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