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EAnd now the shades are drawn
EThis dark infesting Gshadows cross the hall and now they’re Egone 
EI see this old arcade
EAnd rain comes down the Ggutters to the wood this liquid Edawn
ESo my heart races now
EThese palpitations Gbust the seams off my laced sequin Edress
EI see you standing there
EWith rosy fingers, Gdamn this life a godless exisEtence
DThis schizoGphreEnia is taking over Dme
GAnd we don’t need this now do Awe Oh 
EIt never was like this
EBut still I could not Gbe trusted with your love no noEt once
EWe danced the meringue
EThose golden footsteps Gsigns of our fate in redundanEcy
EBut now the past is gone
EAnd now I’m messed up Gbeyond any thought or small beElief
EThis fate is choking me
ELike icy water Gfrom the depths of that barrier Ereef
DThis schizoGphreEnia is taking over Dme
GAnd we don’t need this now do Awe
DThis schizoGphreEnia is taking over Dme
GAnd we don’t need this now do Awe
DTalk to the Glight, you’ll be Ecolored so Abright
DBehind the Gwheel, they stalk Eover the Adrill sirens
DOpen your Gmouth behind Eshades of…A  
DWaking in Gfire and Edreaming in…A  
DHolding the Gnight behind Estraight corn and paApyrus 
DHolding by Gluscious… EStares that you Agave us
DWaiting for Gstrength behind Elocks in the Afire
DWait for the Glove that you Esaid would inAspire
DWait for the Gtimes that you ESaid you would cheriAsh
DWait for the lGove that you ESaid that would make Dit!
DThis schizoGphreEnia is taking over Dme
GAnd we don’t need this now do Awe
DThis schizoGphreEnia is taking over Dme
GAnd we don’t need this now do Awe

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Schizophrenia

by The Jakes

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And now the shades are drawn

E G E

This dark infesting shadows cross the hall and now they’re gone

I see this old arcade

E G E

And rain comes down the gutters to the wood this liquid dawn

So my heart races now

E G E

These palpitations bust the seams off my laced sequin dress

I see you standing there

E G E

With rosy fingers, damn this life a godless existence

D G E D

This schizophrenia is taking over me

G A

And we don’t need this now do we Oh

It never was like this

E G E

But still I could not be trusted with your love no not once

We danced the meringue

E G E

Those golden footsteps signs of our fate in redundancy

But now the past is gone

E G E

And now I’m messed up beyond any thought or small belief

This fate is choking me

E G E

Like icy water from the depths of that barrier reef

D G E D

This schizophrenia is taking over me

G A

And we don’t need this now do we

D G E D

This schizophrenia is taking over me

G A

And we don’t need this now do we

D G E A

Talk to the light, you’ll be colored so bright

D G E A

Behind the wheel, they stalk over the drill sirens

D G E A

Open your mouth behind shades of…

D G E A

Waking in fire and dreaming in…

D G E A

Holding the night behind straight corn and papyrus

D G E A

Holding by luscious… Stares that you gave us

D G E A

Waiting for strength behind locks in the fire

D G E A

Wait for the love that you said would inspire

D G E A

Wait for the times that you Said you would cherish

D G E D

Wait for the love that you Said that would make it!

D G E D

This schizophrenia is taking over me

G A

And we don’t need this now do we

D G E D

This schizophrenia is taking over me

G A

And we don’t need this now do we

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