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^BSongs when they're truth are all HG#miHdedicated to you In this in^Evisible world I choose to live in^B

^BAnd if you believe that for now I under^G#mistand Why words mean so much to ^Eyou They'll never be about you ^B

^BMaybe you're young without youth Maybe you're ^G#miold without knowing anything's ^Etrue I think you're young without ^Byouth

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Then ^F#you contract the A^Emerican dream You ^G#minever look up ^F#once ^F#You've contracted Amer^Eican dreams I ^G#mirequire you to ^F#stop and look up.

^BSing a song about my^F#self ^G#miKeep singing a song a^Ebout myself ^BNot some in^F#visible world^{G#mi E}

Constantly searching to find something new But what will you find when you think that nothing's true Maybe it's that nothing is new So you let me hear songs that were written all about you Because songs weren't written for you They'll never be about you Then you contract the American dream You never look up once You've contracted American dreams You never look up once, so don't look up Sing a song about myself Keep singing a song about myself Not some invisible world Sing a song about myself Keep singing a song about myself Not some invisible world

^F#I won't tell you what this means, ^Ecause ^G#miyou already know^F# ^F#I won't tell you what this means, ^Ecause ^G#miyou already know^F#

Sing a song about myself Keep singing a song about myself Not some invisible world Sing a song about myself Keep singing a song about myself Not some invisible world (so you came along and found the weak spot that you've always wanted…)

Idlewild - American English