[Intro]

G   C   G D/F#
Em D/F# G Bm C


[Verse 1]

G                     C                G    D/F#
Dinner table silence, internal teenage violence
Em      D/F#   G       Bm             C
Starin' in my father's stress-filled eyes
    G                              C                G  D/F#
His back was probably hurtin' from life's financial burden
     Em       D/F#     G   Bm       C
Same type of pressure I've internalized


[Chorus]

       Am                  D                  G           C
'Cause time, it flies and the fire dies  like candles on a cake
Am               D               G              C
College debt and cigarettes, and all our shared mistakes
Am             D          G           C
It's a vicious cycle that nobody can escape
Am       D         G           C
Blood related and tryin' to relate


[Verse 2]

     G                               C              G    D/F#
She lived the life they taught her, had a son, she had a daughter
   Em   D/F#      G         Bm   C
A martyr for her children's happiness
     G                         C               G D/F#
In a picture of a past life, a future lookin' so bright
G       D/F#   Em      D      C
Smilin' in her Easter Sunday dress


[Chorus]

 Am            D                G                    C
Summertime and light blue eyes, and love that likely fades
Am                D                     G           C
Wedding dress, white picket fence, pressure to procreate
Am             D             G           C
It's a vicious cycle that nobody can escape
Am        D        G           C
Blood related and tryin' to relate


[Interlude]

G  C   G  D/F#
Em D/F#   G Bm C


[Bridge]

 G                        C                G     D/F#
Amidst a mid-life crisis, left up to your own devices
Em     D/F#     G         Bm       C
Starin' at your half-full glass of wine
           G                            C           G         D/F#
'Cause you gave them the cold shoulder, but I bet before it's over
       Em    D/F# G        Bm      C
You're gonna wish that you had more time

[Chorus]

 Am                       D              G           Bm      C
'Cause time, it flies and fire dies, and people will make mistakes
Am              D              G     Bm        C
Photographs and epitaphs, and flowers on the grave
Am             D             G            C
It's a vicious cycle, it's a never-ending fate
Am       D          G          C
Blood related and tryin' to relate


[Outro]

Am       D          G         C
Blood related and tryin' to relate
Am      D           G         C
Blood related and tryin' to relate
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