Intro
G# B F# E
G# B F# E
[Verse 1]
G#
All along, she speaks in a whisper
F#
Delicately crushing the future
E
In her mouth, her tongue is a creature
D#
With a trident fork
[Verse 2]
G#
Underneath the smiles and kind words
F# E
You are breaking up into words that fly,
D#
Carrying your sparkling entrails out
[Pre-Chorus]
B
Time is a fickle mistress
D
She loves your shining distress
B
Time is the brightest diamond
D
Cutting through your mind
[Chorus]
G# B
Ah, desolation
F# E
Come in a vessel of light
G# B F#
Stride through the demarcation line
E
To the game inside
G# B
Ah, revelation
F# E
Breaks like a collapsed lung
G# B
Ah, desperation
F# E
Flares like a starting gun
[Verse 3]
G#
All along, you wonder and worry
E D#
And you dream of cradles and old yew trees
G#
Underground, you're buried alive
F#
And light is a line we save for the children
E D#
There is a tone that's ringing inside your head
[Pre-Chorus]
B
Time is a fickle mistress
D
With a wicked grin
B
Perception is inviting
D
You to come on in
[Chorus]
G# B
Ah, desolation
F# E
Bursts like a warning fire
G# B F#
Stride through the demarcation lines
E
To the breath inside
G# B
Ah, revelation
F# E
Comes in a strangers mask
[Bridge]
B
And the morning is outstanding
D
You can breathe at last
[Outro]
G# B F# E
G# B F# E
G# B F# E
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