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