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