Intro: G#m E G#m D#7 G#m On the wings of the butterfly E From the rings of the falling sky B D#7 I linger in my dreams to stay the pain G#m On the wings of the butterfly E We will sing of a motherʼs lie B D#7 G#m And every sorry soul shall know my name G#m E G#m D#7 G#m E C#m D D#7 G#m E B D#7 G#m E B D#7 E F# D#7 D#7 Verse: G#m Beneath the empty womb E The leaves come gently falling G#m D#7 My golden guise a failing remedy G#m Our tree is halved and hewn E Yet I can hear you calling C#m D D#7 Your voice still echoes silently E F# D#7 Torn apart are we Chorus: G#m Iʼve waited so long for you E Carrying on for you B D#7 Onto the faintest hope I hold G#m Iʼve waited so long for you E Carried this burden to B D#7 Fend off the fortunes long foretold G#m E B D#7 To rot in purest gold G#m E B D#7 To rot in purest gold G#m E G#m D#7 G#m On the wings of the butterfly E In the deep where we dim and die B D#7 I shed my stricken skin, this crumbling bark G#m All the ruin that I have wrought E All the scars of the battles fought B D#7 G#m Through sightless eyes I gaze into the dark E F# D#7 D#7 Verse: G#m And in my still repose E Time passes oh so slowly G#m D#7 In shrouded shelter I remain confined G#m Until the flower grows E Blossom of blight will hold me C#m D D#7 So I may bloom a final time E F# D#7 I will dance divine Chorus: G#m Iʼve waited so long for you E Carrying on for you B D#7 Onto the faintest hope I hold G#m Iʼve waited so long for you E Carried this burden to B D#7 Fend off the fortunes long foretold G#m E B D#7 To rot in purest gold G#m E B D#7 To rot in purest gold Bridge: E F# And Iʼm still longing G#m D#7 For the comfort that you brought E F# D#7 No sign or song of what Iʼve sought G#m G G#m E I will dance divine G#m Down in these roots I slumber G My form it falls asunder G#m Feed me these dregs to conquer E G#m So I may taste my honour lost E F# G#m G#m G#m I will dance divine E F# G#m F# E D#7 G#m F# E D#7 I will dance divine G#m F# E D#7 G#m E B D#7 G#m E B D#7 G#m On the wings of the butterfly E From the rings of the falling sky B D#7 I linger in my dreams to stay the pain G#m On the wings of the butterfly E We will sing of a motherʼs lie B D#7 G#m And every sorry soul shall know my name E F# D#7 They will know my name Chorus: G#m Iʼve waited so long for you E Carrying on for you B D#7 Onto the faintest hope I hold G#m Iʼve waited so long for you E Carried this burden to B D#7 Fend off the fortunes long foretold E F# To rot in purest gold G#m To rot in purest gold Outro: G#m G G#m In darkness I will dance divine
