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Intro:  D|  D|  G| Em  
Verse 1:
Give me Done more quiet night
Before this loud D/C#morning gets it right and does me Gin.
Does this Emstory have an Aending?
'Cause I'm Dneeding to escape to kill the D/C#blinding lights of day
To try agaiGn, close my Emeyes and start deAscending
Chorus:
BmI, I can't seem to finDd a way back insidGe
Every last Athought of love we madeBm  
That still keeps me awakeD  
Still keeps me from Geverything we hadEm  
That I'm trying to get back
Intro:  D|  D|  G| Em  
Trying to get back
Verse 2:
We keep Dfloating towards the floor, 
Stuck in this D/C#pattern evermore of sink or Gswim
But the Emoxygen is Aproving
More than Dwords could ever say to put these D/C#memories away
So this is Git, these rapid Emeyes will keep on AmovingG  
These rapid Emeyes will keep on Amoving
Chorus:
'Cause BmI, I can't seem to find Da way back inside, G  
Every last Athought of love we madeBm  
That still keeps me awakeD  
Still keeps me from Geverything we hadEm  
And I'm trying to get back
Bridge:  G| A  
(And I'm trying to get back)
(Trying to get back)
Give me Gone more quiet night
Before this loud Amorning gets it right and does me inBm.
Is this story worth forgetting?
Chorus:
'Cause BmI, I can't seem to find Da way back inside, G  
Every last Athought of love we madeBm  
That still keeps me awakeD  
Still keeps me from Geverything we hadEm  
That I'm trying to get back
Outro:  D|  D|  G} Em  
Trying to get back, 
Trying to get back, 
Trying to get back
Circadian Ending:  Em|  G|  Bm| D  
(Save me)
(Somebody save me)
(Mayday)
(Somebody save me)

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Rapid Eye Movement

by David Cook

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C#

D D G Em

Intro: | | |

Verse 1:

Give me one more quiet night

D/C# G

Before this loud morning gets it right and does me in.

Em A

Does this story have an ending?

D D/C#

'Cause I'm needing to escape to kill the blinding lights of day

G Em A

To try again, close my eyes and start descending

Chorus:

Bm D G

I, I can't seem to find a way back inside

A Bm

Every last thought of love we made

That still keeps me awake

G Em

Still keeps me from everything we had

That I'm trying to get back

D D G Em

Intro: | | |

Trying to get back

Verse 2:

We keep floating towards the floor,

D/C# G

Stuck in this pattern evermore of sink or swim

Em A

But the oxygen is proving

D D/C#

More than words could ever say to put these memories away

G Em A G

So this is it, these rapid eyes will keep on moving

Em A

These rapid eyes will keep on moving

Chorus:

Bm D G

'Cause I, I can't seem to find a way back inside,

A Bm

Every last thought of love we made

That still keeps me awake

G Em

Still keeps me from everything we had

And I'm trying to get back

G A

Bridge: |

(And I'm trying to get back)

(Trying to get back)

Give me one more quiet night

A Bm

Before this loud morning gets it right and does me in.

Is this story worth forgetting?

Chorus:

Bm D G

'Cause I, I can't seem to find a way back inside,

A Bm

Every last thought of love we made

That still keeps me awake

G Em

Still keeps me from everything we had

That I'm trying to get back

D D G Em

Outro: | | }

Trying to get back,

Trying to get back

Em G Bm D

Circadian Ending: | | |

(Save me)

(Somebody save me)

(Mayday)

(Somebody save me)

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