G                      Em           Bb                Em
I was working shift on the six o'clock, quiet in the pale dawn.
G                         Em
Found a bird caught in the machinery -
     Bb                  Em
Set it free and watched it go . . .
G            Em            Bb            C
Quit the job that very day, and flew into the sky
     D                    Em      D
Just following after this aimless desire,
    Em    D           Em      D       Em        D
The awful desire, the aimless desire, worthless desire...

Now i've found causes and i've found families,
But nothing ever lasts;
I've known people i'd die for - if only they had asked.
Where i'm from is not my home, and neither's where i'm bound;
Just following after this aimless desire - worthless desire . . .

So tonight, beneath the bridge where the fires burn,
God . . . take the freedom back, deliver me
From the aimless desire, the worthless desire . . .
And chimera she waits, and i have still got this hole in me;
Still got this hole inside of me . . .