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