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Paris In Flames by Thursday
Paris In Flames
drop D.
Intro
e|-------10-----10----------------------------------------------------
B|---------10-----10------8-------8-10-8------------------------------
G|-------------------------9------------9-----------------------------
D|--8-8-8--8-8-8---7-7-7---7-7-7-----------2x--2nd time, no 8-10-8,-9-
A|--8-8-8--8-8-8---7-7-7---7-7-7--------------------------------------
D|--8-8-8--8-8-8---7-7-7---7-7-7--------------------------------------
verse 2x
e|-------------10-----------------------------------------------------
B|-------10--------10----10----10--10---8-----8--8----8----8---8------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-888-----88-8--88--88-8--88-8--88--777--77-7-77-77-7-77-7-77--------
A|-888-----88-8--88--88-8--88-8--88--777--77-7-77-77-7-77-7-77--------
D|-888-----88-8--88--88-8--88-8--88--777--77-7-77-77-7-77-7-77--------
Pre Chorus "Still you wont let go..." 4x
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-88888-7-7-7-7-0------------7---------------------------------------
A|-88888-7-7-7-7-0----7----5-7----------------------------------------
D|-88888-7-7-7-7-0-5-7--5-7-------------------------------------------
Chorus (the 10 is a ten, not one, zero)figure out strumming.
"we are singing the songs of seperation..." "its gonna rain rain down"
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-10-9--5-2----------------------------------------------------------
D|-8--7--3-0----------------------------------------------------------
A|-8--7--3-0----------------------------------------------------------
D|-8--7--3-0----------------------------------------------------------
Bridge A "Here in this collapse..." ten and twelve, not 1,2 or 1,0
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------10------------------------------------------------------------
G|---12----12----9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------12----------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
bridge B, leads into solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--888-88-88-88-77-77-77-77------------------------------------------
A|--888-88-88-88-77-77-77-77------------------------------------------
D|--888-88-88-88-77-77-77-77------------------------------------------
Solo. again, double digits
e|--------------13--10-----15-15-13-12-12h13h12-----------------------
B|---10------10---------13--------------------------------------------
G|------10------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Pre Bridge A. Hold notes end on this:
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------|------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------|------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------|----0--------------7----------------
A|---8---7--------10-------------|----0-----7----5-7------------------
D|------------10-----------------|----0-5-7---5-7---------------------
Now it's time to wrap our fears in the night
And on the first day I'll dress this city in flames
After all the things you say
You hate me for being this way
Still you won't let go of old ideals
There is no headline to read at night
When the record skips and you're not holding the needle
We all sing the songs of separation
And we watch our lives bleed out through our hands
That's how it was on the first day
When we saw Paris in Flames
Rain, rain down
I think it's going to rain, rain down [x2]
I think it's going to rain
I think it's going to rain, rain down [x3]
I think it's going to rain
Here in this collapsed lung of a borough
There is no sunlight
The sunlight is manufactured in a windowless room
Distant and incoherent
Businessmen hang themselves
We all sing the songs of separation
And we watch our lives bleed out through our hands
That's how it was on the first day
When we saw Paris in Flames
The lower east side is a jukebox playing the deadman's crescendo
The needle is a vector
An intersection that we all must cross
A dimly lit hallway where shadows of moths decorate the walls
Discard this message
Discard this message
Discard this message
(Burn this city down, down...)
Discard this message
Throw this bottle back in the ocean
Rip this page from the history books
Smash all the street signs
Erase all the maps
Forget my name
Forget my face
Forget my name
Because it's going to rain (it's going to rain)
And it never ends
Rain, rain down
I think it's going to rain, rain down [x2]
I think it's going to rain
I think it's going to rain, rain down [x3]
I think it's going to rain
(We all sing the songs of separation
And we watch our lives bleed out through our hands
That's how it was on the first day
We saw Paris in Flames)
---------------
version 2
Drop D tuning
Intro x2
|---------------------------------------------------
|-------10----------10----------8---------8h10-8----
|----------10----------10---------9--------------9--
|-8-8-8-------8-8-8-------7-7-7-----7-7-7-----------
|-8-8-8-------8-8-8-------7-7-7-----7-7-7-----------
|-8-8-8-------8-8-8-------7-7-7-----7-7-7-----------
Verse x4
|----------------------------------------------------
|-------10-------10-----10--------10-------10-----10-
|-------10-------10-----10--------10-------10-----10-
|-8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8----
|-8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8----
|-8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8----
|=pm=| |=pm=| |pm| |=pm=| |=pm=| |pm|
|-----------------------------------------------
|-------8-------8-----8--------8-------8-----8--
|-------9-------9-----9--------9-------9-----9--
|-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7----
|-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7----
|-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7----
|=pm=| |=pm=| |pm| |=pm=| |=pm=| |pm|
Pre Chorus x4
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|-8--8--8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7-0------------------7--
|-8--8--8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7-0------7-----7-7h8----
|-8--8--8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7-0-0-7h8--7h8----------
Chorus
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
|-----
|-----
|-----
|-*0--
|-*0--
|-*0--
*Let ring.
Interlude x2
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
|---------------------------------------------------------
|------------------
|------------------
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
|------------------
Riff A x8
|-3h5----------
|-----3h5------
|---------0h2--
|--------------
|--------------
|--------------
Repeat Chorus and end with
|----------------------
|----------------------
|----------------------
|-0--------------------
|-0-------7-----7-7h8--
|-0-0-7h8---7h8--------
Repeat Verse x1 then…
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-8-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--
|-8-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--
|-8-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--
|====================pm==================|
Bridge (clean with flanger)
|-10-----10-13-10-----15--15-13-12--12h13-12--
|-10-----10--------13-------------------------
|----10------------12-------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
(Bass solo)
Riff 2 (with light distortion)
|-----------------------
|-----------------------
|-10----9----7-----7----
|-x-----x----x-----x----
|-8-----7----5--3--5----
|-----------------------
Listen closely for the "3" above: it's there.
Repeat Riff A for 35(?) measures. It's tough to tell exactly how many times
to play this. Just listen and improvise.
Outro x2
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
|----------
|----------
|-4-4-4-4--
|-x-x-x-x--
|-2-2-2-2--
|-0-0-0-0--
End the song with this familiar riff.
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|-0-------------------7----
|-0-------7-----7-7h8------
|-0-0-7h8---7h8------------
Now it's time to wrap our fears in the night
And on the first day I'll dress this city in flames
After all the things you say
You hate me for being this way
Still you won't let go of old ideals
There is no headline to read at night
When the record skips and you're not holding the needle
We all sing the songs of separation
And we watch our lives bleed out through our hands
That's how it was on the first day
When we saw Paris in Flames
Rain, rain down
I think it's going to rain, rain down [x2]
I think it's going to rain
I think it's going to rain, rain down [x3]
I think it's going to rain
Here in this collapsed lung of a borough
There is no sunlight
The sunlight is manufactured in a windowless room
Distant and incoherent
Businessmen hang themselves
We all sing the songs of separation
And we watch our lives bleed out through our hands
That's how it was on the first day
When we saw Paris in Flames
The lower east side is a jukebox playing the deadman's crescendo
The needle is a vector
An intersection that we all must cross
A dimly lit hallway where shadows of moths decorate the walls
Discard this message
Discard this message
Discard this message
(Burn this city down, down...)
Discard this message
Throw this bottle back in the ocean
Rip this page from the history books
Smash all the street signs
Erase all the maps
Forget my name
Forget my face
Forget my name
Because it's going to rain (it's going to rain)
And it never ends
Rain, rain down
I think it's going to rain, rain down [x2]
I think it's going to rain
I think it's going to rain, rain down [x3]
I think it's going to rain
(We all sing the songs of separation
And we watch our lives bleed out through our hands
That's how it was on the first day
We saw Paris in Flames)
---------------
version 3
--> DROP D TUNING
. = palm mute
x = mute strings after playing the chord / scratch
-> GUITAR 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10--10--------------10-----8-8-8--8----9-9-9--8h10-8---|
G|-9--9--9------9--9--9--9------9---9-9-9----9--8-8-8---------9-|
D|-8--8--8---------8--8--8----------7-7-7-------7-7-7-----------| x2
A|-8--8--8---------8--8--8----------7-7-7-------7-7-7-----------|
D|-8--8--8---------8--8--8----------7-7-7-------7-7-7-----------|
(Listen to the song for a better idea of the rhythm...)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------10--------10------10----------10---------10------10-
G|---------9---------9-------9-----------9----------9-------9--
D|-8-8---8-8--8-8--8-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8-8-8--
A|-8-8---8-8--8-8--8-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8-8-8--
D|-8-8---8-8--8-8--8-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8-8-8--
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------|
---------8---------8------8---------8---------8------8-|
---------9---------9------9---------9---------9------9-|
--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-| x2
--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-|
--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8--8--8-8--8-7x-7x-7x-7----0--0--------------------7-| x4
A|-8--8--8-8--8-7x-7x-7x-7----0--0------7---------7h8---|
D|-8--8--8-8--8-7x-7x-7x-7----0--0--7h8-----0-7h8-------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----10-------------8--------------------8-------|
G|--------10---10-------9---9----------------9---9-|
D|-8-8-------8----7-7-----7---33333333-7-7-----7---|
A|-8--------------7-----------33333333-7-----------|
D|-8--------------7-----------33333333-7-----------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-----10-------------8-------------------|
G|--------10---10-------9---9-------------|
D|-8-8-------8----7-7-----7---33333333--0-|
A|-8--------------7-----------33333333--0-|
D|-8--------------7-----------33333333--0-|
(Play as octaves... Listen to the song for the rhythm)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-15---14--17--10----9---12--11-|
D|-------------------------------| x2
A|-13---12--15--8-----7---10--9--|
D|-------------------------------|
Here in this collapsed lung of a borough there is no sunlight...
(Octaves again... listen to song for rhythm...)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-10----9----5----4---7-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-8-----7----3----2---5-|
D|-----------------------|
We all sing the songs of separation...
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----10-------------8--------------------8-------|
G|--------10---10-------9---9----------------9---9-|
D|-8-8-------8----7-7-----7---33333333-7-7-----7---|
A|-8--------------7-----------33333333-7-----------|
D|-8--------------7-----------33333333-7-----------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----10-------------8-----------------------------------------|
G|--------10---10-------9---9-----------------------------------|
D|-8-8-------8----7-7-----7---33333333--0-0-------------------7-|
A|-8--------------7-----------33333333--0-0------7--------7h8---|
D|-8--------------7-----------33333333--0-0--7h8----0-7h8-------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------10--------10------10----------10---------10------10-
G|---------9---------9-------9-----------9----------9-------9--
D|-8-8---8-8--8-8--8-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8-8-8--
A|-8-8---8-8--8-8--8-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8-8-8--
D|-8-8---8-8--8-8--8-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8-8-8--
---. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------|
---------8---------8------8---------8---------8------8-|
---------9---------9------9---------9---------9------9-|
--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-|
--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-|
--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-|
--. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Palm mute the whole way through here...)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8---8-8----8-8---8-8----7-7---7-7----7-7---7-7-|
A|--8-8-8---8-8----8-8---8-8----7-7---7-7----7-7---7-7-|
D|--8-8-8---8-8----8-8---8-8----7-7---7-7----7-7---7-7-|
e|-10-10-------10-10--12--10--------15---15--13--12---12--12/13-12-|
B|-10-10--10---10-10-----------13---13-----------------------------|
G|--------10-------------------12----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass part...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------8--7-7/8\7---3--3-3--3-3---2--2-2--2-2----------|
D|-0-0-8-8-0---0-0-8-8------------------------------------------5--5-5-|
The lower east side is a jukebox playing the deadman's crescendo...
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-10---9---7--5---12-|
D|--------------------|
A|-8----7---5--3---10-|
D|--------------------|
(try to listen to the song for the rhythm for this part...)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-7----9-----5-----7-----7-----9-----5-----4---7-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----7-----3-----5-----5-----7-----3-----2---5-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
(Listen for rhythm!!)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-x-x---x-7--x-x--x-7--x-x-7---9---12--\5---4--7-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-x-x---x-5--x-x--x-5--x-x-5---7---10--\3---2--5-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
(listen to the song for rhythm..)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--8---5---6---10--8---5-------------------------------|
G|-9---9---5---7---8---9---5-------------------------------|
D|-8---7---3---5---8---7---3-----0--0--------------------7-|
A|-8---7---3---5---8---7---3-----0--0------7---------7h8---|
D|-8---7---3---5---8---7---3-----0--0--7h8-----0-7h8-------|
-->End of guitar 1!
-> GUITAR 2
e|--------10---------10----------------------------|
B|-----------10---------10---------8-----------8---|
G|-----------------------------------9-----------9-|
D|-8-8-8---------8-8-8------7-7-7-------7-7-7------| x2
A|-8-8-8---------8-8-8------7-7-7-------7-7-7------|
D|-8-8-8---------8-8-8------7-7-7-------7-7-7------|
(Listen to the song for a better idea of the rhythm...)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------10--------10------10----------10---------10------10-
G|---------9---------9-------9-----------9----------9-------9--
D|-8-8---8-8--8-8--8-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8-8-8--
A|-8-8---8-8--8-8--8-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8-8-8--
D|-8-8---8-8--8-8--8-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8-8-8--
---. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------|
---------8---------8------8---------8---------8------8-|
---------9---------9------9---------9---------9------9-|
--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-| x2
--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-|
--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-|
--. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8--8--8-8--8-7x-7x-7x-7----0--0--------------------7-| x4
A|-8--8--8-8--8-7x-7x-7x-7----0--0------7---------7h8---|
D|-8--8--8-8--8-7x-7x-7x-7----0--0--7h8-----0-7h8-------|
We all sing the songs of separation...
(Listen to the song to get the rhythm!!)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-8---7---3---5---8---7---3---0-|
A|-8---7---3---5---8---7---3---0-|
D|-8---7---3---5---8---7---3---0-|
Rain, rain down...
(play these as octaves. Again... Listen to the song for the rhythm...)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-10---9---5---4-|
D|----------------|
A|-8----7---3---2-|
D|----------------|
Here in this collapsed lung of a borough there is no sunlight...
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-12h14------------|
D|-------12h14---12-| x7
A|-------------12---|
D|------------------|
(listen to the song for rhythm..)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8---7---3---5---8---7---3-----0--0--------------------7-|
A|-8---7---3---5---8---7---3-----0--0------7---------7h8---|
D|-8---7---3---5---8---7---3-----0--0--7h8-----0-7h8-------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------10--------10------10----------10---------10------10-
G|---------9---------9-------9-----------9----------9-------9--
D|-8-8---8-8--8-8--8-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8-8-8--
A|-8-8---8-8--8-8--8-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8-8-8--
D|-8-8---8-8--8-8--8-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8--8-8---8-8-8--
---. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------|
---------8---------8------8---------8---------8------8-|
---------9---------9------9---------9---------9------9-|
--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-|
--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-|
--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-|
--. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Palm mute the whole way through here...)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8---8-8----8-8---8-8----7-7---7-7----7-7---7-7-|
A|--8-8-8---8-8----8-8---8-8----7-7---7-7----7-7---7-7-|
D|--8-8-8---8-8----8-8---8-8----7-7---7-7----7-7---7-7-|
e|-10-10-------10-10--12--10--------15---15--13--12---12--12/13-12-|
B|-10-10--10---10-10-----------13---13-----------------------------|
G|--------10-------------------12----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass part...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------8--7-7/8\7---3--3-3--3-3---2--2-2--2-2----------|
D|-0-0-8-8-0---0-0-8-8------------------------------------------5--5-5-|
The lower east side is a jukebox playing the deadman's crescendo...
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-10---9---7--5---12-|
D|--------------------|
A|-8----7---5--3---10-|
D|--------------------|
... a dimly lit hallway where the shadows of moths decorate the walls...
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-12h14------------|
D|-------12h14---12-| x37 (or just play it a lot)
A|-------------12---|
D|------------------|
(Yeah, listen to the song for rhythm...)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8---7---3---5---8---7---3-----0--0--------------------7-|
A|-8---7---3---5---8---7---3-----0--0------7---------7h8---|
D|-8---7---3---5---8---7---3-----0--0--7h8-----0-7h8-------|
Now it's time to wrap our fears in the night
And on the first day I'll dress this city in flames
After all the things you say
You hate me for being this way
Still you won't let go of old ideals
There is no headline to read at night
When the record skips and you're not holding the needle
We all sing the songs of separation
And we watch our lives bleed out through our hands
That's how it was on the first day
When we saw Paris in Flames
Rain, rain down
I think it's going to rain, rain down [x2]
I think it's going to rain
I think it's going to rain, rain down [x3]
I think it's going to rain
Here in this collapsed lung of a borough
There is no sunlight
The sunlight is manufactured in a windowless room
Distant and incoherent
Businessmen hang themselves
We all sing the songs of separation
And we watch our lives bleed out through our hands
That's how it was on the first day
When we saw Paris in Flames
The lower east side is a jukebox playing the deadman's crescendo
The needle is a vector
An intersection that we all must cross
A dimly lit hallway where shadows of moths decorate the walls
Discard this message
Discard this message
Discard this message
(Burn this city down, down...)
Discard this message
Throw this bottle back in the ocean
Rip this page from the history books
Smash all the street signs
Erase all the maps
Forget my name
Forget my face
Forget my name
Because it's going to rain (it's going to rain)
And it never ends
Rain, rain down
I think it's going to rain, rain down [x2]
I think it's going to rain
I think it's going to rain, rain down [x3]
I think it's going to rain
(We all sing the songs of separation
And we watch our lives bleed out through our hands
That's how it was on the first day
We saw Paris in Flames)
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