Difficulty
Intermediate
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Verse 1:
A#m F# Ab
I toil in silence, don't know where my mind is
D#m F# Ab
Numb from the shock of it all
A#m F# Ab
Cut myself open, but I wasn't broken
D#m F#
Tried to fix what wasn't wrong
Pre-Chorus:
F# Ab
Can you feel it taking over? I know I'm not alone
D#m
If I must go, the waves should drag me out
Chorus:
A#m F# Ab
When every light was kept so close
D#m A#m F# Ab D#m
Burned by the game for what I chose
A#m F#
Now you're tossing. and turning
Ab D#m F#
I'm pulling the plug on the dreams
A#m
'Cause the end of you is the start of life for me.
Verse 2:
A#m F# Ab
How was I to know?
D#m F# A#m
Crystalline castles turned to dust in the palm of your hand
F# Ab
But I'm wide awake this time
D#m F#
Burn it down to find nothing inside
Pre-Chorus:
F#
Can you feel it taking over? (Feel it taking over)
Ab
I feel it creeping in (I feel it creeping in)
D#m F#
I'm back at the edge again (Ayy)
Chorus:
A#m F# Ab
When every light was kept so close
D#m A#m F# Ab D#m
Burned by the game for what I chose (What I chose)
A#m F#
Now you're tossing. and turning
Ab D#m F#
I'm pulling the plug on the dreams
breakdown
A#m
'Cause the end of you is the start of life for me.
A#m
The start of life for me.
A#m
My innocence was blind, now I can finally see (Oh-oh-oh)
A#m
The start of life for me
Verse 3:
A#m
You make me feel so wide. awake for good this time
D#m Fm Ab
You are an echo of a dream as it fades from my mind (Mind)
A#m
Wide awake for good this time
D#m Fm Ab
I can finally let go of the shame as I claim my new life
Bridge:
A#m F# Ab
Sung from a frac-tured lullaby
D#m A#m F# Ab D#m
Innocence draining from our eyes
A#m F#
All I wanted was stolen
Ab D#m F# D#m
I hate all that I believed
A#m F# Ab D#m
Oh-oh (Oh-oh)
(I'm wide awake for good this time)
A#m F# Ab D#m
Oh-oh (Oh-oh)
(Wide awake for good this time)
Chorus:
A#m F#
You're tossing. and turning
Ab D#m F#
I'm pulling the plug on the dream
Outro:
'Cause the end of you is the start of life for me
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Published: February 3, 2026
Last Updated: February 3, 2026