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