Key: F
Introduction: Fm F# Fm F#
Fm F#
The world is just a playing field for man
Fm F#
And the blanket sky will cover every last event
Fm F#
From the battles of the ages to the baby sleeping tight
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I could sing a rhyme and try to
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Find the reasons for each place and time
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To wrap the world around my mind, but I know at best
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Words were never meant for
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Explaining the mystery of our day
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We're so afraid of what's at stake when we die
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Still I never wanted to live in such fear of the unknown
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Or the reasons for pain in this life, this life
Fm F#
I still wonder what we're doing here
Fm F#
As I stare into the midnight sky, confronted by my fears
Fm
Is there something worth redeeming
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In this old and tired world?
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Or has all been lost,
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Because every change will have its cost
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and I can see there's still an ember
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Left of something good, I know at best
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Words were never meant for
G# Bbm7 Fm
Explaining the mystery of our day
Bbm7 Fm D#m7
We're so afraid of what's at stake when we die
D#m7 Bbm7 B7M F#
Still I never wanted to live in such fear of the unknown
Bbm7 Fm F# D#
Or the reasons for pain in this life, this life
C#7M G#
I could sing a rhyme and try to
C#7M
Find the reasons for each place and time
G#
To wrap the world around my mind
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But I'd regret the time poorly spent
F#
Because I know, I know at best
C#7M
Words were never meant for
G# Bbm7 Fm
Explaining the mystery of our day
Bbm7 Fm D#m7
We're so afraid of what's at stake when we die
D#m7 Bbm7 B7M F#
Still I never wanted to live in such fear of the unknown
Bbm7 Fm F# D#
Or the reasons for pain in this life, this life