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[Intro]F C GAm I the only one I knowF C GWaging my wars behind my face andabove my throat?Waging my wars behind my face and above my throat?F CShadows will scream that I'mG F Ealone-one-oneShadows will scream that I'm alone-one-one[Instrumental]Am Dm C G Am Dm C G[Verse]Am DmI - I - I - I - I've got a migraineC GAnd my pain will range from up, downand sidewaysAnd my pain will range from up, down and sidewaysAm DmThank God it's Friday 'cause Fridayswill alwaysThank God it's Friday 'cause Fridays will alwaysCBe better than Sundays 'cause SundaysGare my suicide daysBe better than Sundays 'cause Sundays are my suicide daysAm DmI don't know why they always seem sodismalI don't know why they always seem so dismalCThunderstorms, clouds, snow and aGslight drizzleThunderstorms, clouds, snow and a slight drizzleAmWhether it's the weather or theDmletters by my bedWhether it's the weather or the letters by my bedCSometimes death seems better than theGmigraine in my headSometimes death seems better than the migraine in my headAmLet it be said what the headacheDmrepresentsLet it be said what the headache representsCIt's me defending in suspense, it'sG Amme suspended in a defenseless testIt's me defending in suspense, it's me suspended in a defenseless testDm CBeing tested by a ruthless examinantBeing tested by a ruthless examinantGThat's represented best by myGDepress...ing thoughtsCI do not have writer's block, myGwriter just hates the clockI do not have writer's block, my writer just hates the clockAmIt will not let me sleep, I guessDmI'll sleep when I'm deadIt will not let me sleep, I guess I'll sleep when I'm deadCAnd sometimes death seems better thanGthe migraine in my headAnd sometimes death seems better than the migraine in my head[Chorus]F C GAm I the only one I knowF C GWaging my wars behind my face andabove my throat?Waging my wars behind my face and above my throat?F C GShadows will scream that I'm aloneDm C/E F7But I know we've made it this far,kidBut I know we've made it this far, kidC C/D Am G7Yeah yeah yeah![Instrumental]C C/D Am G7[Verse]AmI am not as fine as I seem, pardonCMe for yelling, I'm telling you greengardensMe for yelling, I'm telling you green gardensAmAre not what's growing in my psyche,it's a different meAre not what's growing in my psyche, it's a different meCA difficult beast feasting on burntdown treesA difficult beast feasting on burnt down treesAmFreeze frame please, let me paint aDmmental picture portraitFreeze frame please, let me paint a mental picture portraitCSomething you won't forget, it's allGabout my foreheadSomething you won't forget, it's all about my foreheadAm DmAnd how it is a door that holds backcontentsAnd how it is a door that holds back contentsCThat make Pandora's Box's contentsGlook nonviolentThat make Pandora's Box's contents look nonviolentAm DmBehind my eyelids are islands ofviolenceBehind my eyelids are islands of violenceCMy mind's shipwrecked, this is theGonly land my mind couldMy mind's shipwrecked, this is the only land my mind couldAmFind, I did not know this was such aDmviolent islandFind, I did not know this was such a violent islandC GFull of tidal waves, suicidal crazedlionsFull of tidal waves, suicidal crazed lionsAmThey're trying to eat me, bloodDmrunning down their chinThey're trying to eat me, blood running down their chinCAnd I know that I can fight or I canGlet the lion winAnd I know that I can fight or I can let the lion winAmI begin to assemble what weapons IDmcan findI begin to assemble what weapons I can findC'Cause sometimes to stay alive yougot to kill your mind'Cause sometimes to stay alive you got to kill your mind[Chorus]F C GAm I the only one I knowF C GWaging my wars behind my face andabove my throat?Waging my wars behind my face and above my throat?F C GShadows will scream that I'm aloneDm C/E F7But I know we've made it this far,kidBut I know we've made it this far, kidC C/D Am F7Yeah yeah yeah!C C/D Am F7Yeah yeah yeah![Verse]CAnd I will say that we should take aC/Dday to break awayAnd I will say that we should take a day to break awayAmFrom all the pain our brain has made,F7the game is not played aloneFrom all the pain our brain has made, the game is not played aloneCAnd I will say that we should take aC/Dmoment and hold itAnd I will say that we should take a moment and hold itAmAnd keep it frozen and know that lifeF7has a hopeful undertoneAnd keep it frozen and know that life has a hopeful undertoneCAnd I will say that we should take aC/Dday to break awayAnd I will say that we should take a day to break awayAmFrom all the pain our brain has made,F7the game is not played aloneFrom all the pain our brain has made, the game is not played aloneCAnd I will say that we should take aC/Dmoment and hold itAnd I will say that we should take a moment and hold itAmAnd keep it frozen and know that lifeF7has a hopeful undertoneAnd keep it frozen and know that life has a hopeful undertone[Verse]F C GAm I the only one I knowF C GWaging my wars behind my face andabove my throat?Waging my wars behind my face and above my throat?F C GShadows will scream that I'm aloneDm C/E F7But I know we've made it this far,kidBut I know we've made it this far, kidC C/D Am F7Made it this farC C/D Am F7Made it this