Rift 1: E5 A5 Bills are stacking, money's lacking, I'm poor C5 B5 E5 I can't take it anymore; I can't see an end to this E5 A5 Pills and mornings, my baby's slamming the door, C5 B5 E5 She can't take it anymore; she is leaving with the kids Rift 2: A5 E5 B5 E5 I used to have ideas and brainstorm , my head above the water A5 E5 B5 But now it just appears that, the rainstorm has overdrawn the river Rift 1 Optimism , the credit prison, has floored I'm going overboard, the chances that I've missed Rift 2 I used to have ideas not brain storms, my head above the water But now it just appears that, the rainstorms have overgrown the river Chorus E5 C5 G5 D5 Fame is such a lonely game, forsaken when it's gone E5 C5 G5 B5 When it's on, it can't last much longer E5 C5 G5 D5 Pain is for the wiser man, I'm noteless when you're gone E5 C5 G5 B5 When you're gone I can't be much stronger Rift 1 An artificial flame, has lit some warmth in me Now that you know my name and my melody Rift 2 Glory, notoriety, as powerful as they may be Won't take away my reason or my sanity Chorus X2-3 Fame is such a lonely game, forsaken when it's gone When it's on, it can't last much longer Pain is for the wiser man, I'm noteless when you're gone When you're gone I can't be much stronger Rift 1 Aggravating, a fameless craving has grown And now that I am strong I'm scaring you away