Intro
Dm7 F Am
[Verse 1]
Dm7 F Am
I said I don't mind, but you've touched a nerve
Dm7 F Am
The way you frame it, well, I got all I deserved
Dm7 F Am
Transgress imitation, machination, tears
Dm7 F Am
That bring a little rust to slow the gears
[Instrumental]
Dm7 F Am
[Verse 2]
Dm7 F Am
Breathe deep and comfort the disturbed
Dm7 F Am
Allies cause you both disrupt the herd
Dm7 F Am
In the cave you fear what would you find?
Dm7 F Am
Begin to think and soon you're undermined
[Pre-Chorus 1]
C G Dm7
We played our hands together
C G Dm7
You lose me in your blood chemistry
C G Dm7
Too rare to water down now
F G
So we'd better try to match her speed
[Chorus]
F E Am
Toast to the red queen and all she has seen
Dm7
Is it time to drink at your table?
F E Am
We can only wait and watch for so long
F E Am
Toast to our red queen, all those who have been
Dm7
Sidelined, a lifetime's conviction unstable
F E Am
Where you fall is not where you belong
[Verse 3]
Dm7 F Am
Unify behind false enemies
Dm7 F Am
Arms race in hive mentalities
Dm7 F Am
Down other lines we would have been the same
Dm7 F Am
More than the ice that wears this mask of flame
[Pre-Chorus 2]
C G Dm7
Stay and reflect about them
C G Dm7
Beauty fades but still my charm deceives
C G Dm7
This night is shared and so we use each other
F G
Cause misery, loves company
[Chorus]
F E Am
Toast to the red queen and all she has seen
Dm7
Is it time to drink at your table?
F E Am
We can only wait and watch for so long
F E Am
Toast to our red queen, all those who have been
Dm7
Sidelined, a lifetime's conviction unstable
F E Am
Where you fall is not where you belong
[Bridge]
G Dm7
And so it goes again
Am G
D wasted day to vie for my affection
Dm7
You're just another one
Am G
You gravitate to my defection
Am
Soon you'll come undone
G
Spiny bottle blacks and blondes
Dm7 F E
Can't fake a smile so they draw it on
[Outro]
F E Am Dm7
F E Am
F E Am Dm7
F E Em