I look down on the [Am]city[G#m]
It's bu[Gm]rning, It's burnin[F#m]g
Ever[Fm]ything's pret[Fm]tier at night[E][E]
The fla[Am]mes are all lea[G#m]ping
they're eat[Gm]ing the build[F#m]ings
[Fm]Orion lets gi[Fm]ve her a chanc[E]e[E]
[Am]The stars are all twink[G#m]ling
they're [Gm]mirroring the danc[F#m]ing
of the [Fm]flames as they r[Fm]each towards the s[E]ky[E]
I'm [Am]hoping and I'm pr[G#m]aying for a [Gm]better to[F#m]morrow
atl[Fm]east one that i[Fm]sn't so bri[E]ght[E]
Am G#m Gm F#m Fm Fm E E x2
The [Am]fire is gro[G#m]wing, eng[Gm]ulfing the [F#m]city
the[Fm] flames that a[Fm]re warming [E]my bones[E]
the [Am]light is so [G#m]bright that the s[Gm]tars are for[F#m]gotten
th[Fm]e only god le[Fm]ft is the m[E]oon[E]
The p[Am]eople are cryi[G#m]ng, shouting, scr[Gm]eaming they're d[F#m]ying
those[Fm] living are [Fm]left without ho[E]mes[E]
but their[Am] houses were bui[G#m]lt on the b[Gm]lood of some [F#m]mother
[Fm]another who [Fm]is yet unkno[E]wn[E]
Am G#m Gm F#m Fm Fm E E x2
And i [Am]want to go d[G#m]own there and w[Gm]alk through the [F#m]city
[Fm]heat from my he[Fm]art in those fla[E]mes[E]
I se[Am]e someone stan[G#m]ding, a stran[Gm]ger in sha[F#m]dows
I gr[Fm]eet him, he ca[Fm]lls out my n[E]ame[E]
I say [Am]"Ra we've succ[G#m]eeded, the c[Gm]ity is defea[F#m]ted
we [Fm]accomplished whe[Fm]refor we ca[E]me"[E]
He says [Am]"fool don't you k[G#m]now that's the [Gm]work of no mo[F#m]rtal
the su[Fm]n and the s[Fm]tars are to bl[E]ame"[E]
Am Am F F D#m D#m D#m D#m x3
[Am] [G#m] [Gm] [F#m] [Fm] [Fm] [E] [E]
[Am] [G#m] [Gm] [F#m] [Fm] [Fm] [E] [G#]
The fi[Am]re has burne[G#m]d out, the emb[Gm]ers are coo[F#m]ling
The [Fm]ash falls, it look[Fm]s just like s[E]now[E]
The chi[Am]ldren who surv[G#m]ived and the gh[Gm]osts of those who [F#m]didn't
are p[Fm]laying like th[Fm]ere's no tomo[E]rrow[E]
in the c[Am]enter of the[G#M] city, the old[Gm] gods are ga[F#m]thered
to s[Fm]urvey their n[Fm]ew masterp[E]iece[E]
they d[Am]iscuss the pr[G#m]os and the c[Gm]ons of destr[F#m]uction
and we[Fm]lcome the ne[Fm]wly decea[E]sed[E]
and or[Am]ions still lau[G#m]ghing, hes h[Gm]olding his s[F#m]ides
as he r[Fm]olls on the f[Fm]loor in the s[E]ky[E]
as [Am]i rea[G#m]lize i'm n[Gm]ot an immo[F#m]rtal
the st[Fm]ranger in[Fm] shadows ap[E]pears at my si[E]de
It's bu[Gm]rning, It's burnin[F#m]g
Ever[Fm]ything's pret[Fm]tier at night[E][E]
The fla[Am]mes are all lea[G#m]ping
they're eat[Gm]ing the build[F#m]ings
[Fm]Orion lets gi[Fm]ve her a chanc[E]e[E]
[Am]The stars are all twink[G#m]ling
they're [Gm]mirroring the danc[F#m]ing
of the [Fm]flames as they r[Fm]each towards the s[E]ky[E]
I'm [Am]hoping and I'm pr[G#m]aying for a [Gm]better to[F#m]morrow
atl[Fm]east one that i[Fm]sn't so bri[E]ght[E]
Am G#m Gm F#m Fm Fm E E x2
The [Am]fire is gro[G#m]wing, eng[Gm]ulfing the [F#m]city
the[Fm] flames that a[Fm]re warming [E]my bones[E]
the [Am]light is so [G#m]bright that the s[Gm]tars are for[F#m]gotten
th[Fm]e only god le[Fm]ft is the m[E]oon[E]
The p[Am]eople are cryi[G#m]ng, shouting, scr[Gm]eaming they're d[F#m]ying
those[Fm] living are [Fm]left without ho[E]mes[E]
but their[Am] houses were bui[G#m]lt on the b[Gm]lood of some [F#m]mother
[Fm]another who [Fm]is yet unkno[E]wn[E]
Am G#m Gm F#m Fm Fm E E x2
And i [Am]want to go d[G#m]own there and w[Gm]alk through the [F#m]city
[Fm]heat from my he[Fm]art in those fla[E]mes[E]
I se[Am]e someone stan[G#m]ding, a stran[Gm]ger in sha[F#m]dows
I gr[Fm]eet him, he ca[Fm]lls out my n[E]ame[E]
I say [Am]"Ra we've succ[G#m]eeded, the c[Gm]ity is defea[F#m]ted
we [Fm]accomplished whe[Fm]refor we ca[E]me"[E]
He says [Am]"fool don't you k[G#m]now that's the [Gm]work of no mo[F#m]rtal
the su[Fm]n and the s[Fm]tars are to bl[E]ame"[E]
Am Am F F D#m D#m D#m D#m x3
[Am] [G#m] [Gm] [F#m] [Fm] [Fm] [E] [E]
[Am] [G#m] [Gm] [F#m] [Fm] [Fm] [E] [G#]
The fi[Am]re has burne[G#m]d out, the emb[Gm]ers are coo[F#m]ling
The [Fm]ash falls, it look[Fm]s just like s[E]now[E]
The chi[Am]ldren who surv[G#m]ived and the gh[Gm]osts of those who [F#m]didn't
are p[Fm]laying like th[Fm]ere's no tomo[E]rrow[E]
in the c[Am]enter of the[G#M] city, the old[Gm] gods are ga[F#m]thered
to s[Fm]urvey their n[Fm]ew masterp[E]iece[E]
they d[Am]iscuss the pr[G#m]os and the c[Gm]ons of destr[F#m]uction
and we[Fm]lcome the ne[Fm]wly decea[E]sed[E]
and or[Am]ions still lau[G#m]ghing, hes h[Gm]olding his s[F#m]ides
as he r[Fm]olls on the f[Fm]loor in the s[E]ky[E]
as [Am]i rea[G#m]lize i'm n[Gm]ot an immo[F#m]rtal
the st[Fm]ranger in[Fm] shadows ap[E]pears at my si[E]de
