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Illumination

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Aminor

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[Intro]
Am F
[Verse]
AmAlways, sometimesF  
AmAlways seems to Fbe
AmChaos, crisisF  
AmAlways feeds off Fme
Then you'll B5get carried aAmwayE  
The B5trauma is Amall too rEeal
[Chorus]
AmAnd oh too mucFh
It's in my Dsus2soul
Don't let it sFhow
AmAnd oh too muFch
It's in my Dsus2head
Don't let it gFrow agaAminF  
[Verse]
AmAs I'm walking
I'm breathlFess
IAm'd welcome claritFy
My Amfinal excitementF  
Was Amfailing to agreFe
Then you'll gB5et carried aAmwayE  
The B5drama is Amall too nEear
[Chorus]
AmAnd oh too mucFh
It's in my Dsus2soul
Don't let it sFhow
AmAnd oh too muFch
It's in my Dsus2head
Don't let it gFrow agaAminF  
[Outro]
Amin F

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Illumination

by Paradise Lost

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dsus2

Amin

[Intro]

Am F

[Verse]

Am F

Always, sometimes

Am F

Always seems to be

Am F

Chaos, crisis

Am F

Always feeds off me

B5 Am E

Then you'll get carried away

B5 Am E

The trauma is all too real

[Chorus]

Am F

And oh too much

Dsus2

It's in my soul

Don't let it show

Am F

And oh too much

Dsus2

It's in my head

F Am F

Don't let it grow again

[Verse]

As I'm walking

I'm breathless

Am F

I'd welcome clarity

Am F

My final excitement

Am F

Was failing to agree

B5 Am E

Then you'll get carried away

B5 Am E

The drama is all too near

[Chorus]

Am F

And oh too much

Dsus2

It's in my soul

Don't let it show

Am F

And oh too much

Dsus2

It's in my head

F Am F

Don't let it grow again

[Outro]

Amin F

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