Intro
| G | G | Em7 | Eb | x4
[Verse 1]
G Em7 Eb
This band is a pathogen
G Em7 Eb
It’s damaging, reprogramming my brain
G Em7
And now I cannot think the same
Eb G Em7 Eb
Please just give me some reprieve from how I am perceived
G Em7
These many lives we live as one
Eb G
D congealing, performed character
Em7 Eb G
Fist me til your hand comes out my mouth
Em7 Eb
Then turn me inside out
G Em7
All I do is think of myselves
Eb G Em7
How can I be dog?
[Chorus]
Eb G Em7
I chase the identity crisis
Eb G Em7
I chase the ego trip
Eb G Em7
I chase the path of the righteous
Eb (D)
I chase my own tail
[Interlude]
| G | G | Em7 | Eb | x2
[Verse 2]
G Em7
I exist as this
Eb G Em7 Eb
Some concept based on projection from a project based on myself
G Em7 Eb G Em7
That has reached its peak obsession as I can think of so little else
Eb G Em7
I think I’m a narcissist, maybe I’m a sociopath
Eb G Em7 Eb
Could I just be self critical, or all at once at that?
[Chorus]
G Em7 Eb G Em7
I chase the identity crisis
Eb G Em7
I chase the ego trip
Eb G Em7
I chase the path of the righteous
Eb G
I chase my own tale