[Verse 1]
Gm D#maj7 Gm
Sitting here with my friend, there’s nothing I can do
D#maj7 F Gm
Morphine floats him silently away.
F Gm
He’s talking to somebody, who comes from another day
D#maj7 F Gm F Gm
As he drifts along through the shadows, in a medicated haze
[Verse 2]
Gm D#maj7 Gm
Falling through the blackness, down to the crystal sea
D#maj7 F Gm
Ruthlessly that cancer claws away
F Gm
Jagged edge of fire and ice, waste away his soul
D#maj7 F Gm F Gm
This drum is for many players, you can’t go it on your own.
[Chorus]
D#maj7 Gm
There are no easy answers, candles burn brightly from both ends.
F Gm
G man’s shadow hovers in the embers of his flame
D#maj7 F Gm Gm7
Hunkered down in a corner, evil wears an innocent disguise
D#maj7 F Gm F Gm
But the truth is never lost my friend, no matter how sweet the lie.
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
Gm D#maj7 Gm
Out there on the floor, there is ample room to dance
D#maj7 F Gm
Love tiptoes like velvet and sweeps away the black
F Gm
Swirling him around love soothes the fear inside
D#maj7 F Gm F Gm
Unknown road he travels on floating on an unseen tide.
[Chorus]
D#maj7 Gm
There are no easy answers, candles burn brightly from both ends.
F Gm
G man’s shadow hovers in the embers of his flame
D#maj7 F Gm Gm7
Hunkered down in a corner, evil wears an innocent disguise
D#maj7 F Gm F Gm
But the truth is never lost my friend, no matter how sweet the lie.