Intro: B5 B5 B5 B5
B5 B5
1. Patience runs out on the junkie,
B5 B5
The dark side hires another soul.
Bsus2 Bm G/B E7/B
Did he steal his fate or earn it?
Esus4 E+5 E5 E6
Was he force-fed, did he learn it?
C C B5 B5
Whatever happened to his precious self-control?
(stejný akordy jako sloka 1)
2. Like him, I'm tired of try'n' to heal
This tom-cat heart with which I'm blessed.
Is destruction loving's twin?
Must I choose to lose or win?
C C B5 E5 E5
Maybe when my turn comes I will have guessed.
A9 A/As
3. These are the horns of the dilemma,
A A/As
What truth this proof against all lies?
B/A Asus2 Am F/A
When sacred fails before profane,
D Csus2 A5 G
The wisest man is deemed insane.
C5 C E5 E5
Even the purest of romantics compromise.
C#m C#m
R: What fixation feeds this fever
C#m C#m
As the full moon pales and climbs?
C#m F#m C#m A
Am I living truth or rank deceiver?
C#m F#m C#m A
Am I the victim or the crime,
C#m F#m C#m A
Am I the victim or the crime,
C#m F#m C#m
Am I the victim or the crime, or the crime?
(stejný akordy jako sloka 3)
4. And so I wrestle with the angel
To see who'll reap the seeds I sow.
Am I the driver or the driven?
Will I be damned to be forgiven?
Is there anybody here but me who needs to know
R: What it is that feeds this fever
As the full moon pales and climbs?
Am I living truth or rank deceiver?
Am I the victim or the crime,
Am I the victim or the crime,
Am I the victim or the crime, or the crime?
