Verse 1
Sometimes it seems this stone-cold world
Would love to see the last of me.-
I tried so hard, and I failed so bad with every opportunity.
-I bet you now that these four walls
Conspire to close in on me.
-The windows, ceiling, doors and halls
They breathe a lack of sympathy.
-And so I, I lean on this
Injected plastic fortitude;
-Though its seeming promised bliss
Leads to aching solitude,
Woah, solitude! Yeah, yeah!

Chorus 1
And I feel the fires come up, raging within-
Can't control the state I'm in!
Jumping at shadows, am I going insane?
Lord, don't leave me alone with this pain!

Verse 2
And now it seems I'm at the end,
But Jesus, can I turn to You?
-Somehow, please, could I call You "Friend"?
I need someone to hold on to.
-Quench these fires of pain that burn;
You'll see me change my attitude.
-And all these aching groans will turn
To humble sounds of gratitude,
Woah, gratitude! Yeah, yeah!

Chorus 2
'Round me the night seems gloomy and strange,
And it seems too late to change! Lost in the darkness,
My spirit in pain, help me, please ,help me again!

Chorus 3
And I feel the fires come up, raging within-
I can't control this state I'm in!
Jumping at shadows, am I going insane?
Please don't leave me alone with this pain!
Jesus, help me to change. [Help me to change.]
Won't You help me to change?
Please, don't leave me alone with this pain!

 

"STATE I'M IN" (with chords)

Intro:
(Bm)-(Gmaj7)-(Asus2)-(Bm)-(Gmaj7)-(Asus2)
(Bm)-(G)-(Asus2)-(D)-(G)-(A)

Verse 1
(D)Sometimes it seems this (Csus2)stone-cold world
(G)Would love to see the (D)last of me.(G)-(D)
I tried so hard, and I (Csus2)failed so bad (G)with every oppor(D)tunity.
(G)-(D)I bet you now that (A7sus4)these four walls
(G)Conspire to close (F6)in on me.
(G)-(D)The windows, ceiling, (Csus2)doors and halls
(G)They breathe a lack of (D)sympathy.
(G)-(D)And so I, I (Csus2)lean on this
(G)Injected plastic (D)fortitude;
(C)-(D)Though its seeming (Csus2)promised bliss
(G)Leads to aching (D)solitude,
Woah, (Csus2)solitude! Yeah, yeah!(D)

Chorus 1
(Bm)And I feel the (A)fires come up, raging wi(G)thin-
Can't con(Em)trol the (A)state I'm (Bm)in!
Jumping at (A)shadows, am I going in(G)sane?
Lord, don't (Em)leave me a(A)lone with this (Bm)pain!
(Gmaj7)-(Asus2)-(Bm)-(Gmaj7)-(Asus2)

Verse 2
(D)And now it seems I'm (Csus2)at the end,
(G)But Jesus, can I (D)turn to You?
(C)-(D)Somehow, please, could I (Csus2)call You "Friend"?
(G)I need someone to (D)hold on to.
(G)-(D)Quench these fires of (Csus2)pain that burn;
(G)You'll see me change my (F6)attitude.
(C)-(D)And all these aching (Csus2)groans will turn
(G)To humble sounds of (D)gratitude,
Woah, (Csus2)gratitude! Yeah, yeah!(D)

Chorus 2
(Bm)'Round me the (A)night seems gloomy and (G)strange,
And it seems too (A)late to (D)change! Lost in the (Bm)darkness,
My spirit in (G)pain, (Em)help me, please ,(A)help me again!

Chorus 3
(Bm)And I feel the (A)fires come up, raging wi(G)thin-
I can't control this (A)state I'm (D)in!
Jumping at (Bm)shadows, am I going in(G)sane?
Please don't (Em)leave me a(A)lone with this (Bm)pain!
Jesus, help me to (A)change. [Help me to change.]
Won't You help me to (G)change?
Please, don't leave me a(A)lone with this (D)pain!

(Bm)-(G)-(Em7)-(A)-(Bm)-(Bm)-(Gmaj7)-(Asus2)
(Bm)-(Gmaj7)-(Asus2)