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[Verse 1]
Like a burning Emonk
You're my light flare out in the C#mdark
You're my constant call to G#marms
Took the blindfold off
They'd Aleft chalk outlines where the future wasE  
It's a goddamn war of C#mattrition
It's a death by a thousand G#mcuts
And if these motherfuckers made it to Aheaven
They burned the bridge when they got across
[Chorus 1]
They're gathering Eanchors
They're gathering Brope
You push into Aheaven all alone
They're grabbing your Eankles
They won't let you Bgo
The ebb and the Adistant flow
They're cutting your Bwings off
Built you ceilings out of Astained glass
[Verse 2]
Well you Ecut like gravel in my C#mskinned knee
The wound will close eG#mventually
You'll stay as a reAminder of how fucked this world can Ebe
Held your funeral on a C#mTuesday
Holy waters, November G#mcold
The kid who pulled the Atrigger
Knew tomorrow couldn't promise him hope
[Chorus 2]
All these Ebastards are gathering Brope
You push into Aheaven all alone
They're grabbing your Eankles
They won't let you Bgo
The ebb and the Adistant flow
They're cutting your Bwings off
Built your ceilings out of Astained glass
They were cutting your Bwings off
I was Astaring at my idle hands
Maybe I could've done C#msomething
Maybe I could've made a Adifference
[Interlude]
 B    Ax4
[Bridge 1]
[Soupy]
C#mJohn Wayne with a God comAplex Tells me to buy a gun
Like shooting a teenage Ekid is gonna solve any problems 
Like it's an arms race
Like death don't mean nothingC#m  
To know the heavy price of living Apoor
Walled in by red lines, backed into a Ecorner
Not knowing growing up what it's like to belong here in America
[Bridge 2]
[Jason Aalon Butler]
If everyone's C#mbuilt the same then how come building's so Afucking hard for you?
It's something we're Eall born into 
Nothing's left C#mup to gray
It's black or white and Asometimes black and blue
It's something we're Eall born into, whoa-Boh
C#mNow I know what's in a name
Not just my father
Three-Afifths a man makes half of me
Why should I bother?
[Soupy]
EMerchants of misery stacking the Bdeck
Fuck your John Waynes
Fuck your God complex
[Jason Aalon Butler]
I have C#meverything in front of me
But can't reach far eAnough
To touch those fever dreams
They call AmeriEca
I am the ghetto's chosen one
The privileged bastard Bson
[Outro]
They're gathering C#manchors
They're gathering Brope
You push into Aheaven all alone
They're gathering Eanchors
They're gathering Brope
You push into Aheaven all alone
No, all alone
End
C#m

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Stained Glass Ceilings

by The Wonder Years

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

[Verse 1]

Like a burning monk

C#m

You're my light flare out in the dark

G#m

You're my constant call to arms

Took the blindfold off

A E

They'd left chalk outlines where the future was

C#m

It's a goddamn war of attrition

G#m

It's a death by a thousand cuts

And if these motherfuckers made it to heaven

They burned the bridge when they got across

[Chorus 1]

They're gathering anchors

They're gathering rope

You push into heaven all alone

They're grabbing your ankles

They won't let you go

The ebb and the distant flow

They're cutting your wings off

Built you ceilings out of stained glass

[Verse 2]

E C#m

Well you cut like gravel in my skinned knee

G#m

The wound will close eventually

A E

You'll stay as a reminder of how fucked this world can be

C#m

Held your funeral on a Tuesday

G#m

Holy waters, November cold

The kid who pulled the trigger

Knew tomorrow couldn't promise him hope

[Chorus 2]

E B

All these bastards are gathering rope

You push into heaven all alone

They're grabbing your ankles

They won't let you go

The ebb and the distant flow

They're cutting your wings off

Built your ceilings out of stained glass

They were cutting your wings off

I was staring at my idle hands

C#m

Maybe I could've done something

Maybe I could've made a difference

[Interlude]

B A

[Bridge 1]

[Soupy]

C#m A

John Wayne with a God complex Tells me to buy a gun

Like shooting a teenage kid is gonna solve any problems

Like it's an arms race

C#m

Like death don't mean nothing

To know the heavy price of living poor

Walled in by red lines, backed into a corner

Not knowing growing up what it's like to belong here in America

[Bridge 2]

[Jason Aalon Butler]

C#m A

If everyone's built the same then how come building's so fucking hard for you?

It's something we're all born into

C#m

Nothing's left up to gray

It's black or white and sometimes black and blue

E B

It's something we're all born into, whoa-oh

C#m

Now I know what's in a name

Not just my father

Three-fifths a man makes half of me

Why should I bother?

[Soupy]

E B

Merchants of misery stacking the deck

Fuck your John Waynes

Fuck your God complex

[Jason Aalon Butler]

C#m

I have everything in front of me

But can't reach far enough

To touch those fever dreams

They call America

I am the ghetto's chosen one

The privileged bastard son

[Outro]

C#m

They're gathering anchors

They're gathering rope

You push into heaven all alone

They're gathering anchors

They're gathering rope

You push into heaven all alone

No, all alone

End

C#m

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