Key: C
Introduction: F F Dm Dm
Dm
Drip, drip, drop, bit by bit
D#
It's the dulcet sound of the glacial melt
F
Accompanied by the Beluga
Singing about the hand they've been dealt
Dm D# F
The Emperor and the Arctic Fox listen intently
A# C A#
"I'm beginning to get glimpses of what is called real life"
C
He says, meaning misfortune
A# C
"I'm beginning to get glimpses of what is called real life"
Dm D# F
"Lost in myopia
Dm D# F
(Yes, they're) Lost in myopia"
Dm7 A#
Surrounded by ostriches with mouths full of sand
F
Their teeth grind the grains, but their faces don't contort
Dm7 A#
Perplexed, I am unable to breathe in their skin
F
We are all vertebrates, but where is their backbone now?
A# C A#
"I'm beginning to get glimpses of what is called real life"
C
He says, meaning misfortune
A# C A#
"I'm beginning to get glimpses of what is called real life"
C
He says, meaning misfortune
Post-Chorus
Dm D#
As the Emperor watches his numbers plummet
F D#
They hear him scream
Gm Cm D#
"They're living in denial (Of science, science, science)
Gm Cm D#
They're happy to defile (Silence, silence, silence)
Gm Cm D#
Yeah, they're living in denial (Of science, science, science)
Gm Cm D#
They're happy to defile (Silence, silence, silence)"
A# C A#
"I'm beginning to get glimpses of what is called real life"
C
He says, meaning misfortune
Dm7 A#
Deprived is the polar bear, grasping at straws
F
To safeguard dividends they depend on disbelief
Dm7 A#
Perplexed, I am unable to breathe in their skin
F
We are all vertebrates, but where is their backbone now?
A# C A#
"I'm beginning to get glimpses of what is called real life"
C
He says, meaning misfortune
A# C A#
"I'm beginning to get glimpses of what is called real life"
C
He says, meaning misfortune
Post-Chorus
Dm D#
As the Emperor watches his numbers plummet
F D#
They hear him scream
Gm Cm D#
"They're living in denial (Of science, science, science)
Gm Cm D#
They're happy to defile (Silence, silence, silence)
Gm Cm D#
Yeah, they're living in denial (Of science, science, science)
Gm Cm D#
They're happy to defile (Silence, silence, silence)"