The Upper World

Intro
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Verse 1
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Chains and shackles held my head
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Looking straight can’t move my legs

See the shadows on the wall
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Hear the echo across the hall
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This dimly lit flame somehow captivates me

Verse 2
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Sound Iron clang from down below
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Desperate for something I know
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My knees hit the ground, my sense was not found
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Then it came flooding through my ears

Chorus 1
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Come on my friend, you’ve got your options
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Spend your days in a manmade coffin
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Saying, you’ve got it good
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You’ll bruise, you’ll cry, and oh you’ll bleed
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Black and blue and burgundy
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It’s worth it, even though, it hurts

Instrumental
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Verse 3
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I found reflections, started small
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My eyes could not take fire’s draw

Fighting through adjustments burn
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Fight the urge to return
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Memories of family imprisoned at home

Verse 4
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I took the safe way once before
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Left me lifeless, dry, and bored
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But rich in what ifs, saying no
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In the comforts of my tomb

Verse 5
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Saying yes I’ve seen the light
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I broke my nose and I got lice

Every risky turn I made
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Seems so good for goodness sake
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I never thought, I never thought I’d miss it this much

Chorus 1
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Come on my friend, you’ve got your options
G
Spend your days in a manmade coffin
D                       A
Saying, you’ve got it good
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You’ll bruise, you’ll cry, and oh you’ll bleed
G
Black and blue and burgundy
     D                          A
It’s worth it, even though, it hurts

Chorus 2
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Come on now fix your tattered shirt
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And don’t you dare forget your dirt
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Tonight, were going home my friends
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Take what you’ve learned and what you’ve seen
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Bring it back home to your family
   D                  A
Be brave, I know, it hurts

Instrumental
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Chorus 2
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Come on now fix your tattered shirt
    G
And don’t you dare forget your dirt
  D                        A
Tonight, were going home my friends
     Bm
Take what you’ve learned and what you’ve seen
G
Bring it back home to your family
   D                  A
Be brave, I know, it hurts

Outro
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