The Ship Of Theseus - Chonny Jash Chords
Chords: Bm, F#m7, Em, G#m, Gmaj7, Gm, F#, G, E, D
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[Intro]
Bm F#m7
I am just a ship,
F#m7 Em Bm
made of toil, and grit, and rust, and sticks,
Em G#m
scraps grown molded by time’s firm grip.
Gmaj7 Gm
Now new, once worshipped…
F#
...undeserved.
[Verse 1]
Bm F#m7
It’s a curse. It’s an evil thing.
F#m7 F#m7
It’s the luminance of the hubris of the patchwork king.
F#m7
(Praise be to the patchwork king.)
Em
But it’s not right.
Bm G F#
It’s just a compounding lie.
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
I don’t remember. I don’t recall.
Bm E F#m7
Oh, just how long has it been since I last heard someone sing my song?
Bm F#
I thought it endless, my mighty call.
D E F#m7
Who would have known that Eternity’s anger could last so long?
F#
I’ve grown so worn.
[Chorus]
Gmaj7 F#7 Bm
Oh, Theseus, how’s it feel to know you earned your rest?
Gmaj7 F#7 Bm
Seven seas, just like the sins, oh, it seems Pride’s failed this test.
[Verse 2]
Bm
See how they cannibalize.
Bm Bm
Glory, fame, rage all cloud their eyes.
G7 A7 Bm
I don’t even remember from whence I came.
Bm
Stretched, ill-fitted, I’ve been bastardized.
Bm Bm
Centuries on centuries have passed me by.
G7 A7 Bm
What was the name of the man who owned the hands with which I was made?
Gmaj7 A7 Bm*
Who built the arrogant ship that I became?
N.C.
Who designed this shame?
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
I can’t relinquish this title held.
Bm Em F#m7 F#m7
At least that fool with the boulder got to suffer as his own damn self.
Bm F#
Eternal anguish. An endless night.
D E F#m7
Another falls to the lie, see the fallen from Icarian flight.
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