Bb
I wanna run from the apathy

from the questioning tongues
                                 G
and eyes that just won't come off
Bb
and get a job in an industry

where a smile's not required
                                    G
and the complaints are always the same

Bb
cause baby you must be so fed up

with a boy that keeps telling you
                    G
how much good he's gonna do
Bb
when all that is happening 'round here

is happening in here

and nothing gets out there
               G
except for the truth

Em         Bm
it's up to you
           C         Am    C
cause I'm absolutely numb
Em         Bm
it's up to you
           Am  C     D
cause I'm absolutely numb

Bb G Bb G

Bb
I've been adrift on the silver surf

and I've paddled ahead of the fear
                G
that I'd fall behind
Bb
I took drinks from the glitter smurfs

and their company dads who never
                 G
stood by in the crying

Bb
cause no one does and nobody ever will

there is only space for one

and surely he gets killed
          G
when the engine seizes up
Bb
you might call it existential crisis

I simply call it the bravery
    G
of emptiness

Em         Bm
it's up to you
           C         Am    C
cause I'm absolutely numb
Em         Bm
it's up to you
           Am  C     D
cause I'm absolutely numb