Key: D ♫ Verse 1: D I'm not depressed F#m I've been blown out like a candle Bm What happened to G "God won't give you more than you can handle" D I am strapped in my couch F#m All my time has run out Bm I can't find the strength G To push words from my mouth
♫ Verse 2: D I'm not lazy F#m I care so much it hurts Bm G Fully aware of the pile of clean pants and shirts D Can't even put them in drawers F#m I just can't give anymore Bm I'm the ash in the bowl G I've been smoked through to the core ♫ Pre-Chorus: D F#m I thought a break would be nice Bm Should've stopped to think twice G Whatever happened to thе person D Who could make things look nice F#m Put thе dishes away Bm Who had the right words to say G Went out dancing with their friends D Instead of pushing them away ♫ Chorus: F#m Bm G D I'm burning out F#m Bm G D I'm burning everything I love down F#m Bm G D I'm burning out F#m Bm G I'm slowly fading to the background ♫ Verse 3: D I'm not upset F#m I've got nothing to be mad about Bm I'm just fucking charcoal G After all the flames have been put out D You stomped on my embers F#m I've been numb since December Bm G Of five years ago and now I can't remember ♫ Pre-Chorus: D F#m What I was like while I burned Bm Every page that I turned G I showed promise then forgot D Each fucking lesson I learned F#m Before I needed some slack Bm Before my life got off track G D Before I couldn't leave the house without a panic attack ♫ Chorus: F#m Bm G D I'm burning out F#m Bm G D I'm burning everything I love down F#m Bm G D I'm burning out F#m Bm G D I'm slowly fading to the background F#m Bm G D I'm burning out F#m Bm G D I'm burning everything I love down F#m Bm G D I'm burning out F#m Bm G I'm slowly fading to the background ♫ Outro: D F#m I thought if I just tried harder Bm G Then it would get easy D F#m I'm trying to spark underwater Bm G But nobody sees me D F#m I thought if I just tried harder Bm G Then it would get easy D F#m But you're holding my head underwater Bm G And now I'm not breathing