Tom: Dm
Dm C
I've already told you I'm not a reflection
Dm C Bb
so stop using me as a mirror for yourself.
C Bb
You must really hate yourself.
Dm C
How many times have I proved I'm not here to threaten?
Dm C Bb
The demon you mean to kill is in yourself
C Bb
but you're attacking someone else.
Dm C Dm C Dm C Am Bb
You need to believe we are lost without your wisdom
Dm C Dm C Dm C Am Bb
but you can't feel who is caught up in the middle.
[Chorus]
Dm C
You say what's "good" for all, but what's "good" for you?
Am Bb
You compare me to a drug. Well, I can do that to you.
Dm C
You say it's for him and you know it's for you.
Am Bb
You can't stand to see someone as wanted as you
Dm C
from his eyes that are tired from this bickering.
Am Bb
I'd kill myself now if that tiger could sing
Dm C
but you're speaking for him and I don't live for you.
Am Bb
You can dodge all you want then claim I'm dodging you.
[Verse]
Dm C
I've already told you I'm not a reflection
Dm C Bb
so stop using me as a mirror for yourself.
C Bb
You must really hate yourself.
Dm C
No, this is not the first time I've dealt with projection.
Dm C Bb
The girl I loved struck me a crippled spell
C Bb
but couldn't see the parallels.
Dm C Dm C Dm C Am Bb
You wanted more power because you once thought you had none,
Dm C Dm C Dm C Am Bb
but over compensation can only fuck the balance.
[Chorus]
Dm C
You say I'm bad for him, but that's you to me.
Am Bb
Try and claim that's not a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Dm C
You say you're all-knowing but you fail to see
Am Bb
we all know psychotherapy is a bullshit degree
Dm C
to use as an excuse for what you say.
Am Bb
You could be fighting either side and justified the same way but
Dm C
cycling through synonyms keeps it the same.
Am Bb
You can put up your wall then say I ran away.
[Verse]
Dm C
I've already told you I'm not a reflection
Dm C Bb
so stop using me as a mirror for yourself.
C Bb
You must really hate yourself.
Dm C
How many times have I proved I'm not here to threaten?
Dm C Bb
The demon you mean to kill is in yourself
C Bb
but you're attacking someone else.
Bm D Bm D
So motherfucker answer me when I speak to you. You're not thirteen.
Bm D E
You're forty-four. You should know more than me.
Bm D Bm D
Every time you laugh at me, there's a piece of you that sees between
Bm D E
the conceited, condescending words you speak.
Bm D A
I did not steal your life and I can govern mine
E Bm
and still you criticize when you're no better.
Bm D A
Once more you've missed the point. It's not "you're wrong" or "I'm right".
E Bm
You lack objective eyes and I'm no better.
Bm D A
And so you scream and shout, but he won't make a sound,
E Bm
so when you push around, do you feel better?
Bm D A
Your pattern's clear right now. He'll never be allowed.
E Bm
If you'd just hear me out, then we'd feel better.
Bm D A
You'll never ban my life in your myopic fight.
E Bm
I won't shut my eyes to make it better.
Bm D A
And once I'm past this round, I'll no longer be found,
E Bm
but it won't bring me down because I'll feel better.
[Chorus]
Dm C A
You don't know how hard I've tried. (no)
Dm C A
You can't see the thoughts he hides,
Dm C Dm C
and truth be told, I have lost my soul
Dm Am Dm A Dm
to love that has no life.
