G Eb
Bb F
Gm Eb
Bb F

[Verse 1]
Gm                Eb
  Prison bars inside our homes
     Bb             F
gone way too far this time
 Gm                   Eb
it's skin on skin for skin tonight
    Bb           F
and I stand in plain sight - I watch it drown
Gm                 Eb
Where the fires burn right beside,
        Bb              F                            Gm   Eb
they'll burn it to the ground - and we'll never know
        Bb       F     C   F
we'll never know - oh

[Verse 2]
Gm                  Eb
  Paper plates and dinner trays
         Bb               F
stacked away, stomach groans
   Gm                 Eb
to see you see the sight of me
        Bb             F
would surely break my bones - I wash it down
Gm                   Eb
   And the fires burned bright outside
     Bb                F                            Gm Eb
my house it's not a home  - and we'll never know
            Bb       F   F
we'll never know - oh

[Chorus]
              Gm    Eb                  Bb      F
Under these spotlights down on the streets I roam
             Gm      Eb                  Bb     F
I'm looking for prophets born from these broken homes
                Gm    Eb              Bb          F
and under this sunshine revealed your brilliant cast
                  Gm                       Eb                 Bb          F
if you never burn bright, if you never take flight you're always looking back

 [Interluse]
Gm Eb
Bb F
Gm Eb
Bb F

[Verse 3]
         Gm           Eb
Oh - swept away from holidays
        Bb              F
had to learn to play pretend
 Gm               Eb
a list to list a list of things
    Bb                 F
I wish that I could send - I toss it out
Gm                  Eb
  The "once upon a time" for you
         Bb                 F                             Gm   Eb
never reached this blighted home - and you'll never know
        Bb           F                F
and you'll never know - oh  - oh you'll never know

[Chorus]
               Gm    Eb                  Bb      F
Under these spotlights down on the streets I roam
               Gm   Eb                     B     F
I'm looking for prophets born from these broken homes
               Gm  Eb                  Bb          F
and under this sunshine revealed your brilliant cast
                  Gm                    Eb                    B          F
if you never burn bright, if you never take flight you're always looking back

[Bridge]
 Ab                               Eb             Bb
Momma said goodnight, tried her best to keep you warm
              Ab
the cold outside it broke her down,
            Eb               Bb
the fire gone, papa left so long ago
          Ab
and it's been so long, and it's been so long
     Eb               Bb
wonder who you have to blame
                    Ab                            Eb         Bb
sitting under this spotlight you find yourself ready for the change

[Verse 4]
Gm                    Eb
Prison bars inside our home
      Bb                  F
went way too far that night
     Gm                   Eb
was skin on skin for skin my son,
    Bb                 F
and you stood in plain sight

[Chorus]
                 Gm    Eb                  Bb       F
Looking for the spotlights down on the streets I roam
               Gm    Eb                  Bb       F
I'm looking for prophets born from these broken homes
                Gm Eb                  Bb          F
and under this sunshine revealed your brilliant cast
                  C                       Eb                        Bb
if you never burn bright, if you never take flight you're always looking back.
                 Ab
always looking back

[Outro]
Eb  Bb         Ab
uh ... under the spotlight
Eb  Bb         Ab
uh ... under the spotlight
Eb  Bb         Ab
uh ... under the spotlight
Eb  Bb         Ab
uh ... under the spotlight