[Intro – solo piano, slow electric guitar arpeggio, dark] Dm – Bb – F – C [Verse 1 – low, raspy, almost whispered] Dm Bb Midnight paints the city in red and gold, F C I wear my sins like a velvet coat, Dm Bb Your name is a fire I was never told F C Could burn me from the inside, note by note. [Verse 2] Dm Bb I drank the stars from a broken glass, F C Danced with the ghosts in an empty street, Dm Bb Every kiss I stole was a ticking clock, F C Every road I took led back to your feet. [Pre-Chorus – tension rising, strings enter] Gm Dm Don't tell me it's wrong, don't tell me it's late, Bb A I've already signed the contract with fate. [Chorus – full band, raw voice, desperate] Dm Bb I'm lost in you, madly, hopelessly, F C Drowning in the beautiful tragedy, Dm Bb Take my name, take my crown, take my breath, A Dm I'd rather lose it all than live without your death. [alt. last line: I'd rather burn with you than live without] [Verse 3 – stripped back, bitter-tender] Dm Bb Rome is sleeping under a bruised-blue sky, F C I'm walking through the ruins of who I was, Dm Bb You're the last cathedral, the final lie, F C The only prayer I know without a cause. [Pre-Chorus] Gm Dm Don't tell me it's wrong, don't tell me it's late, Bb A I've already signed the contract with fate. [Chorus – bigger, voice cracking on the high note] Dm Bb I'm lost in you, madly, hopelessly, F C Drowning in the beautiful tragedy, Dm Bb Take my name, take my crown, take my breath, A Dm I'd rather burn with you than live without. [Bridge – strings swell, electric guitar rising, spoken-sung] Gm Bb And if the morning comes to take you away, F A Leave me the shadow, leave me the grey, Gm Bb I'll keep your name in the smoke of my song, F A Loving you wrong, loving you long. [Final Chorus – explosive, full band, guitar solo behind the voice] Dm Bb I'm lost in you, madly, hopelessly, F C Drowning in the beautiful tragedy, Dm Bb Take my name, take my crown, take my breath, A Dm I'm lost in you... and I'm not coming back. [Outro – piano alone, whispered, fading] Dm – Bb – F – A – Dm (madly... lost in you... silence)
