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...