Intro
G#m G#m G#m G#m 
G#m G#m E B F# 
 
Verse 1
G#m 
   Through the straw the liquid pulls 
C#m     F# 
   Down down down it goes 
B            G#m 
  Toward the bottom through the icy terrain 
C#m             F#    E       B 
   We’re almost there keep sucking 
   G#m          C#m   F# 
Commiserate our shared  disgrace 
    B  G#m            C#m F#   E   B 
The ole   handshake reci----procate 
 
Refrain 1
E     B       F#   G#m 
  Downplay it or embrace it 
E           B       F# 
  Something you can choose 
E     B      F#          G#m 
  One blank stare into infinity 
E      B        D#m D#m 
  Everything to lose 
 
Chorus 1
E                   C#m  G#m  B 
  The nihilist runs in retreat 
F#                     E 
  His apathy born in defeat 
B 
  Yeah life is fleeting 
    G#m 
and hope is bittersweet 
F# 
  A consequence we can control 
E           C#m     G#m C#m 
  Or a dangerous animal 
F# 
Oh oh 
B G#m C#m F# E B 
Oh oh 
 
Verse 2
G#m 
   Trying is the first mistake 
C#m         F# 
   Cut them loose amputate 
G#m 
   Disconnect breakaway 
C#m     F#       E   B 
   Or inhale and aspirate 
 
Refrain 2
E     B       F#   G#m 
  Downplay it or embrace it 
E           B       F# 
  Something you can choose 
E     B      F#          G#m 
  One blank stare into infinity 
E         B       D#m D#m 
  Nothing left to lose 
 
Chorus 2
E                  C#m    G#m B 
  The absence of a love affair 
F#                         E 
  The disconnected without care 
B 
  Yeah life is fleeting 
    G#m 
and isn't always fair 
F# 
  Consequence out of control 
E              C#m     G#m G#m 
  Makes a dangerous animal 
 
G#m E B E B E B G#m G#m