Capo: 1st fret
[Intro]
E Am F
History’s made, then manipulated, then forgotten
C
After being repeated, Beaten into us endlessly
E Am F
Until we start believing that there’s no other option
C
Until we start believing imprisonment is free
[Chorus]
Em F C
Sometimes it’s hard to convince ourselves to keep fighting
Dm Em
Sometimes it’s hard to convince ourselves to keep loving
F C
Sometimes it’s hard to convince ourselves to keep breathing
G
One day we won’t
[Verse 1]
E Am
They say “you teach a man to fish and he’ll gut you Meticulously & swift”
F C
With a “fuck you” ringing out through his lips… “Used to love you” you think
E
As blood pools up in your mouth Painting teeth crimson
Am F
Fully Knowing that the buds on your tongue ain’t ever gonna taste freedom
Or a nice meal again
C
You’re not gonna get a bank bailout kid
[Verse 2]
E Am
on your own… Ever seen a heart of gold turn to stone ?
F C
Ever seen a good man sell his soul to a Fed
C
Best friends to the end you were told, Yeah ?
E Am
On your own… Nothing is taking away the pain of growth
F
Nobody can step into your shoes and know
C
Even When they try to imitate or clone
[Chorus]
Em F C
Sometimes it’s hard to convince ourselves to keep fighting
Dm Em
Sometimes it’s hard to convince ourselves to keep loving
F C
Sometimes it’s hard to convince ourselves to keep breathing
G
One day we won’t
[Verse 3]
E
Haven’t felt any fire in a while
Am
If you love me then please just engulf me in flames
F C
Nostalgia thick as Tarkovsky sitting on city hall steps in the rain
E
Buttoned up polo in a court room
Am
Overpriced lawyer in a cheap suit
F
Surely buddy had a lot of words to say
C
until he got in front of a federal judge that day
[Verse 4]
C F
So i wanted to rip every inch of skin off of those slithering snake faces
C Dm
I’ve been holding back screams but the ptsd is just pounding away at me
Em
as if I’m still feeling gun barrels touching my temples
F C
been in therapy checking the mental But deep in the center of my chest
Is nothingness
G
As I stare into green eyes of a devil
[Verse 5]
E Am
Their morals are malleable. Greed for power is palpable
F C
Watching prosecutors play a twisted game for victory
With the life of a human being
E Am
Like monopoly Property or puzzles. There’s no proper rebuttal
F
It’s cough up the money up or Shut the fuck up
C
Now your husband or father is stuck a muzzle
[Verse 6]
E
with hundreds of dogs in a hole
Am
Only waiting to get thrown a bone
F
While the wife’s working doubles
C
In hopes that the bank won’t go and put a lien on their home
E Am
Even after re-reading the history State violence leaves me in a state of disbelief
F C
Nothing hits a man harder than seeing his family in tears while he’s copping a plea
[Chorus]
Em F C
Sometimes it’s hard to convince ourselves to keep fighting
Dm Em
Sometimes it’s hard to convince ourselves to keep loving
F C
Sometimes it’s hard to convince ourselves to keep breathing
G
One day we won’t
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