[Intro]
I'm afraid of the way I live my life
I'm afraid of the way I don't
I'm afraid of the things I want to do but I won't
I'm afraid of God
I'm afraid to believe and I'm afraid of all the loved ones that I've made leave
I'm afraid that my dog doesn't love me anymore
[Primeira Parte]
C Am
I'm afraid of the social laziness that let Kitty Genovese die
Dm G C
And I'm afraid of the mob mentality that makes otherwise normal people go blind
C Am
I'm afraid of the way that the world works and I'm afraid of the words in my notebooks
Dm G C
I'm afraid that you all know that I am a pervert
[Refrão]
F G
But the big red bird that lives under the city
Am C F
Doesn't give a damn about me and it dies every night
Fm
By burning alive
[Segunda Parte]
C
I'm afraid of my grandfathers cancer
Am
And I'm afraid of my mom's dying arm
Dm G C
I'm afraid that I've somehow caused my family harm
C Am
I'm afraid that the ones I love won't have enough
Dm G C
I'm afraid that the ones I love won't have enough
[Refrão]
F G Am
It's harder to be yourself than it is to be anybody else
F G Am (Asus2)
I wish I were a little less of a coward
(Am) F G
But the big red bird that lives under the city
Am C F
Doesn't give a damn about me and it dies every night
Fm
So I bought a knife
C Am F C
I am a knife
