Verse
B D#m/B G#m E
There’s a lot of politics, a lot of cruel
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There’s always that elephant inside the room
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There’s a lot of talking and throwing looks
B D#m/B G#m E
Not all our bruises are noticeable
B D#m/B G#m E
[Verse 2]
B D#m/B G#m E
There’s always that happiness as they wanna sell you
B D#m/B G#m E
Look at how they made us look at ourselves
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There are many quiet tears and flawless feeds and
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There’s a lot of drink-it-away at the parties
[Chorus]
F# B E
And I keep on waiting for time to slow down
F# B E
And I keep on hoping for love to come around
F# B E F#
And I don’t know how to make sense of the things that I feel
B D#m/B G#m E
[Verse 3]
B D#m/B G#m E
There are many waiting rooms, lot of bad news
B D#m/B G#m E
Barely awake as too late comes to soon
B D#m/B G#m E
When the ground beneath you is shifting you stand and
B D#m/B G#m E
What you took for granted runs like sands out your hands
[Chorus]
F# B E
And all that we wish is for time to slow down
F# B E
And all that we hope is for love to come around
F# B E B F#
And try to find ways to make sense of things that we feel move
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[Verse 4]
B D#m/B G#m E
There are many lonely nights unrequited love
B D#m/B G#m E
So many words that just wasn’t enough
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There are many walks home to an empty house
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Waiting for somebody to chase the darkness out
[Chorus]
F# B E
And I keep on waiting for time to slow down
F# B E
And I keep on hoping for love to come around
F# B E B F# B
And I don’t know how to make sense of the things that I feel