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[Verse 1]
EbI write my name down at the bottom and there's Bbclosure
EbI crack my brittle hands, I'm feeling so much Bbolder
CmAnd now I Ebunderstand why Cmthey call it a Ebbreakthrough
AbAir rushes through the hole I Fmdidn't fix to Ebtake you
EbSo single-mindedly I toiled on my own Bbso
EbI shouldn't be surprised to find myself alone; solo
AbAwaiting revelries and Fmvictories with myself
AbThe puzzle is complete and so I drink to Bbmy health
[Chorus]
AbThe breakthrough; Bbthe breakdown
AbThe perfection situates, Bbbut you Ebdidn't stick around
AbI breakdown, BbI can't break through
FmAll my timelines fall Abaway, drifting Bbout my field of viewEb  
[Verse 2]
EbDrifting back to better times guided by Bbethanol
Eb3 AM, mass again, we found a Bbprotocol
CmUntangling the knots we Ebtied ourselves together
AbUntil exhausted, finaFmlly we cut the Bbtether
EbAll aboard the carousel, we're going round again
So many cycles in my mind, a mental loop inside my brain
CmAnd now I understand why they call it a breakthrough
AbHotel corridors and bathroom Fmfloors, I tear Bbmyself in twoAb  
[Chorus]
AbThe breakthrough; Bbthe breakdown
AbThe perfection situates, Bbbut you Ebdidn't stick around
AbI breakdown, BbI can't break through
FmAll my timelines fall Abaway, drifting Bbout my field of viewEb  
[Bridge]
AbThe breakthrough; Bbthe breakdown
AbThe perfection situates, Bbbut you Ebdidn't stick around
AbI breakdown, BbI can't break through
FmAll my timelines fall Abaway, drifting Bbout my field of vieAbw
[Outro]
AbThe breakthrough; Bbthe breakdown
AbThe perfection situates, Ebbut you didn't stick around
AbI breakdown, BbI can't break through
FmAll my timelines fall away, Abdrifting out my field of view
FmAll my timelines fall away, Abdrifting Bbout my field of viEbew

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Breakdown

by Sparkles*

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[Verse 1]

Eb Bb

I write my name down at the bottom and there's closure

Eb Bb

I crack my brittle hands, I'm feeling so much older

Cm Eb Cm Eb

And now I understand why they call it a breakthrough

Ab Fm Eb

Air rushes through the hole I didn't fix to take you

Eb Bb

So single-mindedly I toiled on my own so

I shouldn't be surprised to find myself alone; solo

Ab Fm

Awaiting revelries and victories with myself

Ab Bb

The puzzle is complete and so I drink to my health

[Chorus]

Ab Bb

The breakthrough; the breakdown

Ab Bb Eb

The perfection situates, but you didn't stick around

Ab Bb

I breakdown, I can't break through

Fm Ab Bb Eb

All my timelines fall away, drifting out my field of view

[Verse 2]

Eb Bb

Drifting back to better times guided by ethanol

Eb Bb

3 AM, mass again, we found a protocol

Cm Eb

Untangling the knots we tied ourselves together

Ab Fm Bb

Until exhausted, finally we cut the tether

All aboard the carousel, we're going round again

So many cycles in my mind, a mental loop inside my brain

And now I understand why they call it a breakthrough

Ab Fm Bb Ab

Hotel corridors and bathroom floors, I tear myself in two

[Chorus]

Ab Bb

The breakthrough; the breakdown

Ab Bb Eb

The perfection situates, but you didn't stick around

Ab Bb

I breakdown, I can't break through

Fm Ab Bb Eb

All my timelines fall away, drifting out my field of view

[Bridge]

Ab Bb

The breakthrough; the breakdown

Ab Bb Eb

The perfection situates, but you didn't stick around

Ab Bb

I breakdown, I can't break through

Fm Ab Bb Ab

All my timelines fall away, drifting out my field of view

[Outro]

Ab Bb

The breakthrough; the breakdown

Ab Eb

The perfection situates, but you didn't stick around

Ab Bb

I breakdown, I can't break through

Fm Ab

All my timelines fall away, drifting out my field of view

Fm Ab Bb Eb

All my timelines fall away, drifting out my field of view

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