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| Verse I |
| A | E | |
| Why no one will | help me |
| D | E | |
| I'm | too dumb I'm | too smart |
| A | E | |
| They'll not unde | rstand me |
| D | E | |
| I am | lonely they | 'll hate me |
| A | E | |
| And | there is not enoug | h time |
| D | E | |
| It's | too hard to | help me |
| A | E | |
| And | god wants me to | work |
| D | E | |
| No resti | ng no | lazy |
| Chorus I |
| A | Dm | A | |
| These excuses how they s | erved me so | well |
| F | |
| They've kept me | safe |
| A | |
| They've kept me | stoic |
| Dm | A | |
| They've kept me | locked in my own | cell |
| Verse II |
| A | E | |
| I'm too far from | home |
| D | E | |
| It takes | far too much | energy |
| A | E | |
| And | I cannot aff | ord to |
| D | E | |
| No one | will ever | see me |
| Chorus I |
| Chorus II |
| A | Dm | A | |
| These excuses how they'r | e so familia | r |
| F | |
| They've kept me | blocked |
| A | |
| They've kept me | small |
| Dm | A | |
| They've kept me | safe inside my s | hell |
| Bridge |
| D | F | |
| Bringing this into | the light |
| A | |
| Shakes thei | r foundation |
| E | |
| And it | clears my side |
| D | F | |
| Now my imagi | nation |
| A | |
| Is the o | nly thing that limits |
| E | D | |
| The | bar that is raised to the | heights |
| Verse III |
| A | E | |
| No one can have it | all see |
| D | E | |
| I | have to they w | ant me to |
| A | E | |
| And | I can't let them | down |
| D | E | |
| I'll ne | ver be | happy |
| Chorus I |
| Chorus II |
| Outro |
| A | E | D | E | A | E | D | E | A |