Paradigms Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[E5][F][E5][F5][F][E5][F][E5][F][E5][Dm][F][E5][Dm][F][E5][Dm]
[F][E5][Dm][F][E5][Dm][F][E5][Dm][F][E5][Dm]
[F][E5][Dm][Am][Gm]
[F5][Fm][F5][Fm][F5][F][Dm][Am][Gm]
[F][F5][F]

[Verse 1]
The [Dm]worship [Am]of c[Gm]re ation
Seem[F5]ing endl[F]ess
But [Dm]it w[C]ill end[Am]
[C]An [Gm]d every k[F5]nee shall b[Gm]ow[G5]
[Dm]Thoughts of [D5]a coin[F#]cidental

[Verse 2]
ex[Eb5]ist en[Bb5]ce
[G5]And [Dm]a fut[D5]ureless[F#] world
[G5]cor [D5]rodes into the
[F#]Spinal chord [G5]of th[D5]e narcissistic[F#] man[Am]
[G5]A para[D5]digm shift[F#] for worse
[B]My ego is [Bb5]my god [G5]Given[D5] authority by[F#]

[Verse 3]
the enlightenment
Of [Bb5]sci en[G5]ce,
[D5]The enlightenment [F#]of the age
[B]of freedom[Bb][G5]
[Gm]Freedom [D5]- the

[Verse 4]
[Dm]name
[D5]in which we [F#]legalize all
[D5]The [Am]name in which we t[E]olerate [Am]all
Cred[G#5]ibility [Am]for truth, [F]image

[Verse 5]
for [Am]sub [Eb]stance
[Am]Weakness[G#5] and failu[Am]re
[F]Unbearabl[Am]e elemen[Dm]t
[D5]s in lif[G5]e[F]
[Am]Subtly [G#5]oppose[Am]d through
[F]an endless flow of
[Am]Constantly [Eb]replaced

[Verse 6]
trends,
[Am]neit[G#5]her allowed[Am]
To ma[F]ture [Am]nor [Dm]to fa[D5]de[G5][F][F5]
[C][F][E5][Dm][F][E5][Dm][E5][Dm]
[F]The [E5]surr[Dm]oundi[F]ngs[E5],[Dm][F]
[E5]A mirror[Dm] reflecting the sig[F] na[E5]ls
[Dm]Of admiration

[Verse 7]
[F]tha[E5]t makes my [Dm]iden[G#5]tity[F5][F][G5][C][F#][D5]
[G#5][F5][G5][C][F#][D5][F5][F][G5][C][D5][G#5][F5][G5][C][F#][D5]
[G#5]A con [F5]stan[Gm]t[C][D5][Dm][G#5][F5]
[G5]egocentricity [C]providing [F#]a[D5]
Pur[G#5]ging o[F5]f any[F]th[G5]ing[C][F#]
[G#5]threatening [F#]pop [G5]ulari[C]ty[G5]
[D5]

[Verse 8]
[Am]The [G#5]peak of th[Am]is shallowness
[F]Dis[Am]played by[Eb]
the [Am]so-called [G#5]stars
[Am]stars
In their [F]quest [Am]for self-actu[Dm]alization
[G5]This [F]Thi[Am]s beautifu[G#5]l people[Am]
experien[F]cing
[Am]The illusion

[Verse 9]
[Eb]of narcissist
[Ebm]ic pro[Eb]sperity[Am],
[G#5]Uncritic[Am]ally and boundl[F]essly admired,[Am]
[Dm]Simply [D5]for their o[Gm]wn s[G5]ake[F]

[Outro 1]
[C][Am][Gm][Bm][C][G][Bm][G5][Bb][Gm][Am][Gm]
[Bm][C][G5][Gm][Dm][Am][Gm][F5][F]
[Dm][Am][Gm][F]
[E5][Dm][F][E5][Dm]