Key: A
Introduction: A A A
A
Was it a huntsman or a player
A
That made you pay the cost
F#m
That now assumes relaxed positions
E A
And prostitutes your loss?
A
Were you tortured by your own thirst
A
In those pleasures that you seek
F#m
That made you Tom the curious
E A
That makes you James the weak?
A (A4), A (A4), F#m, E, A (1 time)
E A
And you claim you got something going
E A
Something you call unique
D A
But I've seen your self-pity showing
E A
And the tears rolled down your cheeks.
A (A4), A (A4), F#m, E, A (1 time)
A
Soon you know I'll leave you
A
And I'll never look behind
F#m
'Cos I was born for the purpose
E A
That crucifies your mind.
A
So con, convince your mirror.
A
As you've always done before
F#m
Giving substance to shadows
E A
Giving substance ever more.
A (A4), A (A4), F#m, E, A (1 time)
E A
And you assume you got something to offer
E A
Secrets shiny and new
D A
But how much of you is repetition
E A
That you didn't whisper to him too.
A (A4), A (A4), F#m, E, A (1 time)