Intro
C# x2
C# A#m
I've got regrets too blue to mention
Cadd9 C# G#
and I sold myself with the image of perfection
C#
I've heard the truth will out
A#m
but I've always had my doubts
Cadd9 G#
Now I'm paying for deception
A#m G# C#
So cast me like a stone against the rocks,
A#m Cadd9
Reveal a cross-section of all my wrongs;
G# C#
my every flaw exposed,
Cadd9
and I'll weather them:
A#m G# C#
I'll chase the storm of hate and lost respect
Cadd9
'til I'm a better man, I won't rest
G#
I won't let go of what I've done
(Muted Strumming)
I'll let it shape what I become
Instrumental: A#m Cadd9 C# G#
C# A#m
By my actions I'm defined,
Cadd9
so let the words I write remind me
C# G#
I am capable of hurt, and worse
C# A#m Cadd9
I am immovable; a blunted instrument for now
G#
and I would change if I knew how
A#m G# C#
So cast me like a stone against the rocks,
A#m Cadd9
Reveal a cross-section of all my wrongs;
G# C#
my every flaw exposed,
Cadd9
and I'll weather them:
A#m G# C#
I'll chase the storm of hate and lost respect
Cadd9
'til I'm a better man, I won't rest
G#
I won't let go of what I've done
I'll let it shape what I become
Instrumental: A#m Cadd9 C# G#
A#m Cadd9
The anger burns but doesn't hurt
C#
it doesn't scorch the badge I chose to wear
G#
just empties me
A#m Cadd9
Depression calls and I awake
C#
To shut it out is choosing not to care
A#m
To look upon the emptiness
G#
- to see myself -
A#m
is more than I can bear
Instrumental: A#m x2 (getting quieter)
(Quiet, soft strumming)
A#m G# C#
So cast me like a stone against the rocks,
A#m Cadd9
Reveal a cross-section of all my wrongs;
G# C#
my every flaw exposed,
(Getting louder)Cadd9
and I'll weather them:
A#m G# C#
I'll chase the storm of hate and lost respect
Cadd9
'til I'm a better man, I won't rest
G# x2
I won't let go of what I've done
A#m G# C#
So cast me like a stone against the rocks,
A#m Cadd9
Reveal a cross-section of all my wrongs;
G# C#
my every flaw exposed,
Cadd9
and I'll weather them:
A#m G# C#
I'll chase the storm of hate and lost respect
Cadd9
'til I'm a better man, I won't rest
G#
I won't let go of what I've done
C#
I'll let it shape what I become
Outro : C# x2