[Verse 1]
Dm A#maj7 Dm
Sitting here with my friend, there’s nothing I can do
A#maj7 C Dm
Morphine floats him silently away.
C Dm
He’s talking to somebody, who comes from another day
A#maj7 C Dm C Dm
As he drifts along through the shadows, in a medicated haze
[Verse 2]
Dm A#maj7 Dm
Falling through the blackness, down to the crystal sea
A#maj7 C Dm
Ruthlessly that cancer claws away
C Dm
Jagged edge of fire and ice, waste away his soul
A#maj7 C Dm C Dm
This drum is for many players, you can’t go it on your own.
[Chorus]
A#maj7 Dm
There are no easy answers, candles burn brightly from both ends.
C Dm
D man’s shadow hovers in the embers of his flame
A#maj7 C Dm Dm7
Hunkered down in a corner, evil wears an innocent disguise
A#maj7 C Dm C Dm
But the truth is never lost my friend, no matter how sweet the lie.
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
Dm A#maj7 Dm
Out there on the floor, there is ample room to dance
A#maj7 C Dm
Love tiptoes like velvet and sweeps away the black
C Dm
Swirling him around love soothes the fear inside
A#maj7 C Dm C Dm
Unknown road he travels on floating on an unseen tide.
[Chorus]
A#maj7 Dm
There are no easy answers, candles burn brightly from both ends.
C Dm
D man’s shadow hovers in the embers of his flame
A#maj7 C Dm Dm7
Hunkered down in a corner, evil wears an innocent disguise
A#maj7 C Dm C Dm
But the truth is never lost my friend, no matter how sweet the lie.