(Ab6/9)Swal low ing my words,

(Ab6/9)star ing at the floor,

(Fm11)count ing lit tle cracks in the (Cm11)tile,

(Bbm7)strug gl ing to smile with out (Ebsus)chok ing, (Eb)learn ing to be (Ab6/9)si lent.

(Ab6/9)Watch ing how the dust

(Ab6/9)danc es out the door,

(Fm11)no tic ing my hands start to (Cm11)shake,

(Bbm7)con tem plat ing tak ing up (Eb9sus)smok ing, (Eb)learn ing to be (Ab6/9)si lent.

Al ways hear ing, “Hush, Eth el!” “Please, Vi!” (Eb)“Let’s not have this con ver (Abmaj7)sa tion.”

And so I stand by while my mind takes a (Db)small va ca (Eb)tion.

La la la la la (Ab)la la (Bbm)la.

(Ab6/9)Mak ing lit tle sounds

(Ab6/9)oth er folks ig nore,

(Fm11)Qui et ing the beat of my (Cm11)heart,

(Bbm7)nev er be ing part of the (Eb9sus)mo ment, (Eb)learn ing to be (Ab6/9)si lent.

Learn ing there are some top ics that we (Eb)don’t e ven (Ab)men tion, and (Bbm7)if they come (Cm7)up, then we (D)try to be (G)vague.

There are (C)sub jects from which we di (Gm7)vert all at ten tion, and (Bbsus2)some we a (Csus2)void like the (Fsus)plague.

(Dbmaj7)I’m

be com ing a (Cm7)mime,

bit ing my (Bbm7)tongue,

bid ing my (Bbm7)time.

Try ing not to (Ab6/9)scream; Try ing not to scream;

(Ab6/9)man aged it be fore.

man aged it be fore.

(Edim7)Know ing if I’m going to sur vive, then, (Fm)dam mit,

I’ve got to prac tice.

Prac tice.

Learn ing, hmm hmm (Ab6/9)hmm

hmm.