Intro
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On the edge of reason, beyond understanding
Dm D# F
Silent she waits, perfect oblivion
G D D# F G D D# F
She’s crawling to the end, perfect oblivion
[Interlude]
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[Verse 1]
Hm Dm
I live behind mirrors within a prison without any bars
G A# D# A# D#
Yet I remain lost to the world
D
In hell I’m suspended within a prism
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So-ooo many walls, so many years
Gm A# D#
Too often I’ve watched them die
[Chorus]
C Dm A#
Images of yesterday feeling so far away
D# A# F Dm
I can’t let go of the past, the years, the sweet romance
Gm Cm A#
I am a ticking time bomb waiting in a trance
D# A# Gm
I need you more tonight than you will ever know
Cm A# Dm
I swear to never forget this heartbreaking dance
[Verse 2]
Dm
The hell of being trapped is simply not a match for death
G Dm A# D#
Heaven awaits
Dm
Now I know not to be afraid of the end
Gm A# D# A#
My love awaits, will you be there?
Gm A# D#
Take me away (I’m ready, I’ll be home soon)
[Chorus]
C Dm A#
Images of yesterday feeling so far away
D# A# F Dm
I can’t let go of the past, the years, the sweet romance
Gm Cm A#
I am a ticking time bomb waiting in a trance
D# A# Gm
I need you more tonight than you will ever know
Cm A# Dm
I swear to never forget this heartbreaking dance
[Verse 3]
Dm Ab
Beautiful pure silence, come on! Embrace me
G
sweet perfect nothing swallow my fears, come on!
Ab A#
If I had just one wish
Gm Fm Gm
Bababda Bababda Baaaa
Gm
I’d choke prophets, hang angels, burn children
Ab G Ab A#
oh, I’d drink oceans, eat the moon, flood the world, end everything
G D D#
breathe in, breathe out
Gm Dm D#
we could run far away but then how would we sleep at night?
Gm Dm D#
I’ve been looking for the words to say our last goodbyes
Gm Dm D# Cm D#
Hold on to fleeting hopes that I just might survive
[Outro] (Repeat 5x while fading out)
Gm Dm A#
Give in to the pleasure
D#
make it last forever
Gm D# A#
Hold on hold on to everything we are