C C Am F
[Verse 1]
C C
I don't know when I got scared
Am F
Scared of my imagination
C C
Used to see beautiful things
Am F
Now I got this sick fixation
[Pre-Chorus 1]
C C
I'm playing out every single fear I've ever had
Am F
Scrolling through the pictures, seeing all I don't have
C C
Believing every negative feeling is a fact
Am F
I don't wanna get used to that
[Chorus]
C Am Em
Why do I beat myself up and tear myself down?
F
I'm so good at being critical
C Am Em
I guess I'll learn it's hard to get hurt
F
When you're good at being cynical
C C Am F
[Verse 2]
C C
I'm jealous of when I was young
Am F
And everything was right there waiting
C C
Wanted the sky, aimed so high
Am F
Instead of lowering my expectations
[Pre-Chorus 2]
C C
I don't know how else to keep my feet on the ground
Am F
And stop the voices in my head from getting too loud
C C
I think I'm realizing no one figures it out
Am F
And I gotta get used to that
[Chorus]
C Am Em
Why do I beat myself up and tear myself down?
F
I'm so good at being critical
C Am Em
I guess I'll learn it's hard to get hurt
F
When you're good at being cynical
C Am Em F
[Bridge]
G Am F
If I hope and it doesn't work, then
Am G
I know, it's gonna hurt, so I'll
Am
Make a joke, act like nothing wrong
F Dm
And put another layer of armor on
[Refrain]
C Am Em F
Why do I beat myself up and tear myself down?
[Chorus]
C Am Em
Why do I beat myself up and tear myself down?
F
I'm so good at being critical
C Am Em
I guess I'll learn it's hard to get hurt
F
When you're good at being cynical
C Am
(When you're good at being cynical
Em
I'm so good at being cynical) (overlaps with next phrase)
F C Am
I'm so good at being cynical
Em F C Am
(I'm so good at being cynical)
Em F
(I'm so good at being cynical)
