Am
Slap me C Daft, we sat down in the back of the class
To seize Em knowledge we don't need, I forgot my late pass
But I'm Dm early to a arrival beatbox, you got raps?
Meet me Em on the football field, don't sleep on field, the quarterback
No one C clapped when we locked in, it was removal of our class
But my Em flag got captured and I fell between the cracks
My Dm tool for inspiration turned into a handicap
No Em matter how I tried, I just couldn't fill the gaps
Those C whipper snappers, they got trapped old chap
They Em lost the way, they never had the right map
Nee Dm ded a sneak attack to slap the demons off my back
So I Em picked for the shtetl dreamed big I wouldn't settle
Put the C pedal to the metal and returned to fundamentals
I'll Em never forget running through the hall with all y'all rebels
Roaming Dm through the high land, young bucks invincible
Echoes Em in my brain, if kids report to the principle
Chorus:
F Substance dulls the mind
Traife wi Dm ne clouds the heart
You can't Am sew a stitch with one hand
While you're G taking it apart
F Bright lights might look nice
But they Dm sure won't make you sharp
You can't Am sew a stitch with one hand
While you're G taking it apart
Yeah, misty C morning and my mom's a mess
To make matters Em worse dog my pops is stressed, life is a test
Make the Dm grade or catch an F, now death is all that's left
To p Em onder I wander off hoping to catch my breath
And C hold it, mold my memories from untold scripts
And roll Em up in a tornado twist, now I'm certain
There's a Dm pertinent reason I'm on this earth
Seasons change in white Em plains, but we remain alert
When new school years ap C pear fools fear for a failure and crawl away
In Em tears, I play Popeye the Sailor and stay with spinach
Dm We walk the halls with a grimace
Yeah they gossip in Em groups, I try to mind my business and tell the truth
For C instance
I listen, see it all with basketball court Em vision
Ignoring ignorance in fields of fiction
We lean Dm back in the calmest position
And embrace the Em honesty found within our tension, What's good?
Chorus
Riff
Am Trapped in the elevator of your mind
Is it real, what will you find behind the door
Your imaginations put you in a bind
Around you there's a cloud of gloom
Swallow the key, lock yourself in a room
Can't see outside of your universe
C No more war, there won't be anymore hunger
Em No jealousy, not even competition
Let Dm go, release, you hold the keys
Em Time we evaporate into the breeze
C We are nothing, we are something
Let Em go, release, you hold the keys
It's Dm time we evaporate into the breeze
We Em are nothing, we'll be something
C Welcome to the desert of my soul
You can Em stay if you like, there's room for one more
Dm There's room for one more Em
Matisyahu
