The Guardian Ellies Song

Intro Em Am B7 G Gmaj7/F# Em Am B7 [Verse 1] Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em When does it get quiet? Time was supposed to extinguish the desire Am B7 But the embers won't snuff out Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em Haunted by your smiles, the mask keeps getting heavier Am B7 One step forward, two steps back Chorus Am B7 There's a noose 'round my neck and the further I get G B7/F# Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em It's harder and harder to breathe, can I find a way to cut the rope? Am B7 I've been waiting for dawn, but the light is all gone G B7/F# Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em Don't know if I'm already blind, can I leave it all behind? Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em Am B7 [Verse 2] Em Am G B7/F# Em What's it really for if it's not yours and it's not mine? Em Am B7 Em This victory is not what I hoped for Am B7 G B7/F# Em How was I to know that everything would end up like this? Am B7 Survival of the fittest... of sorts Chorus Am B7 So I've become the bringer of death, a lover of life G B7/F# Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em The one who guards from the dark of the night, I'll be the hammer of war Am B7 G B7/F# Em Justice and mercy don't live side by side, so in retribution, I abide Am B7 G B7/F# Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em Am B7 I'll tip the scales to justice's end, but can it make amends? [Verse 3] Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em Kill or be killed, what a way to live and die Am B7 Em I just can't see this cycle ever ending Am B7 G B7/F# Em How can I correct the damage done when I can't feel Am B7 The consequences of my recourse? Chorus Am B7 So I've become the bringer of death, a lover of life G B7/F# Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em The one who guards from the dark of the night, I'll be the hammer of war Am B7 I've been waiting for dawn, but the light is all gone G B7/F# Em Am B7 G B7/F# Em Don't know if I'm already blind, can I leave it all behind?