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[Verse 1]
FSo close
Yet barAmely breathing
BbMy responses Dmare wAmeak
[Verse 2]
FThough my eyes are sAmhut tightly
BbMay I see you DmbrightlAmy
[Verse 3]
FHandshakes and fake sAmmiles
Always Bbmake me nervous...
DmClose the dAmoor
Plaease, cDmlose the dAmoor
[Chorus]
We Bbrise and fall
From DmyouAm  
We rBbise and fall
Far fDmrom youAm  
CBblimb, climb, climb...
We Ffall
[Post-Chorus]
May we leAmarn from
The siBbgnals of our past
The shBbarpest words we cast
And bDmegin aAmgain
[Verse 4]
FI can hear their vAmoices
Through the wBballs of Dmthis pAmlace...
This cDmold, cold plAmace
[Chorus]
We rBbise and fall from DmyouAm  
We rBbise and fall far from yDmouAm  
[Instrumental]
 Bb   Dm   Amx2
Bb
[Verse 4]
FSo close, Yet bareAmly breathing
BbMy responses Dmare wAmeak
[Outro]
TFrace these fingerprints, clAmosely now
And they Bbwill form what you're lDmooking Amfor
We'll Dmmake new prAmints once moBbre

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Brightly

by Sleeping at Last

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[Verse 1]

So close

Yet barely breathing

Bb Dm Am

My responses are weak

[Verse 2]

F Am

Though my eyes are shut tightly

Bb Dm Am

May I see you brightly

[Verse 3]

F Am

Handshakes and fake smiles

Always make me nervous...

Dm Am

Close the door

Dm Am

Plaease, close the door

[Chorus]

We rise and fall

Dm Am

From you

We rise and fall

Dm Am

Far from you

Climb, climb, climb...

We fall

[Post-Chorus]

May we learn from

The signals of our past

The sharpest words we cast

Dm Am

And begin again

[Verse 4]

F Am

I can hear their voices

Bb Dm Am

Through the walls of this place...

Dm Am

This cold, cold place

[Chorus]

Bb Dm Am

We rise and fall from you

Bb Dm Am

We rise and fall far from you

[Instrumental]

Bb Dm Am

[Verse 4]

F Am

So close, Yet barely breathing

Bb Dm Am

My responses are weak

[Outro]

F Am

Trace these fingerprints, closely now

Bb Dm Am

And they will form what you're looking for

Dm Am Bb

We'll make new prints once more

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