F#m E D You see me now, a veteran Of a thousand psychic wars You ask me why Iʼm weary Why I canʼt speak to you You see me now a veteran Of a thousand psychic wars F#m E D Iʼve been living on the edge so long Where the winds of limbo roar You blame me for my silence Say itʼs time I changed and grew My energy is spent at last And my armor is destroyed B F#m B F#m And Iʼm young enough to look at And far too old to see But the warʼs still going on, dear And thereʼs no end that I know I have used up all my weapons And Iʼm helpless and bereaved D A All the scars are on the inside And I canʼt say if weʼre ever Wounds are all Iʼm made of F#m C# Iʼm not sure that thereʼs anything left of me I canʼt say if weʼre ever gonna be free Did I hear you say that this is victory Bm A Donʼt let these shakes go on Donʼt let these shakes go on Bm Itʼs time we had a break from it Itʼs time we had a break from it Bm F#m Itʼs time we had some leave Send me to the rear F#m B Weʼve been living in the flames Where the tides of madness swell F#m B Weʼve been eating out our brains And been sliding into hell B A B A F#m E F#m Oh, please donʼt let these shakes go on Oh, please donʼt let shakes go on Donʼt let these shakes go on Donʼt let these shakes go on