Eb
–x—
[–4—]
[–3—]
[–5—]
[–6—]
[–3—]

(piano intro)

Fm | 3
Gb |

The world is just a playing field for man
And the blanket sky will cover every last event
From the battles of the ages to the baby sleeping tight
I could sing a rhyme and try to
Find the reasons for each place and time
To wrap the world around my mind, but I…I kno[-]w [Ab-Bbm]at best…

Words were never meant for
Explaining the mystery of our day
We’re so afraid of what’s at stake when we die
Still I never wanted to live in such fear of the unknown
Bbm Fm Gb Eb
Or the reasons for pain in this life, this life

Fm | 2
Gb |

I still wonder what we’re doing here
As I stare into the midnight sky, confronted by my fears
Is there something worth redeeming
In this old and tired world?

Or has all been lost,
Because every change will have its cost
And I can see, there’s still an ember
Left of something good.
I kno[-]w at [-]best…

Words were never meant for
Explaining the mystery of our day
We’re so afraid of what’s at stake when we die
Still I never wanted to live in such fear of the unknown
Bbm Fm Gb Eb
Or the reasons for pain in this life, this life

Fm | 4
Gb |

I could sing a rhyme and try to
Find the reasons for each place and time
To wrap the world around my mind,
Gb Fm Eb Fm
But I’d regret the time poorly spent
Because I know, I kno[-]w at [-]best…

Words were never meant for
Explaining the mystery of our day
We’re so afraid of what’s at stake when we die
Still I never wanted to live in such fear of the unknown
Bbm Fm Gb Eb
Or the reasons for pain in this life, this life

Fm, with a climbing melody of:
C, D, F, G, Bb, D, F, G

(intro 2x) Ebm G#m E Ebm

The moments in between the words I hear you speak
Desolate and clear, leave me feeling weak.
And I just want to see a beautiful world in my dreams.
But all I see is me in the center of all I see.

Now I feel like a constant, a world that is fading.

All I’ve been taught to recall simply fails to persuade me.
The attempts to stay while it heals,
And the only way back is screaming the words

Oh my God. What have I become.
I feel this fire burn.
Burn till’ I’m undone, never to return.

Ooohhh.

I remember when we were heaven sent
And stars that filled the sky drew a line between you and I.

Oh my God. What have I become.
I feel this fire burn.
Burn till’ I’m undone, never to return.

I hear your voice reply as I clear myself inside.
To reduce that trusted with such a peculular fire.

Oh my God. What have I become.
I feel this fire burn.
Burn till’ I’m undone, never to return.
There’s nothing like living asleep it’s a constant dream
(What have I become.)
With your eyes open see what they never see.
(I feel this fire burn.)
Like the first time that my gaze fell upon this place
(Burn till’ I’m undone)
I’ve felt shuttered to feed what I’ve become.

(this is my first tab, so cut me some slack… some of these piano voicings are sorta
tough to make out.. let me know if I need to make any changes!!) There are two chords in
there that I am totally unsure of the voicing? The bass notes on the piano are G and F,
but I can’t figure out the chords! Sorry folks…

Intro:
x2

Fast Asleep

She’s next to me

Her heart, it beats

So steadily

Her hopes and fears

And all her Dreams

She puts in me

So trustingly

The weight of love is more than all the world

Requiring a strength I can’t provide

But gravity, love strangely may defy

If only I was not so terrified

[same as above verse]
I’ve seen her smile
I’ve made her cry?
.
.
.

If only I was not so terrified

These doubts that are arising

They’ve become so paralyzing

Am I what she wants

Am I what she needs

Or am I just a letdown she can’t see

[G?] [F?]

My burning heart

Oh how it yearns
[G?] [F?]
To be intrigued
[G?] [F?]
At every turn

I’ve tried so hard

To walk the line
[G?] [F?] [G?] [F?]
But nothing keeps me satisfied

The weight of love is more than all the world

Requiring a strength I can’t provide

But gravity, love strangely may defy

If only I was not so terrified