Dark Chandelier

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[Verse 1]

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Tommy lies drunk on his own front 
lawn
   Abm
At three in the morning, his work 
shirt still on
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And He curses the man, and he curses
 his boss
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And a cloud rolls past and the 
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night grows dark
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And thirty-one years on the factory 
floor
    Abm
The grease and the motor, the seven 
to four
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And the face of his daughter, no 
child anymore
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Yeah his wife and his mother, his 
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life and his love
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And the heat and the rise of a 
burning shame
    Abm
The pride in the work and the years 
that he gave
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Just a flick of a pen, just a cold 
handshake
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What's a man really worth at the end
 of the day

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[Verse 2]

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And Tommy he stands and the rain 
starts to fall
   Abm
He catches his step, and he heads 
for the car
Continúa después del anuncio
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And he drives past the factory 
lights in the dark
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Just a man out of work, just a man 
out of luck
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And the bars all empty, the town 
asleep
   Abm
He presses the pedal, he tears up 
the street
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To the edge of the town, where the 
highway leads
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To the end of the world, to the end 
of a dream
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And racing the headlights, the 
clouds never clear
        Abm
And he's revving the engine, he's 
stripping the gears
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And the moon on the asphalt, his 
face in the mirror
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And the rain coming down like a dark
 chandelier
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And the radio blasting, a song about
 home
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And he's flying so fast, he's 
leaving the ground
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And the beautiful lights as he's 
spinning around
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And the silent night when the lights
 go out

[Solo]

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[Verse 3]
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And Tommy he wakes with the blood on
 his face
    Abm
The moon up above, and the cool 
falling rain
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And he feels his body, and he hears 
his name
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In the scream of the siren, in the 
heat of the flame
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And he calls for his daughter in the
 thick black night
      Abm
And he tells that he loves her, he 
yells for his wife
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And he sees her above him, her dark,
 sad eyes
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And he pleads with his god, and he 
bargains with time
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And the rain falls harder, it washes
 away
    Abm
The blood and the fire, the fear and
 the shame
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And the sirens arrive and he screams
 and he prays
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To the moon in the sky, to the stars
 and the rain

[Solo]

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[Verse 4]

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And nothing but mercy, the angels 
press
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The gold of their robes to the well 
of his breast
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And he opens his eyes, and he 
quietly says
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Don't take me tonight, I got work to
 do yet