Intro: A#m F# A#m F7 A#m On the wings of the butterfly F# From the rings of the falling sky C# F7 I linger in my dreams to stay the pain A#m On the wings of the butterfly F# We will sing of a motherʼs lie C# F7 A#m And every sorry soul shall know my name A#m F# A#m F7 A#m F# D#m E F7 A#m F# C# F7 A#m F# C# F7 F# G# F7 F7 Verse: A#m Beneath the empty womb F# The leaves come gently falling A#m F7 My golden guise a failing remedy A#m Our tree is halved and hewn F# Yet I can hear you calling D#m E F7 Your voice still echoes silently F# G# F7 Torn apart are we Chorus: A#m Iʼve waited so long for you F# Carrying on for you C# F7 Onto the faintest hope I hold A#m Iʼve waited so long for you F# Carried this burden to C# F7 Fend off the fortunes long foretold A#m F# C# F7 To rot in purest gold A#m F# C# F7 To rot in purest gold A#m F# A#m F7 A#m On the wings of the butterfly F# In the deep where we dim and die C# F7 I shed my stricken skin, this crumbling bark A#m All the ruin that I have wrought F# All the scars of the battles fought C# F7 A#m Through sightless eyes I gaze into the dark F# G# F7 F7 Verse: A#m And in my still repose F# Time passes oh so slowly A#m F7 In shrouded shelter I remain confined A#m Until the flower grows F# Blossom of blight will hold me D#m E F7 So I may bloom a final time F# G# F7 I will dance divine Chorus: A#m Iʼve waited so long for you F# Carrying on for you C# F7 Onto the faintest hope I hold A#m Iʼve waited so long for you F# Carried this burden to C# F7 Fend off the fortunes long foretold A#m F# C# F7 To rot in purest gold A#m F# C# F7 To rot in purest gold Bridge: F# G# And Iʼm still longing A#m F7 For the comfort that you brought F# G# F7 No sign or song of what Iʼve sought A#m A A#m F# I will dance divine A#m Down in these roots I slumber A My form it falls asunder A#m Feed me these dregs to conquer F# A#m So I may taste my honour lost F# G# A#m A#m A#m I will dance divine F# G# A#m G# F# F7 A#m G# F# F7 I will dance divine A#m G# F# F7 A#m F# C# F7 A#m F# C# F7 A#m On the wings of the butterfly F# From the rings of the falling sky C# F7 I linger in my dreams to stay the pain A#m On the wings of the butterfly F# We will sing of a motherʼs lie C# F7 A#m And every sorry soul shall know my name F# G# F7 They will know my name Chorus: A#m Iʼve waited so long for you F# Carrying on for you C# F7 Onto the faintest hope I hold A#m Iʼve waited so long for you F# Carried this burden to C# F7 Fend off the fortunes long foretold F# G# To rot in purest gold A#m To rot in purest gold Outro: A#m A A#m In darkness I will dance divine
