Gm F7 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 Gm F7 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 C Gm C Gm 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 Gm D 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 Cm A# Donʼt let these shakes go on Donʼt let these shakes go on Cm Itʼs time we had a break from it Itʼs time we had a break from it Cm Gm Itʼs time we had some leave Send me to the rear Gm C Weʼve been living in the flames Where the tides of madness swell Gm C Weʼve been eating out our brains And been sliding into hell C A# C A# Gm F7 Gm 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