Intro
Am Em E F Gm Am
On the edge of reason, beyond understanding
Em F G
Silent she waits, perfect oblivion
A E F G A E F G
She’s crawling to the end, perfect oblivion
Interlude
A E F G A E F
verse 1
Hm Em
I live behind mirrors within a prison without any bars
A C F C F
Yet I remain lost to the world
E
In hell I’m suspended within a prism
Cm Am C Dm Am F
So-ooo many walls, so many years
Am C F
Too often I’ve watched them die
D Em C
Images of yesterday feeling so far away
F C G Em
I can’t let go of the past, the years, the sweet romance
Am Dm C
I am a ticking time bomb waiting in a trance
F C Am
I need you more tonight than you will ever know
Dm C Em
I swear to never forget this heartbreaking dance
verse 2
Em
The hell of being trapped is simply not a match for death
A Em C F
Heaven awaits
Em
Now I know not to be afraid of the end
Am C F C
My love awaits, will you be there?
Am C F
Take me away (I’m ready, I’ll be home soon)
D Em C
Images of yesterday feeling so far away
F C G Em
I can’t let go of the past, the years, the sweet romance
Am Dm C
I am a ticking time bomb waiting in a trance
F C Am
I need you more tonight than you will ever know
Dm C Em
I swear to never forget this heartbreaking dance
verse 3
Em Bb
Beautiful pure silence, come on! Embrace me
A
sweet perfect nothing swallow my fears, come on!
Bb C
If I had just one wish
Am Gm Am
Bababda Bababda Baaaa
Am
I’d choke prophets, hang angels, burn children
Bb A Bb C
oh, I’d drink oceans, eat the moon, flood the world, end everything
A E F
breathe in, breathe out
Am Em F
we could run far away but then how would we sleep at night?
Am Em F
I’ve been looking for the words to say our last goodbyes
Am Em F Dm F
Hold on to fleeting hopes that I just might survive
Outro (Repeat 5x while fading out)
Am Em C
Give in to the pleasure
F
make it last forever
Am F C
Hold on hold on to everything we are