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