[Verse]
Fb Gb G#m
divided we fall into the darkness
Fb Gb G#m
lying feeling hot and cold and staring at the stars
[Chorus]
Fb Gb G#m
tell me, am i who you thought i’d be when i was singing sweetly
Fb Gb G#m
am i who you wished i was
Fb Gb G#m
am i the warrior with leather belt and swords and armour
Fb Gb G#m
i will fight your battles i will fall at your feet
[Verse]
Fb Gb G#m
she’s dusty and feels taken for granted
Fb Gb G#m
she’s taking no advice except her own
[Chorus]
Fb Gb G#m
tell me,are you still a man when you’re sleeping?
Fb Gb G#m
do you ever feel the cold?
Fb Gb G#m Fb
and do you lie away and think about the things you cant control?
Gb G#m
are you simply getting old?
[Verse]
Fb Gb G#m
he’s scared of pushing her to hunger.
Fb Gb G#m
scared of saying something wrong.
[Chorus]
Fb Gb G#m
tell me, am i ever gonna turn it off?
Fb Gb G#m
am i ever going to breath?
Fb Gb G#m Fb
will i ever give this man a chance to see that i am scared,
Gb G#m
and i am much more scared than him.
[Part II]
[Intrumental]
D# C# D#
D# C# D#
[Verse]
D# C# D#
hold your faith, hold your own
D# C# D#
say the words as if thats really what you’re thikning
D# C# D#
bite your feelings bite your tongue
D# C# D#
dont talk unless it has some meaning
[Chorus]
D#
protect your family
C#
protect your own
G# D#
the cold has come, the light has gone
D#
im not worthy
C#
you’re better off alone
G#
im not worth travelling so far
Cb A#
so save your money and stay at home.
[Intrumental]
D# C# D#
[Verse]
D# C# D#
close the door, keep out the cold
D# C# D#
hide your head in your hands and keep that dirt bad thinking
D# C# D#
kick the walls, kick the drum
D# C# D#
kick the bucket, kick yourself but keep on drinking
[Chorus]
D#
protect your family
C#
protect your own
G# D#
the cold has come, the light has gone
D#
im not worthy
C#
you’re better off alone
G#
im not worth travelling so far
Cb A#
so save your money and stay at home.
[Intrumental]
D# C# D#
[Verse]
D# C# D#
keep it burning keep it warm
D# C# D#
fall asleep as soon as you get home
D# C# D#
wash your body, wash your soul
D# C# D#
you’ll still be dirty, you’re still not whole.
[Chorus]
D#
protect your family
C#
protect your own
G# D#
the cold has come, the light has gone
D#
im not worthy
C#
you’re better off alone
G#
im not worth travelling so far
Cb A#
so save your money and stay at home.
[Outro]
D# C# D#
D# C# D#
G