Hook:
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No time to waste, gonna be late for fate
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You know what they say 'bout bright flames
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Gonna burn out, they gonna replace you
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Replicate, AI-generate you
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No time to waste, gonna be late for fate
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You know what they say 'bout bright flames
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Gonna burn out, they gonna replace you
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Replicate, AI-generate

Verse 1:
Bm      Gbm               A           E
I don't know the things I wanna say until I say it
Bm        Gbm            A               E
I hate it till I play it up on stage and see your faces
Bm     Gbm               A                  E
Let go of the reins, now my whole brain's a one-man circus
Bm          Gbm         A            E
This has to be my fate, it's my only sense of purpose

Pre-Chorus:
Bm   Gbm  A     E
Make it a character
Bm     Gbm     A          E
You're her but you're not her

Chorus:
D             Bm          A          G
No, you can't take a day, you're our brightest flame
D             Bm                A          G
No, you can't change your name, you're our brightest
Bm A
Flame
Bm A
Whoa

Verse 2:
Bm      Gbm               A            E
I don't know which way to go, so I continue forward
Bm           Gbm           A         E
The pure and utter horror, realizing I left me behind
Bm        Gbm           A                  E
I'm lonelier than ever, but I guess that's for the better
Bm               Gbm              A                E
Time to kill and bills to pay and plenty things to write

Pre-Chorus:
Bm  Gbm    A      E   Bm     Gbm
I'm just a little not myself lately
A        E     Bm Gbm        A          E     Bm   Gbm A E
Too late to contemplate, you chose your fate, maybe I should
Bm   Gbm  A     E
Make it a character
Bm     Gbm     A          E
You're her but you're not her

Chorus:
D             Bm          A          G
No, you can't take a day, you're our brightest flame
D             Bm                A          G
No, you can't change your name, you're our brightest flame
D             Bm          A          G
No, you can't take a day, you're our brightest flame
D             Bm                A          G
No, you can't change your name, you're our brightest-
Bm A
Flame
Bm A
Oooh

Instrumental:
Bm A
Bm A
Bm A
Bm A
Bm A

Bridge:
    Bm              A
I'm done, I've just begun
  Bm             A
Why am I burning out?
      Bm                   A
Did I fly too close to the sun?
  Bm             A
Why am I burning out?
       Bm                   A
It was just starting to get fun
  Bm             A
Why am I slowing down?
   Bm            A
Why am I burning out?
  Bm              A
Why am I burning? It's burning

Hook 1:
Bm                    Gbm
No time to waste, gonna be late for fate
A                E
I know what they say 'bout bright flames
Bm                   Gbm
Gonna burn out, they gonna replace me
A            E
Replicate, AI-generate me
Bm                 Gbm
Gotta keep up, I'm eating my own dust
A                  E
Don't know what to do or to trust
Bm                   Gbm
Gonna burn out, they gonna replace me
A            E
Replicate, AI-generate me

Hook 2:
Bm                    Gbm
No time to waste, gonna be late for fate
A                E
I know what they say 'bout bright flames
Bm                   Gbm
Gonna burn out, they gonna replace me
A            E
Replicate, AI-generate me
Bm                 Gbm
Gotta keep up, I'm eating my own dust
A                  E
Don't know what to do or to trust
Bm                   Gbm
Gonna burn out, they gonna replace me
A            E
Replicate, AI-generate me

Outro:
Bm      Gbm               A           E
I don't know which way to go, so I continue forward
Bm          Gbm            A         E
The pure and utter horror, realizing I left me behind

Bm  A
Bm  A
Bm  A
Bm  A
                Bm       A
I could write a thousand songs
Bm       A
About it all
     Bm     A
I've just begun
    Bm      A
Now I can't stop
Bm        A
Lose your mind
     Bm         A
Stay who you're not
        Bm           A
But the brightest of flames
     Bm      A
Burn half as long