Intro: Bm A Bm A I am drowning 'cause I couldn't let things be the way they were Bm A 'cause when you have a hungry heart every piece is good to take G A Bm Bm I have water into my ears and above my head G A Bm Bm but when the waves soothe my mind there's no promises left to break G A and when winter comes I will turn into ice G A I will look like small white lights G A Bm A A million shining freckles swimming through the night D Just because my heart goes boom boom Bm G Don't beat it like a fucking drum, oh please A You got me begging on my knees for you D Just because my heart goes boom boom Bm G Don't beat it like a fucking drum, oh please A Don't you lie to me no more Isn't it true dear, out of sight - out of mind? there's gonna be good, gonna be hard times one day your absence will drive me blind when you fade into a sweet memory in my mind peacefully return to your everyday life I will look like small white lights and the sea will be home to me Just because my heart goes boom boom Don't beat it like a fucking drum, oh please You got me begging on my knees for you Just because my heart goes boom boom Don't beat it like a fucking drum, oh please Don't you lie to me no more I know you want me to ooooooh ooooh ooooh And when winter comes I will turn into ice I will look like small white lights a million shining freckles swimming through the night

Em C G D Walking down the quiet street I had my kit kat t-shirt on the one I was so proud about I remember it was summer the air was heavy and tasted sweet my eyelashes were sweating But tonight, where are you to tell me what to do One of us was strong and it was you But tonight let's be innocent that feeling I will never feel again There was no fences and no walls in between houses we could play all night climb up the highest trees I felt safe, I knew nothing Tell me nothing has changed But it did, alright it did But tonight, where are you to tell me what to do One of us was strong and it was you But tonight let's be innocent that feeling I will never feel again You washed my hair, I brushed your teeth We were brand new, no one to fear Well those nights were the best of my life

Am C G-D We've had our warnings but were too blinded to see Am C G-D we've been preaching a truth no one is ready to believe Am C G-Em I should have known better because everything has to be broken Am C G-Em Am... that's what I've been told, everything has to be broken sometime We still make jokes and throw words for funs sake but really I've never pulled up a smile that was that fake I should write a letter 'cause every word cannot be spoken that's what I've been told, everything has to be broken once We are still happy, maybe that's what nice people do but really I wonder if you feel the same way too I should write a song because it's always easier to pretend that's what I've been told, everyone has to be broken once

E E B A When times get tough, I'll ride my bike to you When they get tougher, we get tougher too But I don't like how we pretend to be cool at heart I am not brave, but I felt this spark A B E E And I just wanna scream what's on top of my mind all the time These pills we take just to maintain won't ever calm us down Sounds of clocks ticking, air condition humming The way we waste our lives is the way we are becoming human machines, buying shit to define us Like cogs though still afraid to talk or act out of line, but I just wanna scream what's on top of my mind all the time These pills we take just to maintain won't ever calm us down We took our wheels, rolled into the night have you ever felt before what it feels like not to fight with yourself, no compromises made just fuck everything because it's all a charade and I just wanna scream what's on top of my mind all the time These pills we take just to maintain won't ever calm us down The pulse grows faster and my head gets blurry The smallest tear feels heavy when I look back and say sorry but if we never lived free, what would there be left of us and if you never kissed me it would be the death of us and I just wanna scream what's on top of my mind all the time These pills we take just to maintain won't ever calm us down No they won't ever calm us down

Am F G G C G F F Life is short when you die at 24 and now those racist fuckheads try to blame immigration for some homophobes knife in your liver sometimes I wake up crying, shivering because you bled to death that night in the hospital Am F F G Can you hear from the other side of eternity my heart beat? Am F If you could just feel what I'm feeling tonight G G then I'd be feeling alright 'cause you'd be feeling alive F but there's no turning back G No, you'll never be back C G F F It was you and me and Katrin almost 10 years ago we worked to keep the youth clubs from shutting down in a torn apart society where everyone's afraid of each other there's 50 people on this tram but everyone's sitting alone Am F F G Can you hear from the other side of eternity my heart beat? Am F If you could just feel what I'm feeling tonight G G then I'd be feeling alright 'cause you'd be feeling alive F but there's no turning back G No, you'll never be back F G End on Am. And now you're alone again

D D G A D D For every thought you need a permission G A for every move an approbation D D don't speak your mind in front of strangers G A don't show your love but to your lovers D D And every song is the same song G A D too many attempts to prove my point D every morning I feel so strong G A Bm then comes the night and I just don't G A G Bm G A A D D And every person is the same person G A trying to owe you and proudly dictate D D but every time you're left alone G A you're still waiting for someone to help D D And every song is the same song G A D too many attempts to prove my point D every morning I feel so strong G A Bm then comes the night and I just don't G A G Bm G A A D D They were talking about social skills G A to blend in you have to curb yourself D D become this nice person that you hate G A when did your freedom become your weight? D D Every song is the same song G A D Noone is listening but we're just keeping on D Every day is the same day G A Bm 'til you showed up and begged me to wait G A G Bm G A A D D And every song is the same song G A D too many attempts to prove my point D every morning I feel so strong G A Bm then comes the night and I just don't G A G Bm G A A D

F#m Bm E F#m In those last few desperate hours before midnight I'm heading out In those last few desperate hours before night I feel like I 'lose my sense of belonging, heading for the graveyard And moonlight shines to find me all alone out here in the dark A Bm E F#m You know I lost control just a moment ago but I never want it back When I feel my heart beat from my head to my feet only the night air could cut me some slack F#m Bm E F#m In those last few desperate hours before midnight I need to walk it off If you got some weed and stories to share we could go to our secret spot Bright lights make a big city but pine trees make me feel safe Distance is just a shred in space-time but a trip the heart is unable to make A Bm E F#m You know I lost control just a moment ago but I never want it back When I feel my heart beat from my head to my feet only the night air could cut me some slack F#m Bm E F#m In those last few desperate hours before morning I wake up There were two men heading for the graveyard only one man coming back

E E A B He's the sweetest He's the kindest I know We understand each other no need to watch the sunset don't need to text all day We share a tofu sandwich we're chasing water frogs he's my dog he's my fucking dog he is my dog he's my dog He's the sweetest he's the kindest I know sometimes we kiss each other but noone else knows We don't wanna go to the movies or any other silly things No need to pretend all day just share a big peace of meat He's my dog he's my fucking dog he is my dog he's my dog

Am Am C C G G Am G I was trapped inside my own bubble I couldn't take a step outside When my dearest friend became worst nightmare your voice became my worst struggle Back then I could scratch my skin so hard it would bleed 'til I couldn't breathe I just wanted out of my own too used body C G But one of those days I will get up F I will hear the longing murmur G I'll walk straight to your door F I'll say I forgive you Am G It's alright, I am better It was just so hard to tell I was not the one made of steel I knew we got too far when my soul was too hard to carry It's been such a long fucked up road I should've learned to get stronger Normality seemed so far away from what life had to offer CHORUS Am Am G G F F Am Am But I am me and you are you all alone In time the minutes you'll learn to count and the seconds will seem longer Maybe that day you will understand Am Am G G F F Am G a human being is not to play with Maybe lying deep down in the dirt you will agree there is no need to flee CHORUS

E B E E A B E E x 2-3 One day we will all be dead but today the cheap wine we stole still spins through my head as we run from the security guard with the sunshine in our eyes and skate burns on our thighs we're so happy just to get out of here alive! My pockets are empty and I have one cigarette left but there's only one thing that I'm trying to get that little bit noone can buy or sell that one little monster still waiting to be fed Here's to this town and all it's shitty basements well here's to the many bands that we thought would have a chance high on the smell of sweat and the lack of oxygen Who needs to sleep when they can sing along? First we shred some tears then make it all wrong I will try and write some lines, find the right spot I will try to make you smile because life is short From this hill we can see the whole town with the dark woods behind and the bright lights downtown and the summer night air in your hair smells just fine If we make out now we'll wake up tomorrow naked in this field, just wondering what to feel and how to get a bite to eat

C C F G I've been keeping up with that mess long enough to know how this is going to end but not long enough to even begin to accept the state we're in I almost broke my bones trying to wave at you but did you even notice me? Don't think you did It's like a nice useless feeling could disappear without noone noticing it's like a little kid smiling could be no other way if I was deciding in the fakeness of your words I heard the wind blow soon enough will come a tornado Are you just acting tough? is this act for real? Are you playing pretend and do you know how I feel? How much more can I bend before you break? Can't you see me smiling, do you think that it's fake? It's like a nice useless feeling could disappear without noone noticing it's like a little kid smiling could be no other way if I was deciding in the fakeness of your words I heard the wind blow soon enough will come a tornado and destroy everything that's fake, boring, wrong, bad, fucked, shitty, crap, dead, weak, whatever.. Please just come and take me!

C Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 I need you now I can't remember Oh help me out I need your shoulder What was it like to make it happen To live your life when you were younger Please take me back when I was with you those sunday nights I'll always find you Tell me again I will speak louder I listen to you as you get older You teach me how I should play my life You told me now you will be in charge I never thought I'd miss you so much but when I'm lost I look for your touch So many questions but still no answer I know you'll be there we will remember