The Cage Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A5][D][A5][D][A5][D][A5][D][A5]
[F][A5][F][E5][G5][G][A5]
[F][E5][G5]

[Verse 1]
[A5]Dogmas [C]put [G]on [A5]podiums
Swallow blind the [E5]bait[D][G]
[A5]Prime- time advert[C]ised, prostitu[G]tion
[A5]In darkness we h[F]ibernate[A5]
[F5]De p[F]ravity will take human f[G5]orm[A5]
Let self- [F]destruction [F5]be the n[F]orm
[G5][A5][Am][C][A5]

[Verse 2]
[C]
[F]We will not know the en[G]d
[Em]We will all be numb [C]by then[D5]
[A5][D][A5]

[Verse 3]
[D]
[A5]Collective destructive behaviour[G]
[A5]Precise [F]and clean self- [Em]mutilation
Soft [A5]skin, hardened sur[G5]gical
[G]scars[A5][F]
Methadone ad[Em]diction[E5]
[A5]Recreational nar c[G5]otic[G]s
[A5]Balanced[F] and c[F5]ontrol[Em]led[E5]
[A5]No reflection in t[G]he mirro[G5]r
[A5]The cage [F]inside [E5]us all
[A5]

[Verse 4]
Apathy, [C]the sharpest [G]weapon[G5]
[A5]A respect built on[E5] abus[G5]e
[A5]So thin, so tr[C]ansparent[G5]
[A5]Brought up on diet[F] truth[G5]
[F]Painted up in weekend [G]bliss
[A5]So a[F]fraid of what we
might mis[G5]s[A5]
[F]Comfort or freedom,
you can't have [G5]both
[Em]Sharpen the knives, [C]go for their throats
[A5][D][A5]

[Verse 5]
[D]Col[A5]lective
destructive beha[G]viour
[A5]Precise [F]and clean self- [Em]mutila[E5]tion
[A5]Soft skin, hardened sur[G]gical
[A5]scars[F]
[E5]Methadone ad[Em] dic[E5] tion
[A5]Recreational narco[G]tics
[A5]Balanced an d [F]controll[E5]ed
[A5]No reflection in t[G5]he mi[G]rror[G5]
[A5]The cage [F]inside [Em]us all[C][A5]

[Interlude 1]
[D][A5][D][A5]
[D][A5][D]
[A5]Apathy, the shar[D]pest

[Verse 6]
weapon
[A5]A respect buil[D]t on abuse
[Dm]So t[A5]hin, so transp[D]arent
[A5]Brought up on diet t[D]ruth
The [A5]longer we dwell on in [D]si lence
[A5]The less that we quest[D]ion ourselves
[A5]The next generatio[Dm]n, our c[D]hildren
[A5]Will have no rights left[Am]
[A5]to prote[Dm]ct.[D]
[Dm][A5][Dm][D][A5]

[Interlude 2]
[D][A5][Dm][F][G]
[A5][F][A5][F][G][A5][F][G]
[Em][C][A5][D][A5][Dm]

[Verse 7]
Collect[A5]ive destructive b[G]ehavio[G5]ur
[A5]Precise [F]and clean self- [Em]mu t[E5]ilati[Em]on
[A5]Soft skin, hardene[G5]d surgical
[A5]scars[F]
Methadone ad[Em]diction[F]
[A5]Recreational narco[G]tics
[A5]Balanced[F] and control[Em]led
[A5]No reflection in the m[G5]irro[G]r
[A5]Un seen, exp[F]enda[E5]ble
The cage in[C]side [D]us [A5]all
[Am][A5][A5]