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