[Verse 1]
Em Cmaj7 Em
Sitting here with my friend, there’s nothing I can do
Cmaj7 D Em
Morphine floats him silently away.
D Em
He’s talking to somebody, who comes from another day
Cmaj7 D Em D Em
As he drifts along through the shadows, in a medicated haze
[Verse 2]
Em Cmaj7 Em
Falling through the blackness, down to the crystal sea
Cmaj7 D Em
Ruthlessly that cancer claws away
D Em
Jagged edge of fire and ice, waste away his soul
Cmaj7 D Em D Em
This drum is for many players, you can’t go it on your own.
[Chorus]
Cmaj7 Em
There are no easy answers, candles burn brightly from both ends.
D Em
E man’s shadow hovers in the embers of his flame
Cmaj7 D Em Em7
Hunkered down in a corner, evil wears an innocent disguise
Cmaj7 D Em D Em
But the truth is never lost my friend, no matter how sweet the lie.
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
Em Cmaj7 Em
Out there on the floor, there is ample room to dance
Cmaj7 D Em
Love tiptoes like velvet and sweeps away the black
D Em
Swirling him around love soothes the fear inside
Cmaj7 D Em D Em
Unknown road he travels on floating on an unseen tide.
[Chorus]
Cmaj7 Em
There are no easy answers, candles burn brightly from both ends.
D Em
E man’s shadow hovers in the embers of his flame
Cmaj7 D Em Em7
Hunkered down in a corner, evil wears an innocent disguise
Cmaj7 D Em D Em
But the truth is never lost my friend, no matter how sweet the lie.