[Intro]
G#m F# E D#m x2
[Verse 1]
G#m
Am I correct to defend the fist that holds this pen?
B E
Its ink that lies
D#m
The pen, the prose, the paper
G#m
I live, I learn
B E
You will always take what I have earned
D#m
And so aid my end while I believe I'm winning
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m
Our friends speak out in our defense
F# E D#m
Pay ten deaf ears for two months rent
G#m B
We burn the gallows they erect
F# E D#m
And cut the nooses they tie for our necks
[Chorus]
B F# G#m
You constantly make it impossible to make conversation
F#
We're comatose but audible
E D#m F# E
And I like it the farther I get out
B F#
We pass it off but it's all on us
G#m
For common conversation
F#
It took everything I got
E D#m F# E
And I like it the farther I get out
[Verse 2]
G#m
Once said, always said
I will hold the past over your head
B E D#m
I'll speak my mind whenever I feel slighted
G#m B D#m
I am hellbent on extracting all of my revenge
B E D#m
Take heart, sweetheart, or I will take it from you
G#m
Our friends speak out in our defense
F# E D#m
Pay ten deaf ears for two months rent
G#m B
We burn the gallows they erect
F# E D#m
And cut the nooses they tie for our necks
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m
I slip concealed back to the keep
F# E D#m
Concede to do the work for free
G#m B
We prey as wolves among the sheep
F# E D#m
And slit the necks of soldiers while they sleep
[Chorus]
B F# G#m
You constantly make it impossible to make conversation
F#
We're comatose but audible
E D#m F# E
And I like it the farther I get out
B F#
We pass it off but it's all on us
G#m
For common conversation
F#
It took everything I got
E D#m F# E
And I like it the farther I get out
[Chorus twice more]