The War I'm In

Sanctus Real

The War I'm In Sanctus Real

Intro:
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1 Verse:
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I said to self
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Self don't be selfish
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That's the root behind the word that lives for self
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I said to self
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Self don't be reckless
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'Cause if you are you'll always be by yourself
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Myself is ruthless
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If I let it rule myself
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It'll ruin my life
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Myself is truthless
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All that matters to itself
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Is its own lies
 
Pre Chorus:
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I don't need a graven image
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Or an idol made of stone
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When I can worship my own image
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When I just can't let me go
 
Chorus 1:
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That's the war I'm in
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I'm fighting my own skin
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I wanna do what's right
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But still I crave what's mine
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Jesus help me
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It's so hard
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To simply lay down my life
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And that's the war
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Oh that's the war
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The war I'm in
 
Interlude:
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2 Verse:
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I said to self
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Self don't be faithless
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'Cause someday we'll need to trust somebody else
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I said to self
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It's time to confess
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That I don't think that I can keep living for myself
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Myself is weakness
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Dressed up to make you think
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He's got some strength
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Myself's a sequence
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Of having to fix all of the problems
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That it makes
 
Pre Chorus:
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I don't need a graven image
F#m
Or an idol made of stone
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When I can worship my own image
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When I just can't let me go
 
Chorus 2:
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That's the war I'm in
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I'm fighting my own will
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I wanna do what's right
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But still I crave what's mine
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Jesus help me
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It's so hard
F#m
To simply lay down my life
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And that's the war
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Oh that's the war
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The war I'm in
 
Bridge:
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So take this flesh
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And these skin and bones
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God I surrender myself
                         
And I'm givin' up control
 
Final Chorus:
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That's the war I'm in
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I'm fighting my own skin
D
I wanna do what's right
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But still I crave what's mine
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Jesus help me
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It's so hard
F#m
To simply lay down my life
D
And that's the war
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Oh that's the war
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The war I'm in
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Oh that's the war
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Oh that's the war
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The war I'm in
 
Outro:
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