INTRO (DUO Flute & Guitar Only)
C G Am E 2x
VERSE 1
Walking through the badlands of my soul. C G Am E
Trying to live the life that I have left to me. C G Am E
In my impatience, I have lost control. C G Am E
C G Am E (Flute Melody Line)
This simple front is all I let them see. C G Am E
I will let them skim this surface of my depth. C G Am E
Fleeting impressions, I will stay a mystery. C G Am E
C G Am E (Flute Melody Line)
CHORUS
The raging emptiness in my mind where I wept, Am G C E
The marks where the tears have dried has stained my recourse, Am G C E
These stains upon my soul are all that I have left. Am G C E
Am G C E (Flute Melody Line)
VERSE
I sink ever deeper as things grow ever worse, C G Am E
Pools of memory, validity belies, C G Am E
Is my life a blessing or is my breath a curse? C G Am E
C G Am E (Flute Melody Line)
I pick myself on up and give it one more try, C G Am E
I reinvent myself one more time anew, C G Am E
Like a phoenix from the ashes I will arise. C G Am E
C G Am E (Flute Melody Line)
CHORUS 2
So I will stand repentant and I will stand subdued. Am G C E
Stir the ashes and discover who I am. Am G C E
I will try again to reinvent myself for you. Am G C E
Am G C E (Flute Melody Line)
CHORUS 2 REPEAT Am
Am G C E (Flute Melody Line) 2x