Intro: Am F Am E Am On the wings of the butterfly F From the rings of the falling sky C E I linger in my dreams to stay the pain Am On the wings of the butterfly F We will sing of a motherʼs lie C E Am And every sorry soul shall know my name Am F Am E Am F Dm Eb E Am F C E Am F C E F G E E Verse: Am Beneath the empty womb F The leaves come gently falling Am E My golden guise a failing remedy Am Our tree is halved and hewn F Yet I can hear you calling Dm Eb E Your voice still echoes silently F G E Torn apart are we Chorus: Am Iʼve waited so long for you F Carrying on for you C E Onto the faintest hope I hold Am Iʼve waited so long for you F Carried this burden to C E Fend off the fortunes long foretold Am F C E To rot in purest gold Am F C E To rot in purest gold Am F Am E Am On the wings of the butterfly F In the deep where we dim and die C E I shed my stricken skin, this crumbling bark Am All the ruin that I have wrought F All the scars of the battles fought C E Am Through sightless eyes I gaze into the dark F G E E Verse: Am And in my still repose F Time passes oh so slowly Am E In shrouded shelter I remain confined Am Until the flower grows F Blossom of blight will hold me Dm Eb E So I may bloom a final time F G E I will dance divine Chorus: Am Iʼve waited so long for you F Carrying on for you C E Onto the faintest hope I hold Am Iʼve waited so long for you F Carried this burden to C E Fend off the fortunes long foretold Am F C E To rot in purest gold Am F C E To rot in purest gold Bridge: F G And Iʼm still longing Am E For the comfort that you brought F G E No sign or song of what Iʼve sought Am Ab Am F I will dance divine Am Down in these roots I slumber Ab My form it falls asunder Am Feed me these dregs to conquer F Am So I may taste my honour lost F G Am Am Am I will dance divine F G Am G F E Am G F E I will dance divine Am G F E Am F C E Am F C E Am On the wings of the butterfly F From the rings of the falling sky C E I linger in my dreams to stay the pain Am On the wings of the butterfly F We will sing of a motherʼs lie C E Am And every sorry soul shall know my name F G E They will know my name Chorus: Am Iʼve waited so long for you F Carrying on for you C E Onto the faintest hope I hold Am Iʼve waited so long for you F Carried this burden to C E Fend off the fortunes long foretold F G To rot in purest gold Am To rot in purest gold Outro: Am Ab Am In darkness I will dance divine
