[Verse 1] Am Your stitches are all out D But your scars are healing wrong Am D The helium balloon inside your room has come undone C G/B And it's pushing up at the ceiling Am E/G# And the flickering lights it cannot get beyond F Dm/F F Dm/F |||| |||| |||| |||| Am C Everyone takes turns D D/F# Now it's yours to play the part Am C And they're sitting all around you D D/F# Holding copies of your chart C G/B And the misery inside their eyes is Am E/G# Synchronized and reflecting into yours F Dm/F F Dm/F |||| |||| |||| |||| [Chorus] C E Hold on! Am F One more time with feeling C E Am F Try it again, breathing's just a rhythm C/G E/B Am F/C Say it in your mind until you know that the words are right Dm F Dm F This is why we fight (Doo..doo-doo-doo-doo...doo...doo-ee-oo-ee-oo-ee-oo-ee-oo...) C C/E F F C C/E F F C/E D D/F# |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| D Dm/F Em Dm C... [Verse 2] (Same as first verse/chorus for second verse/chorus) You thought by now you'd be So much better than you are You thought by now they'd see That you have come so far And the pride inside their eyes Would synchronize into a love you've never known So much more than you've been show [Chorus] Hold on! One more time with feeling Try it again, breathing's just a rhythm Say it in your mind until you know that the Words are right [Outro] C E F This is why we fight C E F This is why we fight (Doo..doo-doo-doo-doo...doo...doo-ee-oo-ee-oo-ee-oo-ee-oo...)