Atreyu - The Crimson

Intro:
Am F G
(x2)

(Verse 1)
Am
I feel it welling up inside
F
And Robert Smith lied,
G Am
Boys do cry and with
F G Am
Blood tears in my eyes I’m an Anne Rice novel come to life.
F G
I can’t hide the monster… anymore.
Am F G
One can, only feel desolate for so long until
Asus2 Am
One starts to change into
F
Something the mirror doesn’t recognize.

Metamorphosize.
G Asus2
The darkness has been biding its time
Am
To claim its latest victim,
F
Fresh meat for carnal desires,
G
To become, what I became.

I viewed the sun for the last time.

(Chorus)
F G Am
Will you still hold me when you see what I have done?
F G Am
Will you still kiss me the same,
F
When you taste my victim’s blood?
G
So crimson and red,
Em F Em
I feel it flowing from your lips. (Crimson and red)

My heart is dead and so are you.

(Verse 2)
Am
And it pulses through,
F
The desire to change, to deconstruct

All of my,
G Am
All of my, past failings.

But where to begin, because when you live in sin
F
It’s hard to look at saints,
G
Without them reflecting your jet black aura back on you.
Am
And all I have is hope

My inner burn’s not fading,
F G
I’ll wipe the blood from my cheek and get on with my day.

(Chorus)
F G Am
Will you still hold me when you see what I have done?
F G Am
Will you still kiss me the same,
F
When you taste my victim’s blood?
G
So crimson and red,
Em F Em
I feel it flowing from your lips. (Crimson and red)

My heart is dead and so are you.

(Bridge)
Am Asus2
And all I have is hope
Am Asus2
And all I need is time
F G
To bury in pine under six feet of time
Am
The lies I told me about myself.
Asus
Claw my way out,
Am Asus
Pick the splinters from under my fingernails.
F
I won’t lose hope,
G
I won’t give in.
Em F
Just live and breathe, try not to die again.
Em F
Just live and breathe, try not to die again.
Em F G
Just live and breathe, try not to die again.

I try not to die again.

(Chorus V.2)
Gb Ab F
Will you still hold me when you see what I have done?
Gb Ab F
Will you still kiss me the same,
Gb
When you taste my victim’s blood?
Ab
So crimson and red,
F Gb Ab2
I feel it flowing from your lips. (Crimson and red)

My heart is dead and so are you.

(Chorus/End)
Gb Ab F
Will you still hold me when you see what I have done?
Gb Ab F
Will you still kiss me the same,
Gb
When you taste my victim’s blood?
Ab
So crimson and red,
Gb Ab F
I feel it flowing from your lips.(When you taste my victim’s blood)

My heart is dead and so are you.