Intro
C G# A# Fm Cm
C C G# Fm Cm
C Cm C A# Cm
C D# A# C
D# A# C D# A# F
[Geoff Tate]
Cm
The writing's on the wall
G#
Will you go on and fool yourself?
In no time you'll be done
Fm
Refusing to adjust yourself to the flow
Why walk the stoney road?
C
You won't get out alive
Cm
Nobody understands it, do you?
Come in and look around:
G#
Every single stroke, they say
Was worth the pain
A#
Now, in this gallery of wonder
You wonder what it's all about
C
Well, selling sun in the rain!
[Tobias Sammet]
G# D# Fm
We're gonna give them bite-sized harmony
G# A# C
Oh, we're gonna shove it down their throats
[Geoff Tate]
Dm F Am
Dreams and fire - we are alchemy
G
You set out on the losing end
A# Am
Gonna make you whole again
Dm F C
Waste to diamonds - we are alchemy
A#
No one to be left in need
A#
We're gilding their reality
C A# C D# A# F
[Tobias Sammet]
Cm
We gotta keep 'em dancing
G#
While tears pour out of blackened skies
Another shade of drama
Fm
Spectators weeping over cries
Fm
That broken heroes
Fm
Drag from crazy minds
Fm
And by the way, now:
[Both]
Cm
They who pay the piper call the tune at last
[Tobias Sammet]
G#
Knowing what you wanna give
And what is gonna do
A#
Feeding on desire
The spectres shall arise
C
Right in front of their eyes
A#
[Geoff Tate]
G# D# Fm
We're gonna give them perfect harmony
G# A# C
Oh, we're gonna shove it down their throats
[Both]
Dm F Am
Dreams and fire - we are alchemy
G
You set out on the losing end
A# Am Dm
Gonna make you whole again
Dm F C
Waste to diamonds - we are alchemy
A#
No one to be left in need
Gm
We're gilding their reality
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A# F# G# C# F#
A# F# G# D#m B
A# F# G# C# F#
G#
[Geoff Tate]
D#m
We'd never lie
C# G#
We're never ever gonna let you down
[Tobias Sammet]
D#m C# F#
When danger and distraction lie in wait
[Geoff Tate]
D#m
We'd never lie
C# G#
When dreams aspire to take you down
D#m C#
We'd never dare to lie to you
Fm D#
You're just spared the part of truth
C#m C
That doesn't make any sense to you...
[Solo]
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D#m Fm F F#
D# C# G#
D#m D# C# Fm D# C# C
[Tobias Sammet]
Dm F Am
Dreams and fire - we are alchemy
G
You set out on the losing end
A# Am
Gonna make you whole again
Dm F C
Waste to diamonds - we are alchemy
A#
No one's to be left in need
C A# C A# C
F new take on reality