Key: C
Introduction: C G C G
C Am
There&rsquo s a hole in the ceiling where the weather gets in
F G
It&rsquo s been there for ages, but you try and pretend
C Am
That it&rsquo s just a reflection of the hole in the floor
F G
That fills up with water every time that it storms
Am Am7M
Clutching a copy of &ldquo The Power of Now&rdquo
C Am G
And humming your favorite song
F C
&ldquo Isn&rsquo t she lovely,&rdquo the blind singer said
F G
And kept on repeating, though nobody answered him
C Am
There&rsquo s a chorus of killers singing outside your door
F G
The sciеntist prophesied all that&rsquo s in store
C Am
For king and for country as you fall on your sword
F G
Thеn wonder at all of the blood on the floor
Am Am7M
The essence of history, the balm of desire
C C/B Am G
The snake that keeps eating its tail
F C
On the sinking Titanic, the quartet kept playing
F G Am
As into the ocean, the pride of an empire sank
F G
How can I tell you the secret
C C/B Am
If I don&rsquo t remember the words?
F G
How can we keep playing favorites
C C/B Am
When who&rsquo s to say what we deserve?
F G
All of our heroes are famous
C C/B Am
But Superman died in a chair
F G Am
If any among you is blameless, you can cast the first stone
G F
But I can&rsquo t keep pretending to care
C Am
There&rsquo s a clock somewhere counting the hours and days
F G
That make up the memory of all our mistakes
C Am
And who&rsquo s guilty conscience will carry the weight
F G
Of the future unwritten on the filthiest plate?
Am Am7M
Your humanist dogma, your Christian belief
C C/B Am G
Aren&rsquo t really that different at all
F C
If something from somewhere is guiding your steps
F G C
What will you do if you&rsquo re wrong?