Intro
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Verse 1:
A E D
Adjectives on the typewriter
A E D
He moves his words like a prize fighter
A E D A
The frenzied pace of the mind inside the cell
E D
Prechorus:
A E D
The man on the street might just as well be
A E D
The man on the street might just as well
A E D
The man on the street might just as well be
Chorus:
D
Outside, outside the walls
E
Out there you don't hear the echoes and calls
A E D
But the steel eye, tight jaw, say it all, say it all
A E D
But the white paint, plastic saints say it all, say it all, say it all
A
Say it all, say it all
A
Say it all, say it all, say it all
A E D A E D
Say somebody... forgot to say it all
A E D A E D
Somebody... got to say it all
Verse 2:
A E D
I'm so nervous, I'm so tense
A E D
My heart can't forget about this self defense
A E D
When the air is so hot and my breath comes fast
A E D
I thumb the cool blade but I know this, it can't last
A E D
(so nervous, so tense)
A E D
I thumb the cool blade but I know this, it can't last
A E D
(so nervous, so tense)
Chorus:
D
Outside, outside the walls
E
Out there you don't hear the echoes and calls
A E D
But the steel eye, tight jaw, say it all, say it all
A E D
But the white paint, plastic saints say it all, say it all, say it all
A
Say it all, say it all
A
Say it all, say it all, say it all
A E D A E D
Say somebody... forgot to say it all
A E D A E
Somebody... got to say it all
Verse 3:
D A E D
Yeah adjectives on the typewriter
A E D
He moves his words like a prize fighter
A E D A E D
The frenzied pace of the mind inside the cell
Ending:
A E D
The man on the street might just as well be
A E D
The man on the street might just as well
A E D
The man on the street might just as well be