Em              Cm        C  A Am  G    F#   
The very brightest candle of all has been extinguished   
     Em                      Cm          C      A   Am G F#     
Smothered by those who could not bear to face reality   
   
       Em            D             Cm           G   
Every beat of your heart tore the lies all apart   
      Am            Em   
Made foundations quiver   
       Em           D              Cm               G   
Every wave in the lake caused the porcelain to break   
    F#     E   
And I shiver...   
   
     Em              Cm            C    
The leftover tallow just doesn?t contain   
A  Am  G      F#   
All the right answers   
Em                   Cm    C    A   Am  G   F#   
Under a sea of dust lies a vast wealth of wisdom   
   
       Em            D              Cm           G   
Every beat of your heart tore the lies all apart   
       Am           Em     
Made foundations quiver   
       Em           D              Cm               G   
Every wave in the lake caused the porcelain to break   
    F#   Em   
And I shiver...   
   
      Em              D             Cm          
This black page in history is not colourfast,   
      G   
Will stain the next   
     F               B               Bbm          F#   
All that remains is just a feint of what was meant to be   
      Em             D              Cm          
This black page in history is not colourfast,   
       G              
Will stain the next   
     F              B   
And nothing seems in life,   
                Bbm             F#   
In dreams like what was meant to be   
   
       Em            D              Cm           G   
Every beat of your heart tore the lies all apart   
       Am           Em     
Made foundations quiver   
       Em           D              Cm               G   
Every wave in the lake caused the porcelain to break   
    F#   Em   
And I shiver...