O Parasite chords by Rosie Lord
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: B Verse 1: B I know you’re in there G B I know you can hear me even though you’re not listening E B you never do anything but eat my insides G B choke off my air supply and swallow my tears like E B this is your idea of a joke, and you are drowning G B in my intestines and my blood, but when you’re screaming E B it’s my voice that makes a sound, and I’ve been dying G E A everyday that I have lived, but today, today…
B
Verse 2:
B
I’ve spent my whole life
G B
feeding another heartless maw with endless hunger
E B
and endless want, while I myself went starving
G B
choking down a feast of pain and love, just to watch it
E B
go down someone else’s gullet: someone who’s inside me,
G B
slipped in through the cuts that mark my skin, who thinks I’m territory
E B
victim of my generosity, who thinks he’s dying
G E A
every day he’s massacred my growth, but today, today…
B E G A
Ah...
B E G A
Ah...
Verse 3:
B G
You’re a disconnected pair of loquacious lips,
B E
without a heart or mind or something to control them
B G B
but the hate that lingers, ears that twist and grind the words they take
E
and make a need for someone, someone else to blame.
B G B
You’ve festered and you’ve conquered, metastasis, and I never knew
E B
the tumor in me wasn’t that, but living and really you.
G E
And I’ve been suffering, sorry that I’ve caused you so much pain
A
but today, today…
Bridge:
B E
No more cracks in the mirror
G A
Everything’s getting just a little bit clearer
B E
just enough to break. Your first mistake was making me your hiding place
G A
I’m not your host and so it’s time to say goodbye.
Chorus:
A
B E G B
O parasite, I was never yours to take
B E G B
I’m dying of being sorry for every time I ache.
B E G B
Don’t tell me I’m breaking your heart while you’re feeding off mine.
B E G
O parasite, it’s time
B E G A
Tt’s time,
B E G A
Ah...
Verse 4:
B
You took my eyes out
G B
started with the retinas and pulled, and did it slowly
E B
I pretended not to notice; ignored it like the others
G B
every snip at neurons that you made, every mental battery
E B
a massacre of rationality. I’ve been so willing
G B
to sacrifice myself to let you live, my guide, my mentor
E B
the things you never were but thought to be. Respect is not owed
G E A
and love that just goes one way’s suicide, so today, today…
B
Verse 5:
B
Now this is over
G B
this reign over my body and my mind. No begging, pleading
E B
will stop me from leaving you behind. This is the ending
G B
of every lie you ever drank, and every doubt, fear,
E B
hatred that you sewed inside my skin. And this ejection
G B
full, complete, and not a trace will stay, no longer broken
E B
your fingers pulled out, bloody, one by one, no longer dying
G E A
every time I see my loathsome face, and today, today…
Bridge:
A
B E
No more punches at the mirror
G A
free from hindrance, my path’s a little bit clearer
B E
just enough to take. I’ve come awake, and now I’ve got a brand new face
G A
I’m done with you, and now it’s time to say goodbye.
Chorus:
A
B E G B
O parasite, I was never yours to break.
B E G B
I’m part of a whole new world where I never have to ache.
B E G B
I’ve never been breaking your heart; I’ve only been breaking mine.
B E G
O parasite, it’s time.
B E G A
Tt’s time, (O, parasite, I was never yours to take)
B E G A
ah... (I'm dying of being sorry for every time I ache)
B E G A
ah... (Don't tell me I'm breaking your heart while you're feeding off mine)
B E G A
ah... (So far away, so much to say)
Outro:
B G E
Today, today… I’ll breathe. Last updated:
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