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[Verse 1]
I miss counting the stEmars
And I mEmiss the way you kCiss meD  Bm  
I miss the way you touch Cme
I miss calling you mEmine
Baby Emyou know who I Cam
And there's Dnobody I'd rBmather dance with in the CmoonlightD  
I just want to go bCack
[Refrain]
I fear the eDmptineEmss will swallow me Cwhole
This is mDy confession
[Chorus]
EmI am nCo herGo and DI'm not a saint
EmI can't sCave the Gworld
And I Dnever asked for this
EmIn your eyes I see the Cquestions I don't have the Ganswers Dfor
ACrise Dsuspicious miEmnds
[Verse 2]
EmYou told yourself I was pure, Ccertain that DI would save you
BBut if it crosses your mind that I was saving mysCelf
Remind yourself that I'm dDangerous!
EmMaybe I'm not as Chonest as it Dseems, a siren dressed in silk
BmMaybe I'm just sCelling a lie, a Dvillain in disgCuise
[Refrain]
I fear the eDmptineEmss will swallow me Cwhole
This is mDy confession
[Chorus]
EmI am nCo herGo and DI'm not a saint
EmI can't sCave the Gworld
And I Dnever asked for this
EmIn your eyes I see the Cquestions I don't have the Ganswers Dfor
ACrise Dsuspicious miEmnds
[Verse 3]
EmI don't know if I'm praying, I don't know if I'm bDegging
But I have to believe that someone
Something out there can Chear me
I have to know that there is a chance
DI have to believe that I might escape this hell
EmI fear I've lost myself and I don't know the way back
DThe way back to what I once was
Am I FatCima? Am I Rusalka? Or am I just me? DSweet, innocent Annabel
[Bridge]
CStar cDrossed lD#overs in striEmfe embCraciDng on a bD#attlefieldEm  
CGiviDng iD#n to the Emfight, cChanginDg at the sBpeed of lightEm  
[Refrain]
CI fear the emDptinesEms will swallow me wChole
This is mDy confession

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Fatal Optimist

by Alesana

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

I miss counting the stars

Em C D Bm

And I miss the way you kiss me

I miss the way you touch me

I miss calling you mine

Em C

Baby you know who I am

D Bm C D

And there's nobody I'd rather dance with in the moonlight

I just want to go back

[Refrain]

D Em C

I fear the emptiness will swallow me whole

This is my confession

[Chorus]

Em C G D

I am no hero and I'm not a saint

Em C G

I can't save the world

And I never asked for this

Em C G D

In your eyes I see the questions I don't have the answers for

C D Em

Arise suspicious minds

[Verse 2]

Em C D

You told yourself I was pure, certain that I would save you

B C

But if it crosses your mind that I was saving myself

Remind yourself that I'm dangerous!

Em C D

Maybe I'm not as honest as it seems, a siren dressed in silk

Bm C D C

Maybe I'm just selling a lie, a villain in disguise

[Refrain]

D Em C

I fear the emptiness will swallow me whole

This is my confession

[Chorus]

Em C G D

I am no hero and I'm not a saint

Em C G

I can't save the world

And I never asked for this

Em C G D

In your eyes I see the questions I don't have the answers for

C D Em

Arise suspicious minds

[Verse 3]

Em D

I don't know if I'm praying, I don't know if I'm begging

But I have to believe that someone

Something out there can hear me

I have to know that there is a chance

I have to believe that I might escape this hell

I fear I've lost myself and I don't know the way back

The way back to what I once was

C D

Am I Fatima? Am I Rusalka? Or am I just me? Sweet, innocent Annabel

[Bridge]

C D D# Em C D D# Em

Star crossed lovers in strife embracing on a battlefield

C D D# Em C D B Em

Giving in to the fight, changing at the speed of light

[Refrain]

C D Em C

I fear the emptiness will swallow me whole

This is my confession

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