The Tyger

[Intro] Tyger, Tyger Burning bright [Verse] Tyger, Tyger, burning bright In the forests of the night What immortal hand or eye Dared frame thy symmetry In what distant deeps or skies Burned the fire behind your eyes Who took wing, who seized the flame Who would dare to shape your name [Chorus] What hand What fire What ruthless art Twisted sinew Forged the heart What god What will What fearless grip Dared to make This burning myth [Verse II] What the hammer, what the chain In what furnace was the brain When the heart began to beat What dread hand What dread feet [Bridge – slower / heavier] Stars threw down their spears Heaven wept in tears Did the maker smile to see Did the Lamb’s hand Fashion me [Final Chorus] What hand What fire What burning eye Dared give fear A living spine What immortal symmetry Stands and roars Back at me [Outro] Tyger Tyger Burning bright In the forests Of the night