🎸 Intro: Am 🎸 Verse 1: Am F C Tried self-destruction ’til I couldn’t function Dm I hurt myself, hated myself, it didn’t help me Am F C Tried self-control, tried letting go Dm To heal myself I went to Hell I hope you know Am F C What it’s like to fight your mind Dm Am When your skin still crawls at night F C I pretend that I’m all right ’til the lights go out
🎸 Chorus: Am Don’t got a need for sleep E7 Stuck in a lucid dream C Daylight’s not for me Dm That’s why I’m nocturnal Am Hate when the morning comes E7 This life that I’m running from C Can’t fly too close to the sun Dm That’s why I’m nocturnal 🎸 Post-Chorus: Am F C Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah Dm That’s why I’m nocturnal 🎸 Verse : Am F C Lost in the static I can’t go past it Dm Am I got this far I need the dark, a little madness F C A little patience, some kind of saving Dm Am Keep circling to find another life worth chasing F C I pretend that I’m all right ’til the lights go out 🎸 Chorus: Am Don’t got a need for sleep E7 Stuck in a lucid dream C Daylight’s not for me Dm That’s why I’m nocturnal Am Hate when the morning comes E7 This life that I’m running from C Can’t fly too close to the sun Dm That’s why I’m nocturnal 🎸 Post-Chorus: Am F C Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah Dm That’s why I’m nocturnal 🎸 Outro: Am That’s why I’m nocturnal Am That’s why I’m nocturnal F Dm I pretend that I’m all right