[Em] We melt the wax of a foreign sun [D] To shape a monument already ruined [C] A glass asylum for a stolen word [B] The prettiest lie I ever heard [Em] Dredge the harbor of a silent tongue [D] To breathe the air of a dying lung [C] A gilded cage where the meaning dies [B] Born again in a new disguise [Am] A counterfeit key in a rusted lock [Bm] The sudden shock when the gears unlock [C] We swallow the sea to forget the [B] root [Em] I love language, lyric, translate [D] Into ink and a surprise [C] Crack the sweet shell, tear open the prize [B] The beautiful trap in a stranger's eyes [Em] A ghost escaping a painted room [D] An open secret in a shallow tomb [C] We trade the truth for a sharp facade [B] And worship the echo of a broken god [Em] I love language, lyric, translate [D] Into ink and a surprise [C] Crack the sweet shell, tear open the prize [B] The beautiful trap in a stranger's eyes [Am] A hollow cradle for a hollow soul (Break it open) [Bm] The bitter parts make the broken whole (Break it open) [C] We digest the weapon to survive the [B] wound [Em] The shell is hollow [D] The prize is venom [C] A beautiful mistake [B] Kinder Surprise
