The song reflects co-composer Amy Lees feelings about loss and mourning, primarily inspired by her grandfathers death and the abstract nature of relationships.
Key: A
Introduction:
A
C#m
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C#m
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C#m
I'm so tired of being here
A
C#m
suppressed by all of my childish fears
A
and if you have to leave
C#m
I wish that you could just leave
A
because your presence still lingers here
C#m
and it won't leave me alone
F#m
C#m
These wounds won't seem to heal
F#m
C#m
this pain is just too real
F#m
C#m
E
there's just too much that time cannot erase
F#m
D
E
C#m
When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
F#m
D
E
C#m
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
F#m
D
E
C#m
And I've held your hand through all of these years
F#m
D
E
A
C#m
A
C#m
but you still have all of me
A
C#m
You used to captivate me by your resonating light
A
C#m
but now I'm bound by the life you left behind
A
Your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams
C#m
your voice it chased away all the sanity in me
F#m
C#m
These wounds won't seem to heal
F#m
C#m
this pain is just too real
F#m
C#m
E
there's just too much that time cannot erase
F#m
D
E
C#m
When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
F#m
D
E
C#m
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
F#m
D
E
C#m
And I've held your hand through all of these years
F#m
D
E
D
but you still have all of me
(
D
)
F#m
E
D
I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
Bm
C#m
but though you're still with me
D
E
(
F#m
) I've been alone all along
F#m
D
E
C#m
F#m
D
E
C#m
When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
F#m
D
E
C#m
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
F#m
D
E
C#m
And I've held your hand through all of these years