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My Smile Is Extinct


The song "My Smile Is Extinct" by Kane Strang is originally in the key of G major. It was released in 2016 and is a track from Kane Strang's album "Two Hearts and No Brain." Kane Strang, a New Zealand indie rock musician, is both the interpreter and composer of the song. The lyrics and melody of this song portray a sense of introspection and vulnerability. A curiosity about the song is that it explores themes of anxiety and the struggles of maintaining a positive appearance outwardly while dealing with inner turmoil. The melody features a catchy guitar riff and a melodic vocal delivery that blends indie rock elements with pop sensibilities.

My Smile Is Extinct - Kane Strang

g ( x11 ) a a e ( x10 ) d
( x2 )

f# e d e f# e d e f#
Yes , she is the best I've ever had
f# f# e d e f#
I'll say it to her face
f# f# f# e d e f#
and I'll say it to her dad
f# f# e d e f# f#
We went to a party
f# f# f# a f#
At my good friend's house

f# e d e f# e d e f#
Then I fell asleep inside my car
f# f# e d e f# e d e f# d f#
She tapped up on the window , said she'd gone too far
f# f# e d e f#
She'd met another boy
f# f# a a a f#
Another pretty boy

f# f# D D D , D C# E C# b C#
I said , "Kill me now , I want to die"
C# b C# , C# b b b g#
"I heard there's a chance at an afterlife"
g# a e a a f#
"I might not get let in"
e e a f# a a f# e
"But at least I won't be living"

D D D , C# C# E C#
Here I am , sandwiched between
C# b C# C# , b C# b b b b
Heaven and hell , oh what , they don't exist?
g# g# , g# a a f# a a f# e e e d
Oh well , I wouldn't have gotten into the good one
a a f# a a f# e , e
And I still won't be living to

b b b , b C# E E
See her with another man
D D , C# b C# b C# b C# b , b b b b g#
Oh that really , really , really , really wasn't my plan
a# a e a f# e e e e
I used to ask life to kill me slowly
d d a a a b C# D E C# D C#
But now I beg you just get on with it

f# e d e f# e d e f#
Yes , she is the best I've ever had
f# f# e d e f# , f# f# f# e d e f#
I'll say it to her face and I'll say it to her dad
f# f# e d e f# f#
We went out for dinner
f# f# f# a a a f#
At our favorite restaurant

f# e d e f# e d e f#
Then she reached across and grabbed my hand
f# f# e d e f# f# , f# f# e d e f#
I don't like when they do that , it's always part of the plan
f# f# e d e f#
She said , "I've met a boy"
f# f# a a a f#
Another pretty boy

f# f# D D D , D C# E C# b C#
I said , "Kill me now , I want to die"
C# b C# , C# b b b g#
"I heard there's a chance at an afterlife"
g# a e a a f#
"I might not get let in"
e e a f# a a f# e
"But at least I won't be living"

D D D , C# C# E C#
Here I am , sandwiched between
C# b C# C# , b C# b b b b
Heaven and hell , oh what , they don't exist?
g# g# , g# a a f# a a f# e e e d
Oh well , I wouldn't have gotten into the good one
a a f# a a f# e , e
And I still won't be living to

b b b , b , b b C# E E
Ever see her with another man
D D , C# b C# b C# b C# b , b b b b g#
Oh that really , really , really , really wasn't my plan
a# a e a f# e e e e
I used to ask life to kill me slowly
d d a a a b C# D E C# D C#
But now I beg you just get on with it