Paragon Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[E5][Em][C5][G#5][G#m][C#5][Em][E5][Em][C5][B][G]
[Em][E5][Em][C5][G#5][C#5][Em][E5][Em][C5][B][G]
[C5]

[Verse 1]
[C5]Hear,
can you hear them [G#]com [C#5]ing?
[C5]The voracious hounds surround
There's no sense [G#5]run ni[C#5]ng
[C5]No hiding out, they will hunt me down
Life worth [G#5]liv in[C#5]g for [C5]the taste of fear[Cm]
[D#]A tr[C5]ail of tears leads them near[G#5]
[C#5]Scents of my [C5]flesh ripping
But I'm still here

[Verse 2]
Excavate [C5]my earth,
exhume my [B]corpses[G#m][G5]
[C5]Parading your dismay of
a face con[B]torted[G#m]
[G5]I la[D#]id them to rest,[B]
[G#m]you at[G#5]tempt [G5]new [D#]life[B][G#m]
[G5]To display[D#] your virtue,[B]
[G#m]garner the [G5]eye s[D#]
[B]Let [G#m]it die[G#5][C5][Cm][D#][F5][Bb][Bb5][B]
[G#m]Let it[C5][D#][Bb][B][G#m][G5]
[C5]die young[D#][F5][Bb][Bb5][B]
[G5]Let [C5]it di[D#]e[Bb][B]
[G#m]young[G5][C5]

[Verse 3]
Behind the [B]glass,
[C5]barricade yourself free[D#][Em][D#]
[C5]Strong in isolation,
weak [G#]upon [G#5]your f[C5]eet[D#][C5][D#][C5]
Reinvent [F#]yourself[C5]
an [D#]ef fi[D#5]gy
[D#]Pain[C5]ted face,
[B]a gua[C5]rded pla[F#5]ce to [C5]force your beliefs[D#][E5][D#]

[Verse 4]
[E5]Par [Em]agon[C5][Cm][G#m]
from a dis[C#5]tance
You just [Em]play [C5]a part[Cm]
[Baug]in your own fiction[G5]
[Em]Par [C5]agon f[Cm]rom [G#]a di[G#m]stance[C#5]
You [E5]tell [Em]anyon[C5]e who [B]will lis[G5]ten
[Em]From [C5]afar, [G#]a qui[G#5]ntessentia[C#5]l being[E5]
[Em]Your[C5] façad[B]e is your existenc[G5]e

[Verse 5]
[C5]You [G#m]dare not swi[B]m in[C5] you[Em]r
[G#m]salt and your s[G#5]ul fur[G#m]
[G#]High[C5] above[G#m] the ru in[C5]ous [Em]fault
[C5]s of[G#m] your brot[G#5]hers
[C5]Give [G#m]them something t[C5]hey
[Em]can turn t[E5]o
[G#m]Human [E5]unbeing
[D#]The [C5]world[G#5] will look u[G#m]pon[Em]
[C5]you [G#m]an d learn not[E5]hing
[D#]Nothing
[C5][F#]

[Interlude 1]
[C5][D5][C#5][C5][F#][G5][C5][F#][C5][D5][C#5][C5]
[F#][G5][C5]

[Verse 6]
Let [C5]the [D5]graves b[C#5]e grav[C5]es[F#][G5][C5]
[F#]Let [C5]the g[D5]raves b[C#5]e
[C5]grav[G5]es[Em]
[C5]Are you searching

[Verse 7]
for your [G#5]life
[G#m]at their gallow[C#5]s?[E5]
[Em]Are [C5]you searching for your l[B]ight in their
shadows?
[G5][Gm][Bb][D5]

[Verse 8]
[Em]
[C5]Paragon [Cm]from[G#] a di[G#m]stance[C#5]
You [E5]tell [Em]anyon[C5]e who [B]will lis[G5]ten
[Em]From [C5]afar, [Cm]a qui[G#]nt[G#5][C#5]
essential [E5]being
[Em]Your [C5]façad[B]e is your existenc[G5]e
[C5]

[Verse 9]
[D#]Ripped apart[C5] by[G5]
[D#]corruption and [G5]power
Breed[C5]ers of [G5]hatred,
sub[D#]divisions of greed
[C5]See your refle[G5]ction?[D#]
[Cm]All ac[C5]cess to platforms
[G5]to spread th[D#]eir disease?
[C5]In a word th[G5]at's b[D#]leeding
[C5]Be a cell that c[G5]lots, watch it[D#] renew
[C5]The peace comes in p[G5]ieces[D#]
Let [C5]the inception of w[D#]ar end with you
[D#]Let [B]it die[D#]

[Outro 1]
Let it die young
[D#][D#][D#][D#]