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Verse 1
  C#2I'm holding all G#nightmares
And I'm A#2cradling the G#pain
  C#2But nobody G#cares enough
To A#2push the dark G#away
Pre-Chorus
  C#2I lie awake
(C#2)
  I lie awake
(C#2)
  I lie awake
Chorus
  C#2Somebody G#help me, I,
  A#2I wanna come back againC#2  
I wanna feel G#whole again
                        A#2   C#2   G#   A#2(2x)
  I wanna feel something
Verse 2
  C#2Tonight's fears G#die upon 
the A#2pillow in my G#face
  C#2One for calm,G#one for cure
And A#2one to just G#downplay
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge (2x)
Oh and you C#2know
Oh and you G#know
I feel A#2nothing
Chorus (2x)
Outro (2x)
C#2Sleep, repeG#at, trace
A#2Bury me, I
C#2Sleep, repeG#at, trace
A#2Bury me

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I Lie Awake

by Ivy Lies

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C#2

A#2

Verse 1

C#2 G#

I'm holding all nightmares

A#2 G#

And I'm cradling the pain

C#2 G#

But nobody cares enough

A#2 G#

To push the dark away

Pre-Chorus

C#2

I lie awake

C#2

()

I lie awake

C#2

()

I lie awake

Chorus

C#2 G#

Somebody help me, I,

A#2 C#2

I wanna come back again

I wanna feel whole again

A#2 C#2 G# A#2

(2x)

I wanna feel something

Verse 2

C#2 G#

Tonight's fears die upon

A#2 G#

the pillow in my face

C#2 G#

One for calm,one for cure

A#2 G#

And one to just downplay

Pre-Chorus

Chorus

Bridge (2x)

C#2

Oh and you know

A#2

I feel nothing

Chorus (2x)

Outro (2x)

C#2 G#

Sleep, repeat, trace

A#2

Bury me, I

C#2 G#

Sleep, repeat, trace

A#2

Bury me

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