Intro: C Em Am Fm
C Em
He bends and he breaks
Am
If you kiss it will take away
Fm C
His passion his pain his grace
C Em
He exhales
Am
A thousand black flowers explode
Fm
Into butterflies as they're away
Chorus:
C
Rip them out take them
Burn to coals as they crush him
Em
Leave nothing that
Am
Resembles a soul of a man
See him numb see him crushed
Fm
See him numb see him crushed
C
Rip them out take them
Burn to coals as they crush him
Em
Leave nothing that
Am
Resembles a soul of a man
Leave him numb leave him crushed
Fm
Leave him numb leave him crushed
C Em
Just a fire inside one too many times
Am
He's burning over and out as he fails
Fm C
Up against the raging tides
No more fights
Em
Everything you ever wanted to see
Am
I see it in his eyes
Fm
One more time one more time
F
Climb down to test the waters
Fm C Em
My hands feel like they're rusting away yeah
F Fm
So I'll pace around like a lamb before the slaughter
C Em
I'll stay here as long as you let me
F
Decisions then made obvious
Fm C Em
So I will return to where I started I'll stay there
F Fm
Unfinished I'll wither away
Chorus