Motion City Soundtrack - Timelines

the chords are very basic
standard E tuning

F# G#m C#sus4 C#

sifting through the broken glass
the echos of my ancient past came flooding into every pore
like scatted seeds of sycamore
suddenly i started wondering how i got here
was it a matter of timing?

catholic school , my private hell
i stuttered till the age of twelve
discovered sxx at seventeen and soon thereafter; self esteem
the days did not matter and years were a lifetime away

drowning in a heavy stock
of teenage girls and indie rock
i flunked out of each college course
and set my sails for no remorse
the nights worked for nowhere ( ? )
and that’s where i wanted to be , someone said

it’s not a matter of time , it’s a matter of timing
do you ever wonder how you got to here?

branding , marked and paper thin
this angry saint went marching in
to war with scores of ( ? )
found nothing but the ugly truth
a decade of wastage and instinct and everything’s changed

woke up feeling 35
grateful that i’m still alive
another chance at normal seed
a chase the dream but now it seems
the days run away like wild horses over the hill
someone said

it’s not a matter of time , it’s a matter of timing
do you ever wonder how you got to here?

???
hold on while you can