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The Enemy Inside

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[Verse I]
EmOver and over again
I relive the Bmmoment
I'm Cbearing the burden within
Open Dwounds hidden under my skin
EmPain is real as a cut that bleeds
BmThe face I see every time I try to Amsleep
BmStaring at me Emcrying
[Chorus]
CI'm running from the Amenemy Eminside
CLooking for the Amlife I left Embehind
CThese suffocating Ammemories are Emetched upon my Dmind
BmAnd I can't escape from the Amenemy Eminside
EmI sever myself from the world
and shut down Bmcompletely
All alCone in my own living hell
overcDome with irrational fear
EmUnder the weight of the world on my chest
BmI buckle and break as I try to catch my Ambreath
BmTell me I'm not Emdying
[Chorus]
CI'm running from the Amenemy Eminside
CLooking for the Amlife I left Embehind
CThese suffocating Ammemories are Emetched upon my Dmind
BmAnd I can't escape from the Amenemy Eminside
[Break]
EmI'm a burden and a Bmtravesty
FI'm a prisoner of Emregret
EmBetween the flashbacks and the Bmviolent dreams
FI am hanging on the Emedge
CDisaster lurks around the Embend
GParadise came to an Amend
FAnd no magic Empill
Ccan bring it back Emagain
[Chorus]
CI'm running from the Amenemy Eminside
CLooking for the Amlife I left Embehind
CThese suffocating Ammemories are Emetched upon my Dmind
BmAnd I can't escape from the Amenemy Eminside

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The Enemy Inside

by Dream Theater

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[Verse I]

Over and over again

I relive the moment

I'm bearing the burden within

Open wounds hidden under my skin

Pain is real as a cut that bleeds

Bm Am

The face I see every time I try to sleep

Bm Em

Staring at me crying

[Chorus]

C Am Em

I'm running from the enemy inside

C Am Em

Looking for the life I left behind

C Am Em D

These suffocating memories are etched upon my mind

Bm Am Em

And I can't escape from the enemy inside

I sever myself from the world

and shut down completely

All alone in my own living hell

overcome with irrational fear

Under the weight of the world on my chest

Bm Am

I buckle and break as I try to catch my breath

Bm Em

Tell me I'm not dying

[Chorus]

C Am Em

I'm running from the enemy inside

C Am Em

Looking for the life I left behind

C Am Em D

These suffocating memories are etched upon my mind

Bm Am Em

And I can't escape from the enemy inside

[Break]

Em Bm

I'm a burden and a travesty

F Em

I'm a prisoner of regret

Em Bm

Between the flashbacks and the violent dreams

F Em

I am hanging on the edge

C Em

Disaster lurks around the bend

G Am

Paradise came to an end

F Em

And no magic pill

C Em

can bring it back again

[Chorus]

C Am Em

I'm running from the enemy inside

C Am Em

Looking for the life I left behind

C Am Em D

These suffocating memories are etched upon my mind

Bm Am Em

And I can't escape from the enemy inside

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