Verse 1: G One year we flew up to Alaska All the scenery was gorgeous Em C And the people all so pleasant what a place G Might have been our one chance To experience it firsthand Em D All the culture and the beauty of the state But when we arrived I C G Couldn’t bring myself to leave the car Em Stayed locked away with my guitar
And while the others Studied the mountains and the rivers C D G I just stared down at my fretboard, pad and pen Verse 2: G Lately I’ve been struggling to conjure up A band aid for this problem Em C That has freshly manifested in my brain G It seems as though I’ve grown a light switch Deep within the recess of my psyche Em D One if flipped renders me borderline insane It’s like ten seconds ago C G Everything was fine and dandy G Em But now everything is f**ked Em And there ain’t no rhyme or reason for my seething C D G I just wanna be okay but I feel stuck Verse 3: G I don’t get to see the family often Always on road Em So, one year we organized a trip C G We’d take to Lake Tahoe A place we’d been when I was younger Em All the memories are golden D But when we arrived I C G found myself down at the bar Em Black out drunk and seeing stars While my loved ones All played board games by the fire C D G I did drink myself within an inch of death Verse 4: G I’m no stranger to mistakes It feels like every step I take Em C I trip myself I can’t get out of my own way G I’m by far my harshest critic and a cynic Em Too neurotic to accept that sometimes D sh*t is just o-kay There's always gotta be C G Some problem I alone must solve Em But that just ain’t the case at all Cause I got friends and family C But my worst enemy is me D G And me just can’t escape my head Outro: C Cause I was born to sabotage myself G Well that's on me and no one else Em I’m a human grenade D And I’m good at pullin’ my own pin C You can blame it on my mental health G Addictions, stress and anything else Em All it boils down to Is I’m an a**hole with a loud mouth C D G And a system of support I don’t deserve