[Intro]

D

[Verse 1]
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If I was Atlantis and you were the sea
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I’d sneak up behind you and break your knees
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I’d cut off your fingers and both of your feet
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So you couldn’t reach me, but you couldn’t leave

[Verse 2]

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If I was a painter, if I was brave
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I’d hang up a canvas and give it a name
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I’d call it The Future and just leave it blank
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Get high off the fumes and die in the paint

[Chorus]

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It’s overdramatic, yeah, I know
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Somebody cast me in a TV show
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Where I play an addict, a drunken romantic
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Always reaching for another drink
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But after a season I’d get replaced
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By some asshole with a bettеr face
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But I’ll steal the costumе on my way out
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And I’ll wear it when we go dancing

[Verse 3]

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Wipe all the makeup off of your face
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We can turn off the lights if it makes you feel safe
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I learned about love in American cars
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A rusted-out frame and a lot of spare parts

[Chorus 2]

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But there in the backseat, freezing cold
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Just barely seventeen years old
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I saw the dragon and I gave chase
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A perfect example of a hopeless case
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And every doctor that drew my blood
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Could find no explanation
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Maybe it’s a virus, maybe it’s love
F#m
Or just my imagination

[Outro]

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G

D A Bm G A
If I was Atlantis and you were the sea
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I’d sneak up behind you and set you free