Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
G# minorG#m F#F#
Thinning airflow through a narrow hallway
G# minorG#m F#F#
Hanging heads from the billboards, hoping to entertain
E MajorE
I hear the circle resonate
C# minorC#m
You're all nameless faces to me
G# minorG#m
I'm merely a short daydream
F#F#
I helped you get through nothing
Chorus:
G# minorG#m
And if you look real close
BB
Hands held under the thorns
D#mD#m
Keep you proud and me unknown
C#C#
I'm your toy when things get shallow
G# minorG#m F#F# G# minorG#m F#F#
I'm under your control
Verse 2:
G# minorG#m F#F#
Press your face to wood floor, you're the grain
G# minorG#m F#F#
Here's a savior for when you don't feel anything
E MajorE
I am what you want me to be
C# minorC#m
Ripped right out in front of me
G# minorG#m
I was on the edge of your everything
F#F#
Now something gets in the way
E MajorE
Innocence sedates your memory
C# minorC#m
The misbelief in anything
G# minorG#m
I see you on every city street
F#F#
Looking for me to fix your pain
Chorus:
G# minorG#m
And if you look real close
BB
Hands held under the thorns
D#mD#m
Keep you proud and me unknown
C# minorC#m
I'm your toy when things get shallow
G# minorG#m
It swallows everyone
BB D#mD#m
You don't hold enough to show anything for what you've done
C# minorC#m
I'm your toy when things get shallow
I'm under your control
Interlude:
G# minorG#m C# minorC#m G# minorG#m C# minorC#m
Bridge:
BB
I've wished for this
G# minorG#m
Well, my attention comes and goes ever since
BB
And I've dreamt of this
G# minorG#m BB
Well, it is never clean behind the film we're staring at
Chorus:
G# minorG#m
And if you look real close
BB
Hands held under the thorns
D#mD#m
Keep you proud and me unknown
C# minorC#m
I'm your toy when things get shallow
It swallows everyone
G# minorG#m BB D#mD#m
You don't hold enough to show anything for what you've done
C#C#
I'm your toy when things get shallow
G# minorG#m
I'm under your control