capo 2nd fret Am F G C tearing pages out of my diary try to change the story of my life collapse as a falling statue and turn into dust headed off to a different planet running through the streets i'm in a state of war surrounded by embracing arms but who can i trust waking up in places i don't know silver screens showing lies in slow motion and i realize i i'm in dire straits in dire straits because of you and you you're in dire straits and you've blocked the gates because of me we are weightless we are hanging in the air and the dark clouds just won't disappear we try and we try but it seems like we've lost we have burned our house to the ground we are rattling through the night without a sound and i realize that i i'm in dire straits in dire straits because of you and you you're in dire straits and you've blocked the gates because of me tearing pages out of my diary try to change the story of my life collapse as a falling statue and turn into dust i i'm in dire straits in dire straits because of you and you you're in dire straits and you've blocked the gates because of me