VICE GRIPS

from OVER THE ROAR OF THE ENGINE by Richard Laviolette and the Glitterbombs

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KEY: D
4/4

INTRO:

D(4)

VERSE 1:

D G

... What is this obsession with pain?

A

Acutely empathetic and understanding

I get stuck listening

Bm A

And can't break the hold

Bm

I feel suffocated and in vice grips

VERSE 2:

I am a guilt sponge when I drink
Lay awake wondering
If I've damaged friendships
And whether I'll end up
In the glass in ten years
Soak up the fears of the family

INSTRUMENTAL:

Same as verse

VERSE 3:

I am a mess in the mornings
When time loses heart
And then disassembles
Bodies I've burned lay in bed with me
These little bones
Float to the surface just to haunt me

VERSE 4:

There is a cure hidden in your voice
Blocking out white noise and criticism
Sample your words' worth
From simple shapes and common tones
My heart walks home wearing headphones
My heart walks home wearing headphones

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from OVER THE ROAR OF THE ENGINE, track released January 1, 2013

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