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