The Life I Know
Erised The Life I Know
Recorded June 1, 2012
• No Return
• (Sloth) Wasting Time
• (Greed) Guns + Gears
• (Gluttony) More
• (Envy) Better
• (Wrath) Fallen Star
• (Lust) Doppelganger
• (Pride) Show Me
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Guns + Gears (Greed) (Jeff Holzschuh + Christopher Smith)
D em f#m G am bm C
D C
Guns + Gears,
confused profiteers,
a grandson's fears,
an old man's wasted years...
em C G D G f#m em
(Chorus) Guns + Gears spin around, but never touch the ground,
em C G D G f#m em
Dying ears don't hear, when we all fall down,
em C G D G f#m em
Sons + fears are here, getting lost in the sound,
em C G D G f#m C
Of the Guns + Gears, spinning round + around...
D C
Rain champagne,
On a cocaine train,
Killing is profane,
It’s painted on my war plane... (Chorus)
D C
Maniac Jack,
Cadillac smokestack,
Devil’s contract,
For a broken soundtrack...
D C
Guns + Gears,
Confused profiteers,
A grandson's fears,
An old man's wasted years... (Chorus)
outro
em C G D G f#m em
Of the Guns + Gears, getting lost in the sound...
em C G D G f#m em
Of the Guns + Gears, spinning round + around...
em C G D G f#m em
Of the Guns + Gears, getting lost in the sound...
em C G D G f#m C
Of the Guns + Gears, spinning round + around...
Doppelganger (Lust)(Jeff Holzschuh)
F#m Bm A
How did you disappear?
E
Who was that by your side?
D
Which one of you was real?
A E
You both moved as one
Bm F#m E
I could see her move my love
A E
Harbinger of death
B#m F#m E
Or a doppelganger in my head
One of you grew tired
The other stared at me
As I tried to touch the phantom
I am haunted by your face
A face stained and bleeding
With sadness in your eyes
You both moved as one
I could see you move my love
Harbinger of death
Or a doppelganger in my head
In my head…
You said you saw her too
Just before the end
When she took your life from this world
You both moved as one
I can see you still my love
Harbinger of death
Or doppelganger in my head
In my head…
A ghost rider comes my way
I see you dressed in black
A glimpse into my future
Bm C# E
It is you that I see
Harbinger of death
Doppelganger in my head
In my head…
Which one of you is real?
Wasting Time (Sloth) (Jeff Holzschuh + Christopher Smith)
dm em F gm am Bb C
dm C dm
dm Bb
When I sit around,
dm Bb
I'm just wasting time,
dm C gm
it's the life I know...
dm Bb
And the night is slow,
dm Bb
I won’t leave my home,
dm C gm
it's the life I know...
F C dm
(Chorus) But I'm wasting time...
F C dmCdm
everything's left behind...
F C dm
something precious I can't find...
F C dm
a dream I can call mine... FCdm FCdm FC...
dm Bb
It's my own damn fault,
dm Bb
I won't rise above,
dm C gm
it's the life I know...
dm Bb
I fear things // will never change,
dm Bb
Empty hope remains,
dm C gm
it's the life I know...
F C dm
But I'm wasting time...
F C dm
a dream I can call mine...
F C dm
But I'm wasting time...
Fallen Star (Wrath) (Music: Jeff Holzschuh + Words: Christopher Smith)
em G em
Standing up at the water’s edge,
Pushed me too close to that tempting ledge,
Now we’re strangers, it feels so rough,
Left with fears I wasn’t good enough…
em G G em
Fallen > Star >
Damaged, feeling so dead inside,
The pain of being cast aside…
Fallen > Star >
C D
(Chorus) Brothers Compromised,
em G em G em em G em G em
Prophesy of lies, Drowning Eyes,
C D em G em G em
However, Bright you are, Fallen star…
I need to let go, to move on,
Thoughtlessly gone, you were depended on,
Offended, wronged, betrayal deep,
You’ve changed brother, the real you sleeps…
Fallen > Star >
I want you to suffer as I,
A love, closeness I was denied…
Fallen > Star > (Chorus)
The words you preached were never true,
Music, it seems still escapes you,
Rhythms you’ve lost in broken time,
Under the Water’s Icy Rhyme…
Fallen > Star >
Ego made you unable to see,
Angry there is no room for me…
Fallen > Star > (Chorus)
Show Me (Pride) (Jeff Holzschuh + Christopher Smith)
em fm G am bm C D
em D em
em D em
I cannot calm the rain
I cannot warm your pain
C G D
Why do you keep on counting on me?
em D em
I cannot erase your hate
I cannot face your fate
C G D
Why do you keep on counting on me?
G D C
(chorus) Why can't you show me your weakness?
G D C
Oh and let yourself go...
G D C
Are you afraid to show me?
G D C
Because I already know...
em D em
I cannot be your faith
I cannot save your grace
C G D
Why do you keep on counting on me?
em D em
I cannot break your chains
I cannot change your ways
C G D
Why do you keep on counting on me? (chorus)
G D C
Why can't you show me your weakness?
Oh and let yourself go... show me, show me your weakness,
Are you afraid to show me? Let yourself go
Because I already know... show me, show me your weakness
Why can't you show me your weakness? I already know
Oh and let yourself go... show me, show me your weakness,
Are you afraid to show me?
Because I already know...
MORE (Gluttony)
(Chorus)
D Em
More, more, more…
Em G D C
I need it, I want it, to taste it, to love it,
Am C G Am C G
All through me, above me
Em C
Can I have some more? (Chorus)
Em G D C
You need it, you want it, to taste it, to love it,
Am C G Am C G
All through you, apart of me
Em C
Do you want some more? (chorus)
Better (Envy) (Jeff Holzschuh + Christopher Smith)
Em
Hello important, D
could you give me your time,
C G
You have the world around you,
Em
Hello rich man, D
could you lend my your dime,
C G
Why could I not be you?
C Am
Is it only win and there's nothing better?
a b cba G/ C
And you've nothing to lose, Am
I hate it when you're always better,
Envy bleeds on through...Em
Em
Shatter me softly,
D
Sweep me away,
C G
It might just be better that way,
Em
You have no chains,
D
Chains that bind you,
C
I'm still not better,
G
What can I do?
C Am
Is it only win and there's nothing better?
a b cba G/ C
And you've nothing to lose, Am
I hate it when you're always better,
Envy bleeds on through...Em
C Am
It's only win and there's nothing better,
a b cba G/ C
And you've nothing to lose, Am
I hate it when you're always better,
Envy bleeds on through...Em
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