E B C#m A E
This is for the lions, living in the wiry broke down frames of my friends' bodies
B C#m A
When the floodwater comes it ain't gonna be clear, it's gonna look like mud
C#m A C#m A
But I will help you swim,
C#m A C#m A E
I will help you swim I'm gonna help you swim
E B C#m A
This is for the snakes and the people they bite, for the friends I've made,
E B C#m
For the sleepless nights, for the warning signs I've completely ignored
A
There's an amount to take,
C#m
Reasons to take more
A C#m A C#m
It's no big surprise you turned out this way
A C#m A C#m
When they closed their eyes and prayed you would change
A C#m A C#m
And they cut your hair and sent you away
A C#m A C#m
You stopped by my house the night you escaped
A C#m A C#m
With tears in my eyes I begged you to stay
A C#m A E
You said "Hey man, I love you but no fuckin' way"
E G#m A F#m
I'm sure that we could find something for you to do onstage
E G#m A F#m
Maybe shake a tambourine or when I sing, you sing harmonies
E B C#m A
This is for the lake that me and my friends swim in, naked and dumb
E B C#m
On a drunken night, and it should've felt good but I can hear the Jaws theme song
A
On repeat in the back of my mind
C#m A C#m A C#m A C#m
Make sure you kiss your knuckles before you punch me in the face
A C#m A C#m A C#m A C#m
There are lessons to be learned, consequences for all the stupid things I say
A C#m A C#m
And It's no big surprise you turned out this way
A C#m A C#m
The spark in your eyes, the look on your face
I will not remain
E G#m A F#m
I'm sure that we could find something for you to do onstage
E G#m A F#m
Maybe shake a tambourine or when I sing, you sing harmonies
E G#m
I wanna contribute, to the chaos
A F#m
I don't wanna watch and then complain
E G#m
Cause I am through finding ways
A F#m
That is a decision that I have made
(Lead guitar solo)
E
She hopes I'm cursed forever
C#m A
To sleep on a twin size mattress
E
In somebody's attic or basement
C#m A
My whole life
E C#m
Never graduating up in size
A
To add another
E
And my nightmares
C#m
Will have nightmares
A
Every night