Tom: C
Em G Em G
[Verse 1]
Em G
My friends always tell me I get carried away
G
Sometimes I spit when I talk
G
Cuz I have so much to say
Em G
They don't seem to hear me but I guess it's ok
G
It's not their fault my minds working overtime with no pay
Em
They always say the same things
G
And it's starting to get old
G
That my head can't get sick
G
It can't catch a cold
Em
I scratch and I pick
G
My insecurities poke
G
My fears, my anxiety, a voice that provokes
Em G
Take a walk, clear your head, breathe in count to ten
G
Cuz on the first page of life written in red
Em G
You'll never make it here if you don't learn how to bend
[Chorus]
G C
Don't speak unless you're spoken to, little girl
Em C
Someday you will find your place in the world
G
But ladies don't get dirty
C Em
Someday you'll learn to fill the empty space
C
With empty faith
[Verse 2]
Em G
Everyday feels like a battle and I always get hurt
G
I was frequently told violence was never the answer
Em G
But life doesn't abide by the rules of a child
G
I don't know how to fight only taught how to surrender
Em G
There's a certain kind of darkness that does a reaping
G
It usually takes you right before you are sleeping
Em G
Is it the crack in the door that it finds a way to creep in?
G
Or the crack in your brain that wants you to drop dead
Em G
I don't remember what it's like to see with clear vision
G
I awake every morning like the dead has arisen
Em G
I don't have to think this body of mine is a prison
G
You don't control me I just gotta find the light switch
Em G
But the more that I look the further I get
G
You're the only thing about me that needs to be fixed
Em G
Cuz on the first page of life written in fine print
G
Stop looking for light, live it instead
[Chorus]
G C
Don't speak unless you're spoken to, little girl
Em C
Someday you will find your place in the world
G
But ladies don't get dirty
C Em
Someday you'll learn to fill the empty space
C
With empty faith
[Outro]
G
My mind is a mess but I love it none the less
C
They tell me to hush but my words are all that's left
Em
So on the last page of life written in gold
C
Don't waste it always doing what you're told
