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