Key: F
F
It's really too bad that anyone even invented
F
The concept of perfection
F
And don't be mistaken
F
It's all that it ever was
F
Just a concept, an idea
F
A story to scare the children
F
Of a megalomaniacal pair
F
Am
Of some smartasses somewhere out there
G
Dm
Spiraling through history books
F
C
Hiding in the subtext in between the lines
G
Am
Of the single most boring page ever inflicted
G
Dm
On the temp worker proofreading textbooks
F
C
To pay off the wasted English degree
G
They earned but never will need
F
It's really too bad when I opt into paralysis
To protect me from a malice
F
That I'm not sure even exists
F
Oh, but what if it did?
F
Like an ancient evil that showed up at your party
F
And it's really bumming everyone out
Am
Sucking us into an endless void
G
Dm
Spiraling through alternate space
F
C
Hiding in the subfloors and between the walls
G
Am
Of the single most boring place that ever existed
G
And that's where we'll live
G
F
Kept alive by enzymes for a thousand years
C
And while I'm glad you're here
G
I still kinda wish I didn't have to be
Am
F
C
)
Dm
C
F
)
G
C
Dm
G
)
F
C
It's really too bad when things start looking good
F
For the first time in a while
But I can't see it
F
Because I live with fear
Fear is my roommate
F
And he stands in front of the window all day
To block my view
Am
Or am I just copping out?
G
Dm
Spiraling through history books
F
C
Hiding in the subtext in between the lines
G
Am
Of the single most boring page that ever existed
G
And that's where we'll live
G
F
Kept alive on bookshelves for a thousand years
C
And while I'm glad you're here
G
Am
I still kinda wish I didn't have to be
G
Dm
F
)
C
G
A
)