Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am You said was a paradox because you’re kind Em D C Am But withstood a trial till that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am You said was a paradox because you’re kind Em D C Am But withstood a trial till that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am You said was a paradox because you’re kind Em D C Am But withstood a trial till that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am You said was a paradox because you’re kind Em D C Am But withstood a trial till that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight Verse: Am C Em D What do I do with the stuff Am C Em D It seems like yesterday I called you up Bm Em C I had a terrible case of the past D G C I didn’t know how to get it off Am Bm C I didn’t know how to get it off Pre-Chorus G And you took C Your machete G C And you sliced through the vines that wrapped around me G And you said Em D I dont know what i’m doing C Bm Am So I’ll just keep on cutting G C It’s worth a little blood to get your arms free Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am You said was a paradox because you’re kind Em D C Am But withstood a trial till that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am You said was a paradox because you’re kind Em D C Am But withstood a trial till that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight Verse: Am C Em D What do I do with the stuff Am C Em D It seems like yesterday I was in love Bm Em C I kept on hardening the soft parts out D G C I didn’t know how to get them off Am Bm C I didn’t know how to get them off Pre-Chorus G And you took C Your machete G C And you hacked through the wood in the surrounding G And you said Em D I dont know where I’m going C Bm Am I just know that I'm heading G C From the dead things piled up behind me Pre-Chorus G And you took C Your machete G C And you carved out a path to my chest G And you said see Em D There’s nothing not worth keeping C Bm Am You felt so many beatings G C But nothings gonna work if you believe me G C But nothings gonna work if you believe me Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am You said was a paradox because you’re kind Em D C Am But withstood a trial till that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am You said was a paradox because you’re kind Em D C Am But withstood a trial till that robbed you, blind Em D C Am Of love that was safe and so you learned to fight Em D C Am I have never liked the box of knives Em D C Am I’d take it to the ocean side the day you die Em D C Am I stood out on the dock no matter how hard I tried Em D C Am I couldn’t drop it in a fight could last and die Verse: Am C Em D What do I do with the stuff Am C Em D It seems like yesterday you were alive Bm Em C And it’s as if you never really died D G C And it’s as if you never really died Pre-Chorus G And you took C Your machete G C You said boo, guess who, but seriously beauty Em D You said see you got the drill now don’t you C Bm Am It’s not a will or wont you G C Can’t keep making symbols out of nothing Pre-Chorus G So I took C Your machete G C And I sliced off your hand until after G Em D You said see it’s just like anti-matter C Bm Am It’s Dumbo's magic feather OUTRO: G you don’t need me here to cut you C you don’t need me here to cut you G You don’t need me here to cut you C You don’t need me here to cut you Em D You don’t need me here to cut you C Free