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