[Verse 1]
Am Fmaj7 Am
Sitting here with my friend, there’s nothing I can do
Fmaj7 G Am
Morphine floats him silently away.
G Am
He’s talking to somebody, who comes from another day
Fmaj7 G Am G Am
As he drifts along through the shadows, in a medicated haze
[Verse 2]
Am Fmaj7 Am
Falling through the blackness, down to the crystal sea
Fmaj7 G Am
Ruthlessly that cancer claws away
G Am
Jagged edge of fire and ice, waste away his soul
Fmaj7 G Am G Am
This drum is for many players, you can’t go it on your own.
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 Am
There are no easy answers, candles burn brightly from both ends.
G Am
A man’s shadow hovers in the embers of his flame
Fmaj7 G Am Am7
Hunkered down in a corner, evil wears an innocent disguise
Fmaj7 G Am G Am
But the truth is never lost my friend, no matter how sweet the lie.
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
Am Fmaj7 Am
Out there on the floor, there is ample room to dance
Fmaj7 G Am
Love tiptoes like velvet and sweeps away the black
G Am
Swirling him around love soothes the fear inside
Fmaj7 G Am G Am
Unknown road he travels on floating on an unseen tide.
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 Am
There are no easy answers, candles burn brightly from both ends.
G Am
A man’s shadow hovers in the embers of his flame
Fmaj7 G Am Am7
Hunkered down in a corner, evil wears an innocent disguise
Fmaj7 G Am G Am
But the truth is never lost my friend, no matter how sweet the lie.