Verse
C 
There is a darkness 
      D 
that sits in the back of your mind. 
     Em 
We spent our youth creating futures 
               G 
where we both would have our time. 
C 
We were 15, so naive 
D 
and blinded by possibilities. 
Em 
We used to feel so alive, 
G 
what dulled your shine? 
 
Chorus
C                                   D 
But there has got to be a better way 
      Em                                  G 
then drowning in this hateful place. 
C                              D 
The look inside your mother’s eyes 
              Em 
when she found you blacked out on the couch, 
G 
waiting to die. 
 
Verse
C                                       D 
And at the bottom of every bottle 
               Em 
there is a silence, 
                 G 
where you question 
 
your existence. 
C 
Denying the fact that maybe there is 
D 
more to life than this. 
 
Chorus
C                                   D 
But there has got to be a better way 
      Em                                  G 
then drowning in this hateful place. 
C                              D 
The look inside your mother’s eyes 
              Em 
when she found you blacked out on the couch, 
G 
waiting to die. 
 
Bridge
C                 D 
And now the world 
                Em 
will never know 
    G 
the brother that I’ve 
 
grown to love. 
C 
And I blame myself 
           D 
cause I didn’t realize, 
      Em 
The sadness that consumed 
                  G 
was always hidden by your smile. 
 
C            D                         Em 
February 11th, the darkest day. 
                                        G 
I hope your soul will rest easy, 
 
and you’re no longer in pain. 
 
Chorus
C                                   D 
But there has got to be a better way 
      Em                                  G 
then drowning in this hateful place. 
C                              D 
The look inside your mother’s eyes 
              Em 
when she found you blacked out on the couch, 
G 
waiting to die.