Jay Brannan

Drowning

Jay Brannan


Tom: Em

Em                  Am
It's four a.m. again

Em                               Am
Father, forgive me this sin

Em                             Am
Uncomfortable in this life, yeah

Em                           Am
I can't put down this knife, yeah

Em                                   Am
I'm carving words in my arms, baby

Em                                    Am
These scars are part of my charm, maybe

Em                           Am
I need the touch of a hand

Em                            Am
This isn't what I had planned

Em                      D
I need relief from this life

             C    Am       C
I wanna slip away into the night

        Em                      G
Don't wanna see the sun again

                  Am                            C
But can't get swallowed up by this tragic whirlwind

Em               D            Em   C  Em
I wish the ocean was warm

   D             Am   Em   C
I feel like drowning

Em
I'm losing my faith in me

Am                                                 Em
I can't remember the last time I felt free

                 Am
From voices inside my head

Em                              Am                      C
When I taste liberation, they just feed me fear instead

Em                       Am
You say I'm out of control

Em                          Am
At least I still have a soul

Em               Am             Em
No, I don't need your advice

                        G               C
Some compassion would be nice

Em                      D
I need relief from this life

             C        D         C
I wanna slip away into the night

        Em                   G
Don't wanna see the sun again

                   Am                            C
But can't get swallowed up by this tragic whirlwind

Em               D             Em   C   Em
I wish the ocean was warm

                Am   Em  C
I feel like drowning

Em                                        Am
I can't take any more of your pills

Em                     D
They hold my head up

        Am
But still it feels so wrong

Em             D                                    Em
I can't believe the price that I've paid

Am           Em                          G                       Em               Am
For this chemically-induced, perceivably ideal, take-it-with-a-glass-of-
         Em   D  Am   Em   Am
water day


Em                      D
I need relief from this life

             Am            G          C
I wanna slip away into the night


        Em                   G
Don't wanna see the sun again


                   Am                            C
But can't get swallowed up by this tragic whirlwind


Em               D             Em   C   Em
I wish the ocean was warm

                Am   Em  C
I feel like drowning

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