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[Verse]
EmI walk around everyday
With my Dhead above the darkness
The storm Embelow
I just can't face it
So I don'tC  
[Verse]
EmYou say I don't care at all
But if you oDnly knew
At night all the Emsleep I lose
Over what I can't changeG  
[Pre-Chorus]
EmYou don't understand that this Dworld's too cold
And my skin's not tAmhick
It's too tChin
In an oEmcean that's as big as this
It's hDard to stay afloat, not sAmink
I think I might just sinkC  
[Chorus]
So I nEmeed to think shallow tChoughts
So that I don't fGall too deep
In water I can't tDame
'Cos that's the only way I Emknow
How to stay breathing
And kAmeep myself from feeling
EGvery single blow that comes my Dway
I just stay in the shallowG  
[Verse]
EmThe world can be a scary place
And it can tDear you up if you let it
So I had to learn to fEmorget it the hard wayD  
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, yEmou don't understand that this wDorld's too cold
And my skin's not thAmick
It's too thCin
In an oEmcean that's as big as this
It's Dhard to stay afloat, not sAmink
I think I might just sinkC  
[Chorus]
So I nEmeed to think shallow tChoughts
So that I don't fGall too deep
In water I can't tDame
'Cos that's the only way that I kEmnow
How to stay breathing
And kAmeep myself from feeling
EGvery single blow that comes my Dway
I just stay in the shallowG  
NEmeed to think shallow tChoughts
So that I don't Gfall too deep
In water I can't Dtame
'Cos that's the only way I Emknow
How to stay breathing
And kAmeep myself from feeling
EGvery single blow that comes my Dway
I just stay in the shallowG  
NEmeed to think shallow thCoughts
So that I don't fGall too deep
In water I can't tDame
'Cos that's the only way I Emknow
How to stay breathing
And kAmeep myself from feeling
EGvery single blow that comes my Dway
So I nEmeed to think shallow thoCughts
So that I don't fGall too deep
In water I can't tDame
'Cos that's the only way I Emknow
How to stay breathing
And kAmeep myself from feeling
EGvery single blow that comes my Dway
I just stay in the shallowG  

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Shallow

by Carys Selvey

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[Verse]

I walk around everyday

With my head above the darkness

The storm below

I just can't face it

So I don't

[Verse]

You say I don't care at all

But if you only knew

At night all the sleep I lose

Over what I can't change

[Pre-Chorus]

Em D

You don't understand that this world's too cold

And my skin's not thick

It's too thin

In an ocean that's as big as this

D Am

It's hard to stay afloat, not sink

I think I might just sink

[Chorus]

Em C

So I need to think shallow thoughts

So that I don't fall too deep

In water I can't tame

'Cos that's the only way I know

How to stay breathing

And keep myself from feeling

G D

Every single blow that comes my way

I just stay in the shallow

[Verse]

The world can be a scary place

And it can tear you up if you let it

Em D

So I had to learn to forget it the hard way

[Pre-Chorus]

Em D

Oh, you don't understand that this world's too cold

And my skin's not thick

It's too thin

In an ocean that's as big as this

D Am

It's hard to stay afloat, not sink

I think I might just sink

[Chorus]

Em C

So I need to think shallow thoughts

So that I don't fall too deep

In water I can't tame

'Cos that's the only way that I know

How to stay breathing

And keep myself from feeling

G D

Every single blow that comes my way

I just stay in the shallow

Em C

Need to think shallow thoughts

So that I don't fall too deep

In water I can't tame

'Cos that's the only way I know

How to stay breathing

And keep myself from feeling

G D

Every single blow that comes my way

I just stay in the shallow

Em C

Need to think shallow thoughts

So that I don't fall too deep

In water I can't tame

'Cos that's the only way I know

How to stay breathing

And keep myself from feeling

G D

Every single blow that comes my way

Em C

So I need to think shallow thoughts

So that I don't fall too deep

In water I can't tame

'Cos that's the only way I know

How to stay breathing

And keep myself from feeling

G D

Every single blow that comes my way

I just stay in the shallow

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