Tom: E
E
I notice how she looks at me
E
But I pretend that I don't see
A
It's easier if I let the tension subside
E
I've seen it in the books I read
E
A magic that you cannot see
A
There's no limitations
A
They wear it with pride
[ pre-Chorus]
G#m
But the characters I read never act or look like me
E A
I can't depend on them to lead me through the right door
G#m A
And what's the point of falling when I know I'm only stalling
D
'Cause I have to go back home
[Chorus]
E
Where I'm just one in the herd
G#m
Tripping over my words
A
Trying hard to go with the grain
A B
Keeping the quirks in my brain
E G#m
I'm on the brink of discovery I think
A
But what if I am dreaming?
B
That's what it seems like
E G#m
'Cause this girl thinks I'm part of her world
A
And that new territory's scary...
D A
if I turn the handle am I asking for a scandal?
B E
Should I try to be ordinary?
[Verse 2]
E
I've always been a little odd the only pee inside the pod
A
That's not an expression i'm guessin'..
oh well.
E
See that's exactly what I mean!
E
I'm just as awkward as I seem
A
Plus she makes me nervous
A
I hope she can't tell
[pre-Chorus]
G#m
What is it she sees in this cluster clump of me?
E B
Or could it maybe be I'm going crazy ?
G#m A
And hey! Who am I kidding?
A
This isn't some sweet beginnin
D
Just a detour to the end!
[Chorus]
E
Then back in the herd
G#m
Tripping over my words
A
Trying hard to go with the grain
B
Keeping the quirks in my brain
E G#m
I'm on the brink of discovery I think
A
But what if I'm dreaming?
[pre-chorus]
A
Do I rewind? Induce amnesia?
E
Pretend I didn't see her?
B
Succomb to stupid fear
E B A
Or just believe in my heart?
A
Why play a part ?
[Chorus]
E
Why follow the herd
G#m
Why not trust in my words
A
Don't wanna go with the grain
B
Why try to make myself plain?
E. G#m
I'm on the brink of rediscovery I think
A
So what if I'm dreaming ?
A B
I like the scene that I'm in
E G#m
And this girl is a part of this world
A
The thought of being normal's far more scary
[Outro]
A
I'll be brave and I'll be kind
A
I'll make a choice and change my mind
A
I will mess up all the time
A
They'll say I'm weird but I'll be fine
A B
I'll be anything but ordinary!
