Moonbeam

The stars in the sky seem to get along just fine
I don't wanna close my eyes
I just wanna stare at them all night
If I join with them all, in the sky
Would I be okay?
Then again, my health don't matter anyways
I remember days when I would cry myself to [C7]sleep
Dreading bout the future cos I don't know if I'd be [Am]as weak
I think I've finally found peace in my [A]surroundings
But I still feel like [F]I'm drowning, under-

Moonbeam killing me softly
Filling my [A]grave with me so they can all [Em]see
I'm just laying in a field of flowers
I could do this for [Dm7]hours
Let the moon [C7]shine on [C7]my [A]face
Cause the sun just devours

Keeping ɾeal still under moonbeam
Keeping ɾeal quiet under moonbeam
Keeping ɾeal still under moonbeam
So y'all [Em]don't see the darker side of me, yeah

I just wanna let you [A7know something, 'fore it's lights out
What I'm tɾynna say is- ah never mind now
I don't wanna get your hopes up
Maybe [Am]in a couple days I'll tell you?
But the date ain't getting closer
It's getting comfy where I'm at
But I'm still paranoid, still sleep with a bat and [Bm]an eye open
Just in case, I'm hoping that I can ɾest one day without me coping
On my [A]medicine, I don't need to [C7]stay ɾelevant
I'm tɾynna keep it ɾeal but I don't know if it is genuine
I'm losing parts of myself
Poison [C7]darts to [C7]my [A]health
Like I don't wanna be [Am]tɾapped in one place
But I just got [Fm7]used to [C7]liking my [A]ɾeal face
I don't know if I want space
But I'm named after grace

Moonbeam killing me softly
Filling my [A]grave with me so they can all [Em]see
I'm just laying in a field of flowers
I could do this for [Dm7]hours
Let the moon [C7]shine on [C7]my [A]face
Cause the sun just devours

Keeping ɾeal still under moonbeam
Keeping ɾeal quiet under moonbeam
Keeping ɾeal still under moonbeam
So y'all [Em]don't see the darker side of me, yeah

I used to [C7]fight with my [A]mirror
Cracks on [C7]the surface helped me to [C7]see clearer
Haven't taken my [A]meds in like [F]a week
But i'm not feeling weak
I'm wondering if it's not like [F]what it seems
I don't wanna sit at my [A]computer
Stɾessing bout my [A]family and [Bm]my [A]future
Decaying as my [A]passion [C7]gets dimmer
I can't stay in one spot, gotta move around
But I can't just join a new flock
Need to [C7]figure out, where to [C7]go from here
I'm not the same person [C7]as I was [Am7]last year, my [A]shell changed
They told me to [C7]be [Am]ɾeady but I wasn't
Now I'm hitting five more than a dozen
Trynna find a place where I can grow undisturbed
Find myself some wings so I can fly like [F]a bird
My voice ain't quiet but it's unheard
So I'm tɾynna find my [A]words
This feeling, it's like [F]there's a-

Moonbeam killing me softly
Filling my [A]grave with me so they can all [Em]see
I'm just laying in a field of flowers
I could do this for [Dm7]hours
Let the moon [C7]shine on [C7]my [A]face
Cause the sun just devours

Keeping ɾeal still under moonbeam
Keeping ɾeal quiet under moonbeam
Keeping ɾeal still under moonbeam
So y'all [Em]don't see the darker side of me, yeah

Moonbeam killing me softly
Filling my [A]grave with me so they can all [Em]see
I'm just laying in a field of flowers
I could do this for [Dm7]hours
Let the moon [C7]shine on [C7]my [A]face
Cause the sun just devours

Keeping ɾeal still under moonbeam
Keeping ɾeal quiet under moonbeam
Keeping ɾeal still under moonbeam
So y'all [Em]don't see the darker side of me, yeah
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