Chronically Cautious
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Brandon Bales
C F
I gamble big for the smallest pot, I know it’s not
C F Dm
Enough to change what’s been going on, but it’s all I’ve got.
C F Dm
I misjudge & switch up from target to target,
C F Dm
Miscalculate what it is that I want,
Am F Dm
Swimming in circles in search of substance,
Am F Dm
In shallow waters, it didn’t mean nothing.
F Dm
How can an optimist by cynical?
C
So if I’m honest,
F Dm C
I think I’m beginning to question how much I want this.
F Dm C
Overloaded serial stresser, I’m sitting nauseous,
F Dm C
Panic on a loop in my head I’m chronically cautious,
Dm G
How can I get off this?
C
To keep it simple,
F Dm C
I think I’ve bn willingly following every impulse,
F Dm C
Picturing a future then tossing it out th window,
F Dm C
Suffocate the fire I started right when it kindles,
Dm G
Passionate, but fickle.
C F
The source of my serotonin is only digital,
C F Dm
‘Cuz my reality’s fading, I guess it’s typical.
C F Dm
Can switch back, it’s mismatched in dopamine,
C F Dm
Get whiplash, it hits fast, controlling me.
Am F Dm
Swerving in silence, I’m all alone.
Am F Dm
In traffic, I’m trapped, and I can’t find home.
F Dm
I’m an optimist who’s cynical
F C
(That’s fucking miserable)
C
So if I’m honest,
F Dm C
I think I’m beginning to question how much I want this.
F Dm C
Overloaded serial stresser, I’m sitting nauseous,
F Dm C
Panic on a loop in my head I’m chronically cautious,
Dm G
How can I get off this?
C
To keep it simple,
F Dm C
I think I’ve bn willingly following every impulse,
F Dm C
Picturing a future then tossing it out th window,
F Dm C
Suffocate the fire I started right when it kindles,
Dm G
Passionate, but fickle.
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