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I had a brother once
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He drowned in a bathtub
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E
Am
before he'd ever learned, howwwww to talk
G
And I don't know what his name was
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but my mother does
E
I heard her say it once
Am
Padraic my prince I've all but died
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From the sheer weight of my shame
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You cried but no one came
E
As the water filled your tiny lungs
Am
Appear my dear and cry for me
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It was six years ago today
F
That I laid you in your grave
E
Your sweet young skin was shining then too
Am
F
So tonight to celebrate, i will...
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I will poison myself
Am
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Another coughing, shaking fit in a bathroom
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That is spinning
C
G
And I close the door
Am
F
And I rest my head on the tile floor
C
G
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Sickness and sleep turning me cooooold
C
G
And I'm stilllll nottt sure
Am
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Is there some better place I could be heading towards?
C
G
Am
E
...Where the selfishly sick and self-absorbeddddddddddddddddd
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Am
I saw the future once
G
I was drunk in a phone booth
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My eyes were wet and red
E
Am
But I could not tell what was said
G
And through the screams of the traffic
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Voices carried
E
Saying "I'm sorry"
Am
On a day so gray it's black inside
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Watching churches on TV
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In a coma you don't dream
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You just hope that someone sits with you
Am
Babies turn blue when they're ignored
G
Like the sky on summer days
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Before you turn and walk away
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It has changed you
Am
F
So tonight to compensate, I will...
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I will poison myself
Am
F
Another coughing shaking fit in a bathroom
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That is spinningggg