C Am
I'm afraid of the social laziness that let Kitty Genovese die.
Dm G C
And I'm afraid of the mob mentality that makes otherwise normal people go blind.
C Am
I'm afraid of the way that the world works and I'm afraid of the words in my notebooks.
Dm G C
I'm afraid that you all know that I am a pervert.
[Chorus I]
F G
But the big red bird that lives under the city
Am C F
doesn't give a damn about me and it dies every night.
Fm
By burning alive.
[Verse II]
C
I'm afraid of my grandfathers cancer.
Am
And I'm afraid of my mom's dying arm.
Dm G C
I'm afraid that I've somehow caused my family harm.
C Am
I'm afraid that the ones I love won't have enough.
Dm G C
I'm afraid that the ones I love won't have enough.
[Bridge/Chorus II]
F G Am
It's harder to be yourself than it is to be anybody else.
F G Am (Asus2)
I wish I were a little less of a coward
(Am) F G
but the big red bird that lives under the city
Am C F
doesn't give a damn about me and it dies every night.
Fm
So I bought a knife.
C Am F C
I am a knife.
