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[Verse 1]

             Bm           D
I want to create to maybe find those who relate,
       G                             A
but my struggles feel inadequate and all I make just simulates
       Bm                    D
what I can't explain. And it feels like I feign
      G                                  A
these difficulties, opportunistically to capitalize off my pain


[Chorus 1]

        Bm                 D                  G              A
to make art from something difficult, well, I know it can be healing
    Bm          D         G                A
But how much do I rely on self-destructive feelings?
     Bm                     D                       G          A
Will I better myself if the fuel for the fire is demoralizing patterns?
      Bm           D                      G                 A
Is it really constructive to wait for the next bad thing to happen?


[Verse 2]

      Bm                   D
Is it inspiration? Is it a way of confronting?
        G               A
Am I stagnating or am I overcoming?
            Bm                     D
I feel like sharing this is so unbecoming
           G                                            A
And though I want to vent and pay the rent perhaps it's better to do nothing


[Chorus 2]

Bm            D            G              A
How much do I undermine my own and others trauma?
      Bm         D               G            A
When I quickly repurpose it as a sellable melodrama?
Bm                   D                  G             A
Sometimes i doubt myself so much. Are my tragedies authentic
   Bm              D                G              A
or just a creative writing tool for me to make a buck quick?


[Verse 3]

                      Bm                          D
Well if someone I love dies will I find I start to write
                G                         A
an entire concept album about how they're no longer alive?
                   Bm                           D
And will it really be needed to profit from the process?
        G                                          A
Does it come from a need to make art to survive or just dramatic excess?


[Verse 4]

              Bm                         D
If threre's a fire and I think I'm gonna die,
             G                                A
the more I repeat it the more it feels like a lie
                   Bm                               D
Well it's not that bad, well at least, at least, at least...
                 G                                A
At least I didn't die so that this song could be released


[Chorus 1]

        Bm                 D                  G              A
to make art from something difficult, well, I know it can be healing
    Bm          D         G                A
But how much do I rely on self-destructive feelings?
     Bm                     D                       G          A
Will I better myself if the fuel for the fire is demoralizing patterns?
      Bm           D                      G                 A
Is it really constructive to wait for the next bad thing to happen?


[Instrumental]


[Chorus 2]

Bm            D            G              A
How much do I undermine my own and others trauma?
      Bm         D               G            A
When I quickly repurpose it as a sellable melodrama?
Bm                   D                  G             A
Sometimes i doubt myself so much. Are my tragedies authentic
   Bm              D                G              A
or just a creative writing tool for me to make a buck quick?