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