G...C...D
G.................C................Em...............G
It's not your promises that I don't respect
......................Em........................G
They're cold comfort when I'm wrecked
................D.....................C
Reaching blindly out for you
G..................C.....................Em.....................G
I've heard it said at least a thousand times before
..................Em.....................G...................D..........C
"Just keep knocking at the door of opportunity"
C..........................D
I'm the weak one now
...................Am.....................C
And I don't need your sacred cow
....................................D
It's hard to drink the dreams
.............Am..................C
Mingled ashes and the might-have-been
C
Kill the spirit
.................D
Assail the flesh
.....Am...........................C
We amuse ourselves to death
..................................D...........................Am
Holy words on bated breath lose their meaning
.........C.....................G
20th century, shut up
Gold has lost its luster
The silver becomes dull
Once I used to run with joy
Now I can barely crawl
I'd like to help you, brother
I've washed my hands and dried
The steely blade of science never hypnotized me once
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