Intro: D# D# Verse: D# A# Why no one will help me G# A# Iʼm too dumb Iʼm too smart D# A# Theyʼll not understand me G# A# I am lonely theyʼll hate me D# A# And there is not enough time G# A# Itʼs too hard to help me D# A# And god wants me to work G# A# No resting no lazy Chorus I: D# A# G#m D# These excuses how they served me so well G#m Theyʼve kept me safe D# Theyʼve kept me stoic C#m D# Theyʼve kept me locked in my own cell Verse: D# A# Iʼm too far from home G# A# It takes far too much energy D# A# And I cannot afford to G# A# No one will ever see me Chorus I. Chorus II: D# A# G#m D# These excuses how theyʼre so familiar G#m Theyʼve kept me blocked D# Theyʼve kept me small C#m D# Theyʼve kept me safe inside my shell Bridge: C# G# Bringing this into the light D# Shakes their foundation A# And it clears my side C# G# Now my imagination D# Is the only thing that limits A# C# The bar that is raised to the heights Verse: D# A# No one can have it all see G# A# I have to they want me to D# A# And I canʼt let them down G# A# Iʼll never be happy Chorus I. Chorus II. Outro: D# A# G# A# x2