Fm D#7 C# 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 Fm D#7 C# 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 A# Fm A# Fm 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 C# G# All the scars are on the inside And I canʼt say if weʼre ever Wounds are all Iʼm made of Fm 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 A#m G# Donʼt let these shakes go on Donʼt let these shakes go on A#m Itʼs time we had a break from it Itʼs time we had a break from it A#m Fm Itʼs time we had some leave Send me to the rear Fm A# Weʼve been living in the flames Where the tides of madness swell Fm A# Weʼve been eating out our brains And been sliding into hell A# G# A# G# Fm D#7 Fm 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