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