By The Flesh Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Gm][Eb][C5][D][F#m][Gm][A][Gm][Eb][C5][D][F#m][Gm][A][Gm][Eb][C5][D]
[F#m][A]
[Gm][D#][C5][D][F#m][Gm][A][F#m][Gm][A#][A][D][A#][D]
This [C5]cage, [D]cold

[Verse 1]
and abused
[C5]Once[D] was the tool for power
Physical dominance the
means to remain [Bm]superior
[C#m]Potentia[D]l above [C5]the co[D]mmon
Focused psychological state
Devoted to a quest this urge
[Bm]to perform
Exorcise [D]the demons.
[A]This am

[Verse 2]
[F#m]bition with[E]in [Bm]to
attain [D]pur[E]ity[Bm]
[F#m]Grown into [D]an enemy[E]
[D]god- like [F#m]obsession
[D]Im [E]macu[Bm]late, [F#m]flawless, [D]and complete[Bm]
[D]Those eff[F#m]orts to [D]reach thi[Bm]s
state [E]of perfection[Bm]
[F#m]Grown into [D]an entity [E]god[D]less
[F#m]obsessio[D]n.[Gm][D]

[Verse 3]
Lead through the [F#m]pulse[A]
[Gm]conf[D]ront mortality
[A]A r[Gm]ace a[D]gainst time[A][Gm]
[D]driven by [F#m]the fle[A]sh[F#m]
[E]Persevere, [Bm]the p[F#m]assion a[E]n d desire
[Bm]A fl[F#m]ame so[D] fie[E]rce
[D]Has [Bm]blur[D]red [F#m]the pa[D]th[E],[Bm]
[F#m]blinded [D]by the fire
Blinded [Bm]by t[D]he flesh[C5].[D][C5][D]
[F#m][D][F#m][C#m][F#m][C#m][F#m][D]

[Verse 4]
[F#m]Suddenly, deception appears as
a malformation [D]to the [F#m]be ing
[G#m]Unknown to [F#m]suffering,
[G#m]the me[F#m]tabolism in to [G#m]crisis[F#m][C#m][D][G#m]
[F#m]Now a [D]victi[F#m]m of imperfection
The functions no longer [G#m]respond
[D]Con[F#m]trol i[E]s lost.[F#m]
[G#m][F#m][D][Bm]

[Verse 5]
[D]
[C#m]Sub st[F#m]ances deeply infused
To counter [G#m]this disease
They have [D]yet to [Dm]com pre
[D]hend.[Bm][C#m]
[F#m]Machines of science

[Verse 6]
[E#]
[F#m]Weakening the struc[Eaug]ture
[G#dim]Syndrome [G#m]of the[D] ce[Dm]ntury.[Ddim][D]

[Interlude 1]
[Bm][C#m][F#m][G#m][A]
[D][F#m][Bm][D][Bm][D][C#m][F#m][G#m][A][D][Bm]
[D]

[Verse 7]
[C#m][so lo[D]: rob][F#m]
[G#m]Unknown to [F#m]suffering,
[C#m]the mi[F#m]nd goes int[G#m]o crisis[C#m][F#m][D][G#m][F#m]
[D]This [F#m]life, so fragile
Hangs by a thread
[D]Awaiting his [E]fate.[F#m][D][G#m][F#m][D][G#m]
[F#m][C#m][D][C#m][Gm][D]

[Verse 8]
[Gm]
[D]Destroyer of mor[A]als reb[Gm]ellio[D]n[D#][D]
[A]of [A]the[Gm] bod[D]y[Gm][D]
Organic de[A]fiance[A][Gm][D]
[D]betra[D]yed by the[F#m] flesh[A].