Performance: The Warning - Escapism (Stripped Back) Key: C Verse: C5 D#5 Get me out of my head G#5 Drag me out of my bed F C D#5 And make me move around to forget G#5 F5 C D#5 There is time that needs to be wasted to feel something instead G#5 F I will dive in my own delusions C D#5 Draping mirrors again G#5 F Safe inside of my own illusion It's the hope that kills you
Chorus: G#5 F C So I close my eyes till it all fades G#5 F C And so I close my eyes, then it all fades G#5 F C Yet I'm still aching, breaking, trying again G#5 F C But I'll just close my eyes till it all fades C5 D#5 G#5 F Ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah Verse: C5 D#5 Stepping into the void G#5 F Even if it amounts to nothing C5 D#5 Silence is to avoid G#5 F Reaching out to hold on to something C5 D#5 I wish I could enjoy G#5 F Worthless means of communicating C5 D#5 Words that only destroy G#5 F Leave me feeling, fearing, oh Chorus: G#5 F C So I close my eyes till it all fades G#5 F C And so I close my eyes, then it all fades G#5 F C Yet I'm still aching, breaking, trying again G#5 F C But I'll just close my eyes till it all fades Bridge: D#5 D5 C5 I can't help but feel! D# D5 C5 I can't tell what's real! It's the hope that kills you Chorus: G#5 F C So I close my eyes till it all fades G#5 F C And so I close my eyes, then it all fades G#5 F C Yet I'm still aching, breaking, trying again G#5 F C But I'll just close my eyes till it all fades G#5 F C (Ah-ah-ah) So I close my eyes till it all fades G#5 F C (Ah-ah-ah) G#5 F C I close my eyes Yet I'm still aching, breaking, trying again G#5 F C But I'll just close my eyes till it all fades