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[Verse 1]
ThG#minning airflow through a nF#arrow hallway
HanG#mging heads from the billboards, hoF#ping to entertain
I hear the circle reEsonate
You're all namelesC#ms faces to me
I'm merely a short dG#maydream
I helped you geF#t through nothing
[Chorus]
And if you look real G#mclose
Hands held under the Bthorns
Keep you proud and me D#munknown
I'm your toy when thiC#ngs get shallow
I'm under your coG#mntrolF#  G#m  F#  
[Verse 2]
G#mPress your face to wood floor, you're the F#grain
G#mHere's a savior for when you don't feel anF#ything
I am what you want me Eto be
Ripped right out in fronC#mt of me
I was on the edge of your evG#merything
Now something gets in F#the way
Innocence sedates your Ememory
The misbelief in aC#mnything
I see you on every G#mcity street
Looking for me to fiF#x your pain
[Chorus]
And if you look real cG#mlose
Hands held under the tBhorns
Keep you proud and me uD#mnknown
I'm your toy when thingC#ms get shallow
It swallows eG#mveryone
You don't hold enough to Bshow anything for what yD#mou've done
I'm your toy when things get sC#mhallow
I'm under your control
[Interlude]
G#m C#m   G#m C#m
[Bridge]
BI've wished for this
Well, my aG#mttention comes and goes ever since
BAnd I've dreamt of this
Well, it is G#mnever clean behind the film we're sBtaring at
[Chorus]
And if you look real cG#mlose
Hands held under the Bthorns
Keep you proud and me uD#mnknown
I'm your toy when things C#mget shallow
It swallows everyone
G#mYou don't hold enough to sBhow anything for what you've D#mdone
I'm your toy when things get sC#hallow
I'm under your cG#montrol

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Control

by Citizen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

D#m

[Verse 1]

G#m F#

Thinning airflow through a narrow hallway

G#m F#

Hanging heads from the billboards, hoping to entertain

I hear the circle resonate

C#m

You're all nameless faces to me

G#m

I'm merely a short daydream

I helped you get through nothing

[Chorus]

G#m

And if you look real close

Hands held under the thorns

D#m

Keep you proud and me unknown

I'm your toy when things get shallow

G#m F# G#m F#

I'm under your control

[Verse 2]

G#m F#

Press your face to wood floor, you're the grain

G#m F#

Here's a savior for when you don't feel anything

I am what you want me to be

C#m

Ripped right out in front of me

G#m

I was on the edge of your everything

Now something gets in the way

Innocence sedates your memory

C#m

The misbelief in anything

G#m

I see you on every city street

Looking for me to fix your pain

[Chorus]

G#m

And if you look real close

Hands held under the thorns

D#m

Keep you proud and me unknown

C#m

I'm your toy when things get shallow

G#m

It swallows everyone

B D#m

You don't hold enough to show anything for what you've done

C#m

I'm your toy when things get shallow

I'm under your control

[Interlude]

G#m C#m G#m C#m

[Bridge]

I've wished for this

G#m

Well, my attention comes and goes ever since

And I've dreamt of this

G#m B

Well, it is never clean behind the film we're staring at

[Chorus]

G#m

And if you look real close

Hands held under the thorns

D#m

Keep you proud and me unknown

C#m

I'm your toy when things get shallow

It swallows everyone

G#m B D#m

You don't hold enough to show anything for what you've done

I'm your toy when things get shallow

G#m

I'm under your control

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