Imbecile in Me

Been Down [Intro — huge low acoustic riff, hard fingerpicked loud fast rhythm] [Verse 1] I woke up… with my eyes… in a daze… ( daze…) I’ve been here… before (I know it sounds crazy) It’s the same… same… ohhh…, nothing to prove I was born… to lose… (I’ll only complicate you) my hands still shake… (shake..) what’s wrong with me… (me..) I hear the echoes… running through In my mind… telling me I’m a lie… (you should probably die) (ohh..no…) (I’m so worthless) Everybody’s running somewhere I ain’t chasing what they got (I’m a imbecile) I’m just trying to get my head clear (I’m a embarrassment) can’t you see I was never ment… ohh… was never ment,,, to be alive… (why are you alive…) [Pre-Chorus] I’ve been down (so… far… down…) I’ve been wrong (more… than… anyone…) I’ve held on Way too long (i’m always wrong) [Chorus groove, catchy, soulful] i bend i don’t break i lose i don’t fade i never sleep i barely get up… (i’m just a deadman walking) I don’t know what I’m made of… Yeah, I bend (just barely blending in) I don’t break (I’m all ready broken…) [Verse 2] I’ve said things I can’t take back… (I’m a imbecile) I’ve walked away, I’ve changed everything, i’m never… coming back (back… back…) Some old scars don’t need a name Some old fires still remain (did you ever… know… my name…) I don’t need somebody telling me who the hell I’m supposed to be… (who am i) I’ve got enough inside my head Just let me breathe and let me live (I’ve been dead for years…) [Pre-Chorus] I’ve been down (so… far… down…) I’ve been wrong (more… than… anyone…) I’ve held on… (i’m such a imbecile) way too long (i’m always wrong) [Chorus] i bend i don’t break i lose… i don’t… fade I crawl… i get up… (you ain’t never getting up) that’s just the imbecile in me… yeah, I bend… that’s just the imbecile in me… I don’t break… that’s just the imbecile in me… [Bridge — riff drops to bass and vocal] I ain’t asking for forever… (its forever) I ain’t asking for a sign… (i need a sigh) give me one more honest minute… (everyone’s lying to you) floating through my mind… that’s just the imbecile in me… [Drums] I got a pulse… I got a voice I got a little fight left… (you dead inside) that’s just the imbecile in me… [FINAL CHORUS — full band] I BEND — I DON’T BREAK (I’m broke…) I LOSE — I DON’T FADE (i’m losing…) I FALL — I GET UP (i keep… falling… I can’t… get up…) that’s just the imbecile in me… (that’s just the imbecile in me…) that’s just the imbecile in me… (I’m just a imposter…) I don’t break… (i can’t stop breaking…) [Outro Metal acoustic guitar riff repeats] Still breathing… Still moving… Still me. that’s just the imbecile in me…