Intro
don't be late
there's no time to be afraid
there's a way
to clean up the mess you've made
Gm
if I could tell the truth
F C/E
or lie would I attempt the two at the same time
Gm F
expect you to apologize for trying
C/E Gm
to make me so up tight
Gm Dm7
don't say it's just a game we play
I can't lose the taste
F Gm
if you regulate how the blood is pumping
F
through the veins from my heart into my head
in time this blood supply
C/E
will change me from red to white
Gm
every thought that you know I'm thinking
F
may as well be the knife stuck in my back
F C/E Gm Dm
this taxing fever makes me gravitate to this place
Gm
this is still my life
F Gm
not yours to define
Dm Gm C/E F
(anyone in their right mind would never let you inside
Dm Gm C/E
anyone in their right mind)
Dm Gm
I've broken ties with the neighborhood
C/E F Dm
feeling like a bum in the city
Gm C/E F
waking only to take a drink
Dm Gm
from an empty glass of nothing good
C/E F Dm
then sinking like a stone in the sea
Gm C/E F
without the oxygen I need
F
deciding as I wait for air to entertain
A#M7 Dm Dm7
careful not to (to breathe in [3x])
F
the right time and the right way to elevate
A#M7 Dm Dm7
careful not to (to breathe in [3x])
F A7sus4
to breathe in the air that so proudly puts to death
F
my own Father's name
Fsus2 F Dm7 F
I re--member when your hand started shaking
Fsus2 F
there's a better way
Fsus2 F Dm7 F
to clean up the mess you've been making