Sober - Tool

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[Intro]
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[Riff]
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[Verse]
            
There's a shad

          
ow just behind

      
 me,     shrou

           
ding every ste

.         
p I take,
           
Making every p

.           
romise empty, 

          
pointing every

          
 finger at me.
            
Waiting like a

              
 stalking butl

     
er,     who up

              
on the finger 

      
rests.
            
Murder now the

              
 path of "must

      
 we" just beca

             
use the son ha

       
s come.

[Pre-Chorus]
            
Jesus, won't y

              
ou fucking whi

      
stle something

              
 but the past 

  
is done?
            
Jesus, won't y

              
ou fucking whi

      
stle something

              
 but the past 

    
is done?

[Chorus]
            
Why can't we n

    
ot be sober?
            
I just want to

          
 start this ov


er.
            
Why can't we d

     
rink forever?
            
I just want to

      
 start this ov


er.

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
          
I am just a wo

          
rthless liar. 

          
 I am just an 

      
imbecile.
          
I will only co

           
mplicate you. 

  
     Trust in 

me and fall as

 well.
            
I will find a 

              
center in you.

 
     I will ch

              
ew it up and l

      
eave,
            
I will work to

             
 elevate you  

  
    just enoug

              
h to bring you

   
 down.

[Pre-Chorus]
            
Mother Mary, w

              
on't you whisp

      
er something b

              
ut the past is


 done?
            
Mother Mary, w

              
on't you whisp

      
er something b

              
ut the past is


 done?

[Chorus]
            
Why can't we n

    
ot be sober?
            
I just want to

          
 start this ov


er.
            
Why can't we s

     
leep forever?
            
I just want to

      
 start this ov


er.

[Bridge]
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[Verse]
            
I am just a wo

              
rthless liar. 

         
I am just an i


mbecile.
            
I will only co

              
mplicate you. 

          
Trust in me an

  
d fall as well

.
           
I will find a 

              
center in you.

 
 I will chew i

t up and leave

,
            
Trust me, trus

            
t me, trust me

    
,        trust

      
 me,        tr


ust me

[Chorus]
            
Why can't we n

    
ot be sober?
            
I just want to

          
 start things 


over.
            
Why can't we s

     
leep forever?
            
I just want to

      
 start this ov


er.

[Post-Chorus]
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I want what I 

      
want,     I wa

         
nt what I  wan

  
t
            
I want what I 

      
want,     I wa

        
nt what I     

  
want

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