[Intro]
Bm D
This is the song I’m too scared to write
Bm G
But some of you may need it tonight
[Verse 1]
Bm G
Oh there you were, heart made of glass
Bm D
fragile little thing, shattered too fast
Bm G
tried to pick the pieces up up up
Bm D
and that’s the way you first got cut cut cut
Bm G
Devil drew you in, you didn’t let it show
Bm D
didn’t want the others to ever have to know
Bm G
that you were getting hooked on up up up
Bm D
and all you had to do was cut cut cut
[Chorus]
G A Bm
You carved a special place for your pain
G A Bm
so it came back to hurt you every night
G A Bm
you closed your eyes and wished it all away
G A Bm
until you disappeared under the knife
[Verse 2]
Bm G
You knew the deal, no one gives a damn
Bm D
just another needy kid, sob story in hand
Bm G
keep your secrets covered up up up
Bm D
we don’t need another cut cut cut
Bm G
But you couldn’t hide a heart made of glass
Bm D
You put yourself together with all the strength you had
Bm G
You were finally fed up up up
Bm D
finally had to scream enough –nough –nough
[Chorus]
G A Bm
You carved a special place for your pain
G A Bm
so it came back to hurt you every night
G A Bm
you closed your eyes and wished it all away
G A Bm
until you disappeared under the knife
[Rap part]
Bm G
Listen- I know it’s simplified from the other side
A Em
it’s easy to gloss over all the messy reasons why
Bm G
and it’s easy to forget where you’ve been
A Em
I guess that’s what the scars are for, huh?
Bm G
When we were 15 we wouldn’t dare let that shit be seen
A Em
but now it seems mutalation’s gone mainstream
Bm G
I see you at my shows, scarred up from head to toe
A Em
like there’s no point even trying not to let it show
Bm G
Cause we all know, emo kids like to hurt themselves
A Em
too many feelings and not enough self control
Bm G
and I mean, does this mess any of the rest of you
A Em
it’s an epidemic and we’re cool with it, don’t question it
Bm G
But it bothers me, our scars are currency by which we’re measured
A Em
like let the record show who let it slip and who held it together
Bm G
cutters and burners and honorable mentions
A F#m
posers who still cut themselves up for the attention
G A
I don’t care your intentions, I just want you to know
Bm
my self-hatred never took me where I wanted to go
G A
and at the end of the day, you know I still had to face
Bm
that I can pick at the pain, but can’t cut it away
G A
and you know what else I can’t do is give you ten good reasons not to
Bm
I’ve racked my brain for clever sayings of all the things you ought to do
G A
But you know, I think if there was something I could say
Bm
They’d have thrown it on a brochure- and sent you on your way
(N/C)
So I’ll keep doing what I always do: drag my heart to the piano and make it sing for you
I’ll keep doing what I always do: drag my heart to the piano and let it sing for you
G A Bm x3
G A
Bm
Drag my heart to the piano and let it sing for you
