Tone: [Dm]
Intro:
[Dm] [G5] [F5] [Dm] [Bb] [A] [Dm] [G5] [F5] [G5] [Dm] [G5] [A]
[Dm] [F5] [Dm] [F5]
[Dm]Oooohoohoohoohoohoohooooh
[A] Oohoohoohoohoohoohooooh
[Bb] Oohoohoohoohoohoohooh[F5]Oohoohoohoohoohoohoohooooh
[Dm]Oooohoohoohoohoohoohooooh
[A] Oohoohoohoohoohoohooooh
[Bb] Oohoohoohoohoohoohooh[F5]Oohoohoohoohoohoohoohooooh[Dm]ooooh
Verse 1:
[Dm]Hi there Ren
It's been a little while
Did you [G5]miss me?
You thought you'd buried me, didn't you? Ri[Dm]Risky
'Cause I always come back
Deep down[G5]down you know that
Deep down you know I'm always in pe[Dm]periphery
Ren, aren't you pleased to see me?
It's been [G5]weeks since we spoke, bro, I know you need me
You're the sh[Dm]sheep, I'm the shepherd
Not your place to lead me
Not your [G5]place to be biting off the hand that feeds me
Verse 2:
[Dm]Hi Ren, I've been taking some time to be di[A]distant
I've been taking some time to be st[Bb]still
I'vе been taking some time to be[F5]be
by mysеlf since my therapist told me I'm [Dm]ill
And I've been making some progress [A]
lately, and I've learnt some new coping [Bb]skills
So I haven't really needed you [F5]much, man
I think we need to just step back and [Dm]chill
Verse 3:
Ren, you sound more insane than I[G5]I do
You think that those doctors are really there to [Dm]guide you?
Been through this a million times
Your ci[G5]civilian mind is so perfect at always being [Dm]lied to
Okay, take another pill, boy!
[G5]Drown yourself in the sound of white noise
[Dm]Follow this tenstep program, rejoice!
[G5]All your problems will be gone! xxxxing dumb boy
Verse 4:
[Dm]Nah, mate, this time it's different man, [A]trust me
I feel like things might be falling in [Bb]place
And my music's been kinda doing [F5]bits too
Like I actually might do something [Dm]great
And when I'm gone, maybe I'll be re[A]remembered
For doing something special with my[Bb]myself
That's why I don't think that we should [F5]talk, man
'Cause when you're with me, it never seems to [Dm]help
Verse 5:
You think that you can amputate me?
I am you, you are me, you are I, I am we
We are one, split in two, that makes one, so you see:
You got to kill you if you wanna kill me
I'm not [Dm]left over dinner, I'm not scraps on the side
Oh, your [G5]music is thriving? Delusional guy!
Where's your [Dm]top ten hit? Where's your interview with Oprah?
[G5]Where are your Grammy's Ren? Nowhere!
Verse 6:
[Dm]Yeah, but, my music's not commercial like [A]that
I never chased numbers, statistics or [Bb]stats
I never write Hooks for the radio
They [F5]never even play me, so why would I concern myself with [Dm]that?
But my music is really con[A]connecting
And the people who find it res[Bb]respect it
And for me, that's enough
'Cause this [F5]life's been tough so it gives me a purpose I can [Dm]rest in
Verse 7:
Man, you sound so pretentious!
[G5]Ren, your music is so selfcentered
[Dm]No one wants to hear another song
about how much you [G5]hate yourself, trust me
You should be so [Dm]lucky, having me inside you to guide you,
Re[G5]Remind you to manage expectations
Provide you per[Dm]perspective, that thing you neglected, I get it
You [G5]wanna be a big deal, next Jimi Hendrix? For[Dm]Forget it
Verse 8:
Man, it's not like that
Man, it's [G5]just like that, I'm inside you, you twat!
No, it's [Dm]not, man you're wrong, when I write I belong
Let me [G5]break the fourth wall by acknowledging this song:
[Dm]Ren sits down, has a stroke of genius
He [G5]wants to write a song that was not done previous
a [Dm]battle with his subconscious, Eminem did it
[G5]Played on guitar? Plan B did it!
Verse 9:
[Dm]Man you're not original, you criminal, ripoff artist
The [G5]pinnacle of your success is stealing other people's mate[Dm]material
Ren, mate, we've heard it all before
Oh, [G5]"She sells seashells on the sea shore"
[Dm]xxxx you! I don't need you, I don't need to [A]hear this
'Cause I'm fine by myself, I'm a [Bb]genius!
And I will be great, and I [F5]will make waves,
and I'll shake up the whole world be[Dm]beneath us
Verse 10:
That's right, speak your truth!
Your xxxxing [G5]god complex leaks out of you
It's ref[Dm]refreshing to actually hear you say it!
Instead of down[G5]downplay it
Ugh, music is all about the creative
process and if people can find something to
Relate to within that, then that's just a bonus
Verse 11:
[Dm]xxxx you! I'ma xxxxing kill you, Ren
Well, xxxxing [G5]kill me, then! Let's xxxxing have you, Ren
I'ma [Dm]do it, watch me prove it, who are you to doubt my music?
'Cause I ca[A]call the shots, I choose if you die
Yeah, I call the [Bb]shots and so I choose who survives
I'll tie you up in [F5]knots when I lock you inside
News flash
Bridge:
[D5]I was created at the dawn of creation
[Eb5]I am temptation
I am the snake in [E5]Eden
I am the reason for treason
Be[F5]Beheading all kings, I am sin with no rhyme or [Gb5]reason
Sun of the [G5]morning, Lucifer, [Ab5]Antichrist
Father of [A5]lies, Mestophales
[Bb5]Truth in a blender, de[B5]deceitful pretender
The [C5]banished avenger, the [Db5]righteous surrender
When [D5]standing in [D5]front of my [Db5]solar ec[C5]eclipse
My [D5]name, it is [D5]stitched to your [Db5]lips, so you [C5]see
I won't [D5]bow to the [D5]will of a [Db5]mortal, [C5]feeble and [D5]normal
You [D5]wanna kill [Db5]me? I'm et[C5]eternal, im[D5]immortal
I live in [Eb5]every decision that [E5]catalysed chaos
That [F5]causes division
I [Gb5]live inside death, the be[G5]beginning of ends
[Ab5]I am you, [A5]you are me, [Bb5]I am you, [B5]Ren!
Interlude:
[B7] [C7] [Db7] [D7#9] [Eb7] [E7#9] [F7] [G7] [F5]
Verse 1:
[Dm] [A]
Hi Ren, I've been taking some time to be distant
I've been taking some time to be st[Bb]still
I've been taking some time to be [F5]by myself and I've spent half my life il[Dm]ill
But just as sure as the tide starts [A]turning
Just as sure as the night has [Bb]dawn
Just as sure as the rainfall [F5]soon runs
dry when you stand in an eye of a [Dm]storm
Verse 2:
I was made to be tested and [A]twisted
I was made to be broken and [Bb]beat
I was made by His hand, it's all [F5]part of
His plan that I stand on my own two [Dm]feet
And you know me, my will is e[A]eternal
And you know me, you've met me be[Bb]before
Face to face with a beast, I will [F5]rise from
the east, and I'll settle on the ocean [Dm]floor
Verse 3:
And I go by many names [A]also
Some people know me as [Bb]hope
Some people know me as the [F5]voice that you
hear when you loosen the noose on the [Dm]rope
And you know how I know that I'll [A]prosper?
'Cause I stand here beside you to[Bb]today
I have stood in the flames that cre[F5]cremated my
brain and I didn't once flinch or [Dm]shake
Verse 4:
So cower at the man I've be[A]become
When I sing from the top of my [Bb]lungs
That I won't retire, I'll [F5]stand in your fire
Inspire the meek to be [Dm]strong
And when I am gone, I will [A]rise
In the music that I left be[Bb]behind
Ferocious, persistent, im[F5]immortal like you
We're a coin with two different sides
Break:
[Dm]Oooohoohoohoohoohoohooooh
[A] Oohoohoohoohoohoohooooh
[Bb] Oohoohoohoohoohoohooh[F5]Oohoohoohoohoohoohoohooooh[C]ooooh [G5] [A5]
[Dm]Oooohoohoohoohoohoohooooh
[A] Oohoohoohoohoohoohooooh
[Bb] Oohoohoohoohoohoohooh[F5]Oohoohoohoohoohoohoohooooh[C]ooooh [G5] [A5] [Dm]
Ooooh[A]ooh[Bb] oohoohooh[F5]ooh[C]ooho[G5]oho[A5]oh
[Dm]Oooohooooh[A]ooh[Bb] oohoohooh[F5]ooh[C]ooho[G5]oho[A5]oh
Outro:
When I was seventeen years old, I shouted out into an empty room
Into a blank canvas that I would defeat the forces of evil
And for the next ten years of my life I suffered the consequences...
With autoimmunity illness, and psychosis
As I got older, I realized there were no real winners
And there were no real losers in psychological warfare
But there were victims and there were students
It wasn't David versus Goliath, it was a pendulum
Eternally swaying from the dark to the light
And the more intensely that the light shone, the darker the shadow it casts
It was never really a battle for me to win, it was an eternal dance
And like a dance, the more rigid I became, the harder it got
The more I cursed my clumsy footsteps, the more I struggled
So I got older
And I learned to relax, and I learned to soften, and that dance got easier
It is this eternal dance that separates human beings from angels
From demons, from gods
And I must not forget, we must not forget, that we are human beings