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An upstarting singer songwriter based in Minnesota! Making music, just because I can.

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Hello!

I'm Out Of Tune, an upstarting singer songwriter based in Minnesota!

If you're down for some okay tunes with a mediocre voice and sufficient enough instrument playing, you've come to the right spot!

Creating music, just because I can. Some songs exist to move you, others just to see if it's possible. I'm making music to show it's not a step-by-step procedure you need to follow with thousands of unspoken rules, it's just what feels right. And as long as it makes others feel right too, I think I'm okay with that.

Currently, my music is very lyrics based. I hope my lyrics create a story or are able to word specific feelings or scenarios in ways one would struggle with or can relate to.

Lyrics and vocals are mostly supported by piano, ukulele and, more recently, harmonizing vocals. You'll find mostly indie, acoustic music around these parts, very raw, bedroom vibes.

I know my music isn't for everyone, especially in these rocky starting days. But I know it might mean something to someone, and for those who this is the exact taste they're looking for, I'll keep creating.

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"Firefly" by Owl City Three part harmony by Out Of Tune

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Week 77 - Underverse 0.6 Original Song

Credits: Nightmare by Jokublog Cross sans and Underverse by Jael Peñaloza Art, music, lyric, and voice by App1eS0uce (that's me :DD)

Duration: 2:45

Notes: YOUTUBE BETTER START COUNTN THEIR DAYS. If you're watching this video and going "Wow, this format is weird. Also you're late-" YEAH BECAUSE SOMEONE WANTED TO TURN THIS ALMOST 3 MINUTE VIDEO INTO A FUCKING SHORT. ANGRY.

Art and lyrics under the cut

Our deal… Is not sealed.. You’ll feel me in every part of your mind Like a burrowing down parasite Twisting, turning, we’re intertwined.

You can’t get rid of me You know I’ll always see You can’t help but make them scream When you hurt everybody

I’ll be right there In the back of your mind Never alone cause I am by your side

I’ll be your shadow Sure in the light you cant see But you’re smarter than he You know I’ll always be By your side

You know that I dig deep You’re Insecurities Oh I’ll find And am And will become You can’t outrun

Forever.

Yes, I know

You are a part of me And you will always be And I will let you grow

Cause I can't grow without you You know it's true you’re a part of being “whole” You’re a part of my soul

And I’ll love you Every bit You didn’t choose this

You aren't bad nor are you good Oh I wish you understood

I’m done living in black and white And fighting purely out of spite The ending I hope we arrive Is the ending I deserve And it’s hard to be heard

But when I die And you try to find the ones I love You realize it’s everyone I’ve ever known and everyone I ever was

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Realized I can technically reblog this.

Tis is a song I wrote, I take credit for this.

[app1es0uce]

Hi I’m Out Of Tune and I write music because I can.

And because I can write music inspired by a Fanfic, I wrote music inspired by a Fanfic.

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Credits:

Inspired by SoftBoyClub's 'Fight or Flight (Flight)' on Ao3 Based on 'Drawtectives' by Julia LePetit (and the Drawfee Crew) Specifically, 'Rosé' created, designed, voiced, and played by Karina

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It's not perfect, but I cared only enough to write and vaguely produce an entire song, not enough to do it perfectly.

If anyone wants to actually do it good, please be my guest, as long as you credit all who need be credited.

This being said, if anyone who was mentioned wishes for a different way of crediting or for this to be taken down, please let me know and I will do so immediately.

Lyrics:

Run It’s all I’ve ever known  How to run  Alone

And away I’ve learned to always run away  From those  I hold close

Cause home is not a thing I deserve And love is what you call getting hurt You can’t rely on any other  Unless you love the sting of a burn

And when you think you’ve finally learned Oh, life spits back “it’s just getting worse” So keep that mask and pack your bags ‘Cause on the run is my eternal curse 

Child Sometimes I feel I’m still just a child I’m unhinged and crazy, wild Yet, you say I deserve to smile

Oh, name You never had a name, did you? Look at all you fools A Polaroid of proof

You think that this is all just a game End up as one of her missing cases And hope they’ll play a little chase As if you need a little validation

No where to turn and nowhere to go You’re always meant to end up alone Oh, run before they get too close A habit, it seems, you’ll never out grow

This is my eternal curse Don’t feel it all just makes it worse

You’ll miss your place Will they forget your face?

The clouds, the train You caused this pain

Fight or flight Did you choose what’s right? You’re on a train to no where To run from all your past To run from all your problems To run and never look back

It’s what you’ve always done It’s what you’ve always known So why only now Does it feel like you're running from home?

You miss being lifted, you miss making jokes You miss stupid rhinos, and burnt on egg yolks You miss doing laundry, and reading for them both You miss almost feeling, like they were your home

You’re on a train to no where You don’t know where it goes And even if you wanted to turn back You’re all alone  Run It’s all I’ve ever known  How to run  Alone

But now It seems I’ve only learned one thing To run from those who lift This eternal curse that plagues me

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Reblogging to my "official" music account lol (as official as this can be)

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Would You Be My Valentine, Please? - Original Song

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An original song by Out Of Tune

A special Valentine Day song for all my friends and family as a way to say “I love you” on this special day about love as an aromantic.

Lyrics:

Unfortunately I've got no one, this one day Unfortunately I've got no one to kiss

But fortunately I've got many who love me And fortunately I've got so much to miss

I've so many people Who don't fit a certain role A role I'm always told Is needed to feel complete or whole

But watching as the world turns I can't help but feel A sense of strange belonging With a love that's not less real

So I'm asking you now if you could be someone And keep in mind platonically

To not fit that role 'cause that's just not as fun But would you be my Valentine please?

I'd treat you the same, it's all just the same old A date where we bake and look at the stars

Except maybe not 'cause would be real cold So instead could we stay in each other's arms

You're one of so many Who I love with my whole chest

And brain cause love's not a feeling But you know that so I digress

There's not so many people Who I trust with all of me So consider yourself special Cause you see a side so free

So I'm asking you now if you could be someone And keep in mind ironically

To talk with for hours and draw with when we're done So would you be my Valentine please?

All jokes aside I love you

It's really hard for me to say

And not to get real I miss

Thank you for being here today

So I'm asking you now if you could be someone And tone tag half-jokingly

To thank you for everything you've ever done So would you be my Valentine Could you be my Valentine

Please be my valentine And if not that's just fine

But would you be my Valentine plea

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Could've Been Me - Original Song - Bedroom Demo

An original song by Out Of Tune

I first wrote this song in 2020, in the midst of Covid 19 and a lot of rising anti-Asian activity.

I never made it public, obviously, but brought it back to the big ‘26 because of the bullshit happening in “the land of the free.” Especially in the place I called home for a good part of my life, Minnesota, where there is an aggressive amount of anti-Somali propaganda going around. As well as ICE agents wreaking fear to families and neighbors and daughters and fathers and students and workers and countless others who call Minnesota home.

Further explanation and lyrics under cut

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If you ignore the personal parts, this song fits disturbingly well. Expressing hate towards a group of people for no reason other than the fact that they are different, even if the differences could not be chosen or changed.

This particular song shows the singer feeling empathy towards the people they see in the news, and understanding how though it’s not them in the headlines, it could be. It could’ve been them, or anyone they knew and loved.

It’s sad this song that was written half a decade ago, is still relevant. I don’t know if a songwriter’s ever said this, but I hope there will be a day where no one ever relates to this song.

Lyrics:

Could’ve been me x6

I know a girl I know plenty

Some are new born Some are twenty

Some are older Some have lived through war

I know some boys They surround me

A younger brother A good dad to three

A strong brave figure But never strong enough to take

A bullet at the store next door

It’s a miracle to be alive with these Almond eyes of mine And you're suddenly victimized for

All Of the things you do All the things that make you you You can't change and didn't choose

Could've been me x6

Run and hide, don't justify we've Been here before, those countless times we've Had to fight to be alive, Not even I know so I know you sure as hell don't

We will strike then we will die, thrown Down into the ground all our lifetime Separated, no parade to celebrate we’re here Cause we can’t afford to waste time

Not allowed to breathe, still not allowed to be Go back why don't leave Take you deadly disease Is that my Mom on screen? No, but I know In time it could be

Could've been me Could've been me Or my family My niece, she's only three

Why can't we be Why can't we be?

I knew a girl I knew plenty

Some were new born Some were twenty

Some were older All were left to

Rot and die.

I knew some boys Pressured bravery

A younger brother A good dad to three

A strong brave figure But could you ever

Live a life Where it could be

You

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Silver Plaque - Original Song - Stairwell Demo

An original song by Out Of Tune

A classic case of imposter syndrome. Feeling like you’ll never be good enough to be the best, to get 1st place, to reach gold. A silver plaque is all you’ll ever be.

Lyrics:

My name is on a silver plaque I’ll always be left in the back

I’ll never be the number one And though I’ll try I know It’s not enough

Even second place is a hopeful state Surrounded by the greatest How can I say that I am unique I am unmatched

I have the skills and talent that I truly lack I have a chance I have place It all comes creeping in that this is a mistake It’s not even worth a dream and I am still awake

I’d lie if I said I wasn't jealous I keep on singing when I am breathless I try to reach ranges, nothing ever fucking changes I’ll never be enough to make it on the big stage

I know that I am good I’m just not good enough What about this useless stuff Is memorable and worth how much I’m giving I’m living in two worlds Living endless lives Nothing seems to matter and Nothing’s worth the time

Everything I do will never amount To something bigger, greater no In creeps in the doubt Saying:

I am unique I am unmatched

Let’s be honest That’s a lie you’ll never be that I have no chance I don’t have place

I don’t have anything worthy enough to play Worthless you are nothing what makes you think any other way?

Forget everything you’ve ever learned All you’ve ever earned All you’ve reassured

All the things you thought that you achieved Don’t be deceived You really believed?

It means nothing You aren’t becoming Something greater You aren’t cunning

Just keep running Nothing’s coming Annoying humming All that’s rushing out

Flooding Keep on judging You’re just bluffing Now confronting

Truth that’s bubbling Stupid strumming Mindless numbing Feel it shutting down

Try your best You won’t succeed

A silver plaque Is all you’ll ever receive

I’m not unique I can be matched

Nothing special Just another hopeless hack

There was no chance Never a place

Why did I think I could make it When that silver plaque has my name engraved

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Vampire Tears - Original Song

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An original song by Out Of Tune

A vampires’ woes of loneliness, longing for a friend. Wishing to be seen as another living being, eating what they must to survive, as opposed to a heartless, bloodthirsty monster.

Lyrics:

Trapped in the darkness Always living in the night And it burns if I Try to step into the light

The only time I can Spread my wings and Take flight is Alone

When others are Dreaming Are sleeping

Wandering Lost Afraid

I wouldn't dare step into your life If you don't let me in But everyone's scared of me, don't talk to me Alone like I've always been

Like I've always been

I've never seen the sun All I want to see is the light I just want to meet someone Someone who knows that I bite

It doesn't matter if I've Lived a thousand years If I have No one who dare come near

Someone who won't fear This vampires' tears

This vampires' tears

Caught in a casket Don't ask if I Ever get bored or lonely Cause I do, I do

Stuck daydreaming at night Cause if I Try in the morning I might not survive, survive

I wouldn't dare step into your life If you don't let me in But everyone's scared of me, don't talk to me Alone like I've always been

Like I've always been

I've never seen the sun All I want to see is the light I just want to meet someone Someone who knows that I bite

It doesn't matter if I've Lived a thousand years If I have No one who dare come near

Someone who won't fear This vampires' tears

You kill animals for meat Why can't I then kill for blood Those creatures had a story dreams Didn't you see them try to run

What makes me different from

You know how long it's been since I could look Someone in the eye Without them wishing I were dead Sometimes it makes me wish that

I'm already Dead already

Vampire Vampire Vampire Vampire Vampire Vampire

Dead already I'm a Vampire

I've never seen the sun All I want to see is the light I just want to meet someone Someone who knows that I bite

Even though I have Lived a thousand years I have No one who dare come near

Someone who doesn't fear This vampires' tears

This vampires' tears

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Protagonist - Original Song

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An original song written by Out Of Tune

An insight into the mind of a great protagonist, a hero, some would say. With the ability to come back after death to defeat the villain.

Lyrics:

It's up to me it's my destined legacy I admit at first it was a fantasy I was bored and small and weak Wanting something more to me Is this the price for a little self esteem

Wield the sword, carry the name Burn the mark, it's different yet the same

I die and die Til I win the fight Be the only victor if it takes all night

Fix our wrong No one else but you is strong enough

To take care of this mess You must stand and lead the rest

I'm the hero everyone is counting on So I'll die and die and die til I belong In the role they see in me For the person that they need Oh I'll fight and fight and fight till the day is done

I keep coming back trying different strategies The same old attack is this insanity? Finding new and different ways To in the end rot and decay To only come back new with the same old memories

Wield the sword, carry the name Burn the mark, it's different yet the same

I die and die Til I win the fight Be the only victor if it takes all night

Fix our wrong No one else but you is strong enough

To take care of this mess You must stand and lead the rest

Did I ask for this? Well maybe so But more than I life I just want To go home

I'm tired, scared Why aren't I brave? I'm the hero right? So I pave the way

To save the day To bring back light To stop the one That is cloaked in night

This is what I want This is what I dreamed What a gift to have This destiny

To wield the sword, and carry the name Burn the mark, it's different yet the same

I die and die How long is this fight? Can I be the victor, has it been all night?

Fix their wrong No one else but me is strong enough

To take care of this mess I must stand and lead the rest

It'll never end 'cause when I'm dead I'll just come back and try again

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The Only Constant - Original Song

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An original song by Out Of Tune

A song about change and how terrifying it is.

Lyrics:

Goodbye to how it used to be It's time to start again Nothing is the same the fear Begins to grow within

Everything you've ever learned Is challenged, all that's been All you thought you knew, for not You're lost, alone, the end.

Goodbye to everyone you've loved They're moving far away Time decides your future And your feelings have no say

This simple room is your whole world Now the universe is your play Your safest space you're forced to leave The packing lasts for days

You aren't hurt and yet you're scared Nothing but a life to prepare Make it out all on your own All the rest they've gone and grown

Say goodbye it's not the last What can you learn from the past Nothing ever stays the same The only constant thing is change

Chords:

G, Cadd9, Am, F

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"Aro/Ace person gets given a love potion" story but instead of them being immune or whatever, it DOES work, and they realize IMMEDIATELY that they've been fed a love potion because this feeling is so wrong and foreign but everyone keeps laughing off the idea of it being a love potion because "they were probably just a late bloomer" or "no, you just finally found the right person!" and it's just a horror story about how no one believes them even though they know, they KNOW this isn't right and they can't stand it.

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All the people who keep saying “or, consider, they just suddenly really love their family/friends/pets/hobbies/etc!” in the notes 1) are missing the fucking point and 2) owe a loveless aro ten bucks

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It's about the feeling of something foreign invading your body and your mind. It's about finding yourself inexplicably obsessed with something that's completely out of character for you. It's about feeling like you've been body snatched and absolutely nobody around you is clocking the imposter. It's about being forced to confront how there isn't anyone around you who would even be worth loving, because if they were then they'd be trying to help you when you say you need help, for no other reason than that you have said it.

[app1es0uce]

I made this song a while ago and these series of post were DIRECT inspiration and I wanted to credit if anyone cared.

Lyrics:

I love you Can you believe it's true? 

Everyone else did cause they didn't know what you'd do Foolishly I thought you wouldn't be sore when you lose Mature enough to know the fact that I'm allowed to refuse

That even if I lied and agreed it'd be hell for you

Prechorus:

This thing inside of me, consumed and stole my body And nobody I thought close to me Realized how strange, how differently

I was I am

Chorus:

I love you and I know that that's not meant to be This feeling is a terrifyingly beautiful thing

I don't belong inside of my own body It all feels wrong somebody please believe me

What have you done? What did you do? Do you think you've won? Now that I am forced to say I love you

Verse 2:

Alone You’ve made me alone

Realizing there is no place I can call my home No one in my life could see my body’s not my own I thought they would be there for me, but I guess this proves they won't 

Saying it's about damn time didn't you feel alone?

Afraid They said they were afraid

That I would suffer, saddened by the time I reached the grave Did they ever think to look me in my eyes and say How strangely out of character, just let me put away

My judgment, tell me everything, by god you look afraid 

Prechorus:

I’ve said it endlessly, I can’t feel love romantically And nobody I thought close to me I now know don’t accept the things

I was I am

Chorus:

I love you and I know that that's not meant to be This feeling is a terrifyingly beautiful thing. I don't belong inside of my own body It all feels wrong somebody please believe me

What have you done? What did you do? Do you think you've won? Now that I am forced to say I love you

Bridge

You're in love When you can't It's a curse it's not a chance 

You’re obsessing Over nothing 

Oh your thoughts are not your own 

You don't know Your own self Is this love or is this hell?

Everyone You've ever loved They have turned their back on 

You, no one clocks The faults or odds Or any clear damn clues you drop

Though it's love You've never known Quite a hate like this before 

Chorus:

I love you and I know that that's not meant to be This feeling is a terrifyingly beautiful thing. I don't belong inside of my own body It all feels wrong somebody please believe me

What have you done? What did you do? Do you think you've won?

Now that I am forced to say I love you

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Reblogging this to my "official" music account lol (as official as this can get)

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I Love You - Original Song

An original song by Out Of Tune

An Aromantic individual is given a love potion. It works. They are terrified. No one believes them.

Lyrics:

I love you Can you believe it's true?

Everyone else did 'cause they didn't know what you'd do Foolishly I thought you wouldn't be sore when you lose Mature enough to know the fact that I'm allowed to refuse

That even if I lied and agreed it'd be hell for you

This thing inside of me, consumed and stole my body And nobody I thought close to me Realized how strange, how differently

I was I am

I love you and I know that that's not meant to be This feeling is a terrifyingly beautiful thing I don't belong inside of my own body It all feels wrong somebody please believe me

What have you done? What did you do? Do you think you've won? Now that I am forced to say I love you

Alone You've made me alone

Realizing there is no place I can call my home No one in my life could see my body's not my own I thought they would be there for me, but I guess this proves they won't

Saying it's about damn time didn't you feel alone?

Afraid They said they were afraid

That I would suffer, saddened by the time I reached the grave Did they ever think to look me in my eyes and say How strangely out of character, just let me put away

My judgment, tell me everything, by god you look afraid

I've said it endlessly, I can't feel love romantically And nobody I thought close to me I now know don't accept the things

I was I am

I love you and I know that that's not meant to be This feeling is a terrifyingly beautiful thing I don't belong inside of my own body It all feels wrong somebody please believe me

What have you done? What did you do? Do you think you've won? Now that I am forced to say I love you

You're in love When you can't It's a curse it's not a chance

You're obsessing Over nothing Oh your thoughts are not your own

You don't know Your own self Is this love or is this hell?

Everyone You've ever loved They have turned their back on

You No one clocks the fault or odds Or any clear damn clues you drop

Though it's love You've never known Quite a hate like this before

I love you and I know that that's not meant to be This feeling is a terrifyingly beautiful thing I don't belong inside of my own body It all feels wrong somebody please believe me

What have you done? What did you do? Do you think you've won? Now that I am forced to say I love you

Chords:

Gm, F, Eb, D

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All That You Are - Original Song

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An original song written by Out Of Tune

A song about an aromantic who wants to be in a romantic relationship, but realizing even if they were, they wouldn’t be able to give their partner all they deserve.

Lyrics:

You deserve more than what I can give you

This is all I can provide and it's nothing new

Oh I would love to give you all that you are

And though there's nothing wrong with me it still hurts to make these scars

Oh you'll confess to me And then I'll freeze

''Cause what would I say? It'll all hurt anyway

Oh Isolate from the start

Oh Hated with no heart

There's nothing else to say To make it go away

Don't know how to change Either me or your brain ah

Oh I Try to give all I can

Oh And yet

It always ends

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Time To Go - Original Song

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An original written by Out Of Tune

A song about someone leaving. Whether it's because of a strict curfew or a bigger, deeper meaning, their time is running out.

Lyrics:

It's been nice But now I must go

Thank you truly You're one lovely host

I'll be off but Maybe not quite home

But still you see It's my time to go

Let's not pout I'm sure we'll meet again

I can't promise plans but don't you fret

It will be like I never left

So if it helps Let's say it's not the end

If my time is up and my Mother wants me home Won't you let me go before it Gets too dark and cold

It's a beautiful night No rain or snow And though no one's expecting me Still I must go

Go alone On my own Great adventure

Oh Don't you know

I'll go Travel far

Three days away But don't be afraid

I'll always Be in Your heart

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Reach The Sun - Original Song

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An original song written by Out Of Tune

And yet another song about The Icarus, trying to reach what you most yearn for, even if you fall. Because what’s the point of living a life if you don’t live?

Lyrics:

You say the sky's the limit But there are endless things beyond it

And I don't get the profit If I only reach, and never try to get

So let me take the risk Let me fall and melt my wings Let me burn and do the things to make my endless dreams

Meet the endless sky Oh what I'd give if I could fly Cause you know I'd rather die Than live my life stuck on the

Ground Live life tied down That golden crown just

Right out of Reach Oh that could be me!

I see a Place I long to be

Oh please Let this life Be forever that bright

Cause why am I here If I guide by my fear

Why live without living And die without trying to

Make this life count Cause even if I fall down

I'll never regret Using the one chance I get

To do the things I love For trying to reach the sun

Chords:

A, D, E

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Monster Lurking Underneath - Original Song

An original song written by Out Of Tune

A song about how turning into a werewolf is the least of this person's concern

Lyrics:

Can't let anyone else close to me Forget the monster lurking underneath It is me who can't be saved Who lives sick, twisted games

One night every month is Nothing to waking up and

Watching the world burn Following apart every turn

Oh the moon is bright Full in the sky Stars outshine streetlights Those dark, violent nights

Blood spills once a month By my hands But, blood spills everyday When I break the ones I hold close

Oh one day I'll be cured That I know for sure But I can only pray this World can still be saved

Dangerous beasts that roam not just the streets Forget the monster lurking underneath It is us who can't be tamed Humans everyday

One night every month is Nothing to waking up and

Watching the world burn Following apart every turn

Oh the moon is bright Full in the sky Stars outshine streetlights Those dark, violent nights

Blood spills once a month By my hands But, blood spills everyday By this godforsaken human race

Oh, one day I'll be cured That I know for sure But, I can only pray this World can still be saved

(Instrumental)

Silver bullets are the only way They say, to defeat Like that's something Special just to me

These sharp teeth And claws can maul Though they remind me Of a certain way to make things bleed

My fur stains red As I let out a battle cry Oh you'll howl, to the moon As the blood on the field dries

Oh I may be a monster to your eyes But you'll see Don't be worried About the monster lurking underneath

Can't let anyone else close to me Forget the monster lurking underneath It is me who can't be saved A human everyday

One night every month is Nothing to waking up and

Watching the world burn Following apart every turn

Oh the moon is bright Full in the sky Stars outshine streetlights Those dark, violent nights

Blood spills once a month By my hands But, blood spills everyday oh how Quick you were to point the blame

Oh one day I'll be cured That I know for sure But I can only pray this World can still be saved

Chords:

Em, C, G, D