[Verse 1]
A#m F#maj7 A#m
Sitting here with my friend, there’s nothing I can do
F#maj7 G# A#m
Morphine floats him silently away.
G# A#m
He’s talking to somebody, who comes from another day
F#maj7 G# A#m G# A#m
As he drifts along through the shadows, in a medicated haze
[Verse 2]
A#m F#maj7 A#m
Falling through the blackness, down to the crystal sea
F#maj7 G# A#m
Ruthlessly that cancer claws away
G# A#m
Jagged edge of fire and ice, waste away his soul
F#maj7 G# A#m G# A#m
This drum is for many players, you can’t go it on your own.
[Chorus]
F#maj7 A#m
There are no easy answers, candles burn brightly from both ends.
G# A#m
A# man’s shadow hovers in the embers of his flame
F#maj7 G# A#m A#m7
Hunkered down in a corner, evil wears an innocent disguise
F#maj7 G# A#m G# A#m
But the truth is never lost my friend, no matter how sweet the lie.
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
A#m F#maj7 A#m
Out there on the floor, there is ample room to dance
F#maj7 G# A#m
Love tiptoes like velvet and sweeps away the black
G# A#m
Swirling him around love soothes the fear inside
F#maj7 G# A#m G# A#m
Unknown road he travels on floating on an unseen tide.
[Chorus]
F#maj7 A#m
There are no easy answers, candles burn brightly from both ends.
G# A#m
A# man’s shadow hovers in the embers of his flame
F#maj7 G# A#m A#m7
Hunkered down in a corner, evil wears an innocent disguise
F#maj7 G# A#m G# A#m
But the truth is never lost my friend, no matter how sweet the lie.