D#
if you never burn bright, if you never take flight you're always looking back
[Interluse]
Fm Db
Ab D#
Fm Db
Ab D#
[Verse 3]
Fm Db
Oh - swept away from holidays
Ab D#
had to learn to play pretend
Fm Db
a list to list a list of things
Ab D#
I wish that I could send - I toss it out
Fm Db
The "once upon a time" for you
Ab D# Fm Db
never reached this blighted home - and you'll never know
Ab D# D#
and you'll never know - oh - oh you'll never know
[Chorus]
Fm Db Ab D#
Under these spotlights down on the streets I roam
Fm Db A D#
I'm looking for prophets born from these broken homes
Fm Db Ab D#
and under this sunshine revealed your brilliant cast
Fm Db A D#
if you never burn bright, if you never take flight you're always looking back
[Bridge]
Gb Db Ab
Momma said goodnight, tried her best to keep you warm
Gb
the cold outside it broke her down,
Db Ab
the fire gone, papa left so long ago
Gb
and it's been so long, and it's been so long
Db Ab
wonder who you have to blame
Gb Db Ab
sitting under this spotlight you find yourself ready for the change
[Verse 4]
Fm Db
Prison bars inside our home
Ab D#
went way too far that night
Fm Db
was skin on skin for skin my son,
Ab D#
and you stood in plain sight
[Chorus]
Fm Db Ab D#
Looking for the spotlights down on the streets I roam
Fm Db Ab D#
I'm looking for prophets born from these broken homes
Fm Db Ab D#
and under this sunshine revealed your brilliant cast
A# Db Ab
if you never burn bright, if you never take flight you're always looking back.
Gb
always looking back
[Outro]
Db Ab Gb
uh ... under the spotlight
Db Ab Gb
uh ... under the spotlight
Db Ab Gb
uh ... under the spotlight
Db Ab Gb
uh ... under the spotlight