Intro: Madeleine Hyland
       Eb
In the back of a cab

Like a puppet with no strings
  Bb
Untangling my headphones cos sometimes they’re the only thing
     Cm
That keeps my head in place
                     Eb
That keeps my head in place

Verse 1: Joey Batey
Eb
Arriving at the door

I hope to god I’m not the first
   Bb
My heart is tearing pages from that funny story I rehearsed
      Cm
And I know I won’t be long
                     Eb
Cos I know I don’t belong

Verse 2: Madeleine Hyland
Eb
Cos though my jokes are my armour

And my kindness is my sword
    Bb
The party swirls around me in a dress I can’t afford
     Cm
And I do my best to breathe
                             Eb
But they’re stealing all the air

Verse 4: Joey Batey
Eb
And the hum from the fridge’ll

Sing me soft littlе vigils
   Bb
As all my steps too far keep telling me ‘this is who you are’
Cm
I should go home
        Ab
I’m not lonеly I just like being on my own

Chorus: Both
Cm
And I’ll sing silence
    Bb
And ask my glass of wine for guidance
Ab                     Bb
I might not make it tonight

    Cm
And I’ll speak with my eyes
       Bb
You’ll think I’m weird, one sympathises
Ab                     Bb
I might not make it tonight

Post-chorus: Both
        Cm      Bb         Ab         Bb
Because I don’t find this easy like you
                          Cm       Bb
Gonna go home and show my cat some memes
         Ab
Cos he’s awesome
     Bb
Like me
    Cm
Like me

Interlude: Bb  Eb  Ab  Bb

Verse 5:

Joey Batey
        Eb
Now I’m lying on a bed full of coats
                      Bb
Trying desperately to cope

When you open up the door, say something stupid like

Both
        Cm
‘You’re lying on some coats’

Joey Batey

I say I know
                            Ab
It’s just sometimes nice to feel what it’s like to be in someone else’s coat

Bridge:

Both
          Eb
And we’re bursting at the seams

Joey Batey

Cos the noise is crushing us
              Bb
We think it’s so much worse than it seems

Both

But that voice unsaid is rushing us

Joey Batey
         Cm
And in a moment of total rapture

And with every strength I have
  Ab
I ask if you play D&D

And your face lights up like you’ve woken up
          Cm
From this endless xxxxxxx nightmare of pretending this is you
        Bb
This is us, this is me and this how we’re meant to be
         Ab
But your smile tells me I’m safe

Both

And that voice unspoken’s heard
       Bb
Cos if god make us all in his image

Then god’s a xxxxxxx nerd

Chorus: Both
    Cm
And I’ll sing silence
    Bb
And ask my glass of wine for guidance
Ab                     Bb
I might not make it tonight

    Cm
And I’ll speak with my eyes
    Bb
You think I’m neat, I’m not surprised
    Ab                      Bb
That I might not make it tonight

Post-chorus: Both
        Cm      Bb         Ab         Bb
Because I don’t find this easy like you
                           Cm          Bb
Gonna go home and dress my cat up like Batman
         Ab            Bb
Cos he’s awesome like me

Madeleine Hyland
    Cm      Bb         Ab         Bb
And I don’t find this easy like you
        Cm
I’m not lonely
  Bb                     Ab
I just like being on my own
     Bb
With you

Joey Batey
    Cm                    Bb
And I’ll sing silence and ask my glass of wine for guidance
Ab                     Bb
I might not make it tonight
                          Cm          Bb         Ab
Gonna go home and tell my cat I’m not lonely if I’m
     Bb
With you

Outro:

Both
       Eb
In the back of a cab, like two puppets with no strings
   Bb
We share a pair of headphones, cos sometimes they’re the only things

Madeleine Hyland
     Cm
That keep our heads in place
                       Eb
That keep our heads in place