Key: E
Introduction:
Em Cm C A Am G F#
The very brightest candle of all has been extinguished
Em Cm C A Am G F#
Smothered by those who could not bear to face reality
Em D Cm G
Every beat of your heart tore the lies all apart
Am Em
Made foundations quiver
Em D Cm G
Every wave in the lake caused the porcelain to break
F# E
And I shiver...
Em Cm C
The leftover tallow just doesn?t contain
A Am G F#
All the right answers
Em Cm C A Am G F#
Under a sea of dust lies a vast wealth of wisdom
Em D Cm G
Every beat of your heart tore the lies all apart
Am Em
Made foundations quiver
Em D Cm G
Every wave in the lake caused the porcelain to break
F# Em
And I shiver...
Em D Cm
This black page in history is not colourfast,
G
Will stain the next
F B Bbm F#
All that remains is just a feint of what was meant to be
Em D Cm
This black page in history is not colourfast,
G
Will stain the next
F B
And nothing seems in life,
Bbm F#
In dreams like what was meant to be
Em D Cm G
Every beat of your heart tore the lies all apart
Am Em
Made foundations quiver
Em D Cm G
Every wave in the lake caused the porcelain to break
F# Em
And I shiver...