Intro: E

Verse 1:
E
bright
                Ab
they called him bright
           A
that meant good
           E
that meant right


E
proud
             Ab
he made them proud
           A
he had two friends
               E
and they stood out


           Ab
and people noticed
                   A
the people came to them
         E
and they told them
              Ab
they could be brighter

Verse 2:
E
spark
                  Ab
his teacher lit a spark
              A
the world was big
              E
the world was dark


             Ab
but he could light it
                    A
and keep his people safe
     E
they taught him good
                Ab
they taught him right

what’s right

Verse 3:
Dbm
lies
             Ab
they fed him lies
        A
he felt betrayed
          E
so he cut ties


              Ab
they were his family
                       A
he burned them all the same
        E
then he broke
             Ab
and lost his mind, his friends, his name

Bridge:
Dbm
eleven years as a pit of ash
                            A
waiting to blow away in the wind

a washed-up wunderkind
                          E
circuits blown to smoking pieces

tried to leave him there

I tried to be someone different here
       Ab
but no matter the mud that dries on my face

it’s cleaner than my insides


Dbm
you treat me like I’m special,

someone gifted, someone good,
        Ab
someone worthy, someone right

I was bright
                        A
now I’m torn to smoking pieces

no, don’t get too close
                         Ab
don’t you know that fire burns

Verse 4:
E
good
              Ab
you called me good
            A
I’ll try to live
           E
you said I could


E
right
               Ab
I’ll make this right
            A
you make me brave
             E
I’ll make us bright


            Ab
when people notice
                        A
we’ll bring the fire to them
               E
and we’ll show them
              Ab
what makes us brighter