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Under The Knife

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[Intro]
BmThis is the song I’m too scared to wDrite 
BmBut some of you may need it tGonight 
[Verse 1]
BmOh there you were, hGeart made of glass 
Bmfragile little thing, sDhattered too fast 
Bmtried to pick the pieces Gup up up 
Bmand that’s the way you first got Dcut cut cut 
BmDevil drew you in, you Gdidn’t let it show 
Bmdidn’t want the others to Dever have to know 
Bmthat you were getting hooked on Gup up up 
Bmand all you had to do was Dcut cut cut 
[Chorus]
You Gcarved a special Aplace for your Bmpain 
so Git came back to Ahurt you every Bmnight 
you Gclosed your eyes and Awished it all Bmaway 
Guntil you disAappeared under the Bmknife 
[Verse 2]
BmYou knew the deal, Gno one gives a damn 
just Bmanother needy kid, sob Dstory in hand 
Bmkeep your secrets covered Gup up up 
Bmwe don’t need another Dcut cut cut 
BmBut you couldn’t hide a Gheart made of glass 
BmYou put yourself together with aDll the strength you had 
BmYou were finally fed Gup up up 
Bmfinally had to scream eDnough –nough –nough
[Chorus]
You Gcarved a special Aplace for your Bmpain 
so Git came back to Ahurt you every Bmnight 
you Gclosed your eyes and Awished it all Bmaway 
Guntil you disAappeared under the Bmknife 
[Rap part]
BmListen- I know it’s simpliGfied from the other side 
Ait’s easy to gloss over Emall the messy reasons why 
Bmand it’s easy to forGget where you’ve been 
I Aguess that’s what the scars are for, Emhuh? 
When Bmwe were 15 we wouldn’t Gdare let that shit be seen 
Abut now it seems mutaEmlation’s gone mainstream 
BmI see you at my shows, Gscarred up from head to toe 
Alike there’s no point even Emtrying not to let it show 
BmCause we all know, emo kGids like to hurt themselves 
Atoo many feelings and Emnot enough self control 
Bmand I mean, does this mess Gany of the rest of you 
Ait’s an epidemic and we’re Emcool with it, don’t question it 
But it Bmbothers me, our scars are currenGcy by which we’re measured 
like lAet the record show who let it Emslip and who held it together 
Bmcutters and burners and Ghonorable mentions 
Aposers who still cut themselves F#mup for the attention 
GI don’t care your intentions, I Ajust want you to know 
my Bmself-hatred never took me where I wanted to go 
Gand at the end of the day, you know I Astill had to face 
that I can Bmpick at the pain, but can’t cut it away 
and you know what Gelse I can’t do is give you Aten good reasons not to 
I’ve Bmracked my brain for clever sayings of all the things you ought to do 
GBut you know, I think if there was sAomething I could say 
They’d have Bmthrown it on a brochure- and sent you on your way 
(N/C)
So I’ll keep doing what I always do: drag my heart to the piano and make it sing for you 
I’ll keep doing what I always do: drag my heart to the piano and let it sing for you 
  G    A   Bmx3
G  A
BmDrag my heart to the piano and let it sing for you

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Under The Knife

by Icon For Hire

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F#m

[Intro]

Bm D

This is the song I’m too scared to write

Bm G

But some of you may need it tonight

[Verse 1]

Bm G

Oh there you were, heart made of glass

Bm D

fragile little thing, shattered too fast

Bm G

tried to pick the pieces up up up

Bm D

and that’s the way you first got cut cut cut

Bm G

Devil drew you in, you didn’t let it show

Bm D

didn’t want the others to ever have to know

Bm G

that you were getting hooked on up up up

Bm D

and all you had to do was cut cut cut

[Chorus]

G A Bm

You carved a special place for your pain

G A Bm

so it came back to hurt you every night

G A Bm

you closed your eyes and wished it all away

G A Bm

until you disappeared under the knife

[Verse 2]

Bm G

You knew the deal, no one gives a damn

Bm D

just another needy kid, sob story in hand

Bm G

keep your secrets covered up up up

Bm D

we don’t need another cut cut cut

Bm G

But you couldn’t hide a heart made of glass

Bm D

You put yourself together with all the strength you had

Bm G

You were finally fed up up up

Bm D

finally had to scream enough –nough –nough

[Chorus]

G A Bm

You carved a special place for your pain

G A Bm

so it came back to hurt you every night

G A Bm

you closed your eyes and wished it all away

G A Bm

until you disappeared under the knife

[Rap part]

Bm G

Listen- I know it’s simplified from the other side

A Em

it’s easy to gloss over all the messy reasons why

Bm G

and it’s easy to forget where you’ve been

A Em

I guess that’s what the scars are for, huh?

Bm G

When we were 15 we wouldn’t dare let that shit be seen

A Em

but now it seems mutalation’s gone mainstream

Bm G

I see you at my shows, scarred up from head to toe

A Em

like there’s no point even trying not to let it show

Bm G

Cause we all know, emo kids like to hurt themselves

A Em

too many feelings and not enough self control

Bm G

and I mean, does this mess any of the rest of you

A Em

it’s an epidemic and we’re cool with it, don’t question it

Bm G

But it bothers me, our scars are currency by which we’re measured

A Em

like let the record show who let it slip and who held it together

Bm G

cutters and burners and honorable mentions

A F#m

posers who still cut themselves up for the attention

G A

I don’t care your intentions, I just want you to know

my self-hatred never took me where I wanted to go

G A

and at the end of the day, you know I still had to face

that I can pick at the pain, but can’t cut it away

G A

and you know what else I can’t do is give you ten good reasons not to

I’ve racked my brain for clever sayings of all the things you ought to do

G A

But you know, I think if there was something I could say

They’d have thrown it on a brochure- and sent you on your way

(N/C)

So I’ll keep doing what I always do: drag my heart to the piano and make it sing for you

I’ll keep doing what I always do: drag my heart to the piano and let it sing for you

G A Bm

G A

Drag my heart to the piano and let it sing for you

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