Am G C Am
I have walked the earth so many times before your birth,
Am G Am
Today is only yesterday's tomorrow.
Am G C Am
And as the gardener in Eden it was I who sowed the seed then,
Am G C
I've come here to reclaim this life you borrow.
Em Dsus2 Em C Em
Singing 'ring a ring o' rosies' for your final lullabye,
Dsus2 C Cmaj7 Em
Have you any prayers to make before you wave your last goodbye?
Dsus2 Em C Em
I bring 'a pocket full of posies' - lay a wreath to ease my guilt,
Dsus2 C
As the light's go out forever not one drop of blood was spilt.
[Chorus]
Em Am Em
As yet unwritten history -
Am Em
once more I'll stride the lightning road,
Am C
Identity a mystery -
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Em
my burden is Pandora's load.
Am Em
Traversing endless centuries -
Am Em
disguised behind Death's lipless smile,
Am C Cmaj7 Dsus2
I hide that my intention is to pour this single phial.
Em Am (x3) C,Cmaj7,Dsus2
Am G C Am
Am G Am
[Verse 2]
Am G C Am
I'd have rather seen your face almost any other place,
Am G Am
Still here we meet - always the way in this profession.
Am G C Am
And as I gaze into your eyes I see the glimmer within dies,
Am G C
From the moment I first make my dark confession.
Em Dsus2 Em C Em
How could I swear I would be there for you until your dying day,
Dsus2 C Cmaj7 Em
Certain in the knowledge that it's not that far away?
Dsus2 Em C Em
So you leave me sitting here bewildered as a new dead ghost,
Dsus2 C
While I try to justify destroying that which I love most.
[Chorus]
Em Am Em
As yet unwritten history -
Am Em
once more I'll stride the lightning road,
Am C
Identity a mystery -
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Em
my burden is Pandora's load.
Am Em
Traversing endless centuries -
Am Em
disguised behind Death's lipless smile,
Am C Cmaj7 Dsus2
I hide that my intention is to pour this single phial.
Em Am Em Am Em
I lock the door, I pour the single phial
Am C Cmaj7 Dsus2 Em
I lock the door amd pour the single phial [Solo: Ramsey]
Em Am (x3) C,Cmaj7,Dsus2
Am G C Am
Am G Am
Am G C Am
Am G C
[Verse 3]
Em Dsus2 Em C Em
The dark millenium is ending - final daze of the decayed,
Dsus2 C Cmaj7 Em
And a reign of tears is falling - it's the judgement eve parade.
Dsus2 Em C Em
Though I wash my hands a thousand times - still the guilt remains,
Dsus2 C
She stole my heart - I took her life ...
(and yet I never knew her name)
[Chorus]
Em Am Em
As yet unwritten history -
Am Em
once more I'll stride the lightning road,
Am C
Identity a mystery -
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Em
my burden is Pandora's load.
Am Em
Traversing endless centuries -
Am Em
disguised behind Death's lipless smile,
Am C Cmaj7 Dsus2 Em
I hide that my intention is to pour this single phial.
[Pre-chorus]
Am Em Am
Out with a whimper - not with a bang.
Em Am C Cmaj7 Dsus2
And they all gathered round when the church bells rang.
Em Am Em Am
Singing 'bring out your dead' - they'll stretch for miles,
Em Am C Cmaj7 Dsus2 Em
To be bourne to their graves in single files.
[Chorus]
Am Em
As yet unwritten history -
Am Em
once more I'll stride the lightning road,
Am C
Identity a mystery -
Cmaj7 Dsus2 Em
my burden is Pandora's load.
Am Em
Traversing endless centuries -
Am Em
disguised behind Death's lipless smile,
Am C Cmaj7 Dsus2 Em
I hide that my intention is to pour this single phial.
