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D5
Got out of bed
            Dmaj7
could not remember my own name
   Dsus4
Condemned to walk the soil 
            D5                  A
Amongst all creatures wild and tame

Go where I go
Do what I must
Crawl starving on my belly
Licking up the dry dust

          Bm                             Em
I see the light in your window, ride the elevator to the sixth floor
G                                    Asus4 A
Stand with my arms at my sides as you open up the door
                  D5              G
But I’m out of my element I can’t breathe
               D5       A
I’m out of my element
              D5   G   D5   G
I can’t breathe

Alone with your bathroom mirror
Try to get my head straight
Breathe on the glass and wait for it to clear
Clean slate

Meet up with you in the kitchen
Where the air is hot and dry
Open up all the faucets
Be fruitful and multiply

I stand where the flashing swords gleam
And I try to shake my head clear of the dream
But I’m out of my element I can’t breathe
I’m out of my element
I can’t breathe

I start to sweat 
I can’t cool down
I’m scared of all 
The strangers in this town

I try to tell you
Just why I’ve come
It’s like I’ve got
Molasses on my tongue

I made it through town somehow
But who’s going to save me now?
I’m out of my element I can’t breathe
I’m out of my element
I can’t breathe