Verse
E
They grin but they don't mean it
E
They sing but they don't feel it
E
They're gone but they don't see it
E
They can call but they can't heed it
A
They think but they don't speak it
B (Break) E
There's a beast eating every bit of beauty and they all feed it
Verse
(Break) E
Stop a moment try to freeze it
E
They find and they don't seek it
E
At the bar but they can't meet it
E
Try their best but they can't beat it
A
Nice car somebody keys it
B (Break) E
There's a beast eating every bit of beauty and yes they feed it
A
I'm not a finger pointer
A
I will not cry your name
E
For yeah brothers and sisters
E
We are one in the same
A
But when my sister suffers
B
And when my mother cries
E (Break)
All I want to do is look in someone's eyes and say
Verse
E
You sleep and you don't dream it
E
You're sly but you don't seem it
E
You're busy as a flea pit
E
You struggle to perceive it
A
Is it hard to believe it
B (Break) E
There's a beast eating every bit of beauty and yes you feed it
A
I'm not a finger pointer
A
I will not cry your name
E
For yeah brothers and sisters we are one and the same
A
But when my sister suffers
B
I am my mother's child
E (Break)
All I want to do is look in someone's eyes and say
Verse
E
Somehow we fear to speak it
E
We're scared someone will tweet it
E
It's on the wall but you won't read it
E
It's gone before you see it
A
We all dread to re-repeat it
B (Break) E
There's a beast eating bit of beauty yes we can all feed it