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Desolate Isle

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[Intro]
C#m G#m C#m  A#m
C#mWhere is the peace that they promised we’d find?
G#mPeace for our cities our children our minds?
AWe are desperate and lost on the winds
C#mOf ideals that keep changing their course
G#mUtopian dreamers only bring us new wars
AWe are desolate at another dead end
C#m   B
ASo why does the tide always brings us to tC#mhis?
BIf heaven is real why’s it easy to G#mmiss?
AI want life but I’m content to eC#mxist
G#mWithout knowing my purpoG#se
C#mWhere are the prophets the priests and the kings
G#mWho looked beyond nature for the nature of things?
AThey’ve been ignored
And called primitive men C#mcause their theories weren’t fully evolved
G#mThey believed mysteries that science can’t solve
ABut I’m unsure that we’re wiser than them
C#m   B
AWe look at the world through a narrower C#mlens
BWe follow our reason and stop where she G#mends
AWe put faith in our senses and forsake common C#msense
G#mIt’s disorder but we call it a new world G#order
Are we so righteous that we can make all the wrongs rG#might?
EAre we so enlightened that we can turn darkness to liG#mght? (No)
C#mWe’re just the cynics proclaiming the flG#maws
F#mWe aim our polemic at C#mpolitical lBaws
AWe’re fighting the symptoms because we cC#man’t see
G#mOur greed is the cause - (Oh yes, our greG#ed is the cause)
C#mWe stand as judges when we G#mshould be standing on trial
F#mWe’re the ones who make C#mthis world a desoBlate isle
AWe’re the problem – every fC#mather every mother every G#mchildG#  
But the truth is we’ve grown to love the exile
C#m
C#mOn this rock we’ve taken our staG#mnd
Joined by the lF#meagues of men now buried in saG#mnd
C#mBabylon – we’ll build her agaG#min
The great city of mF#man
But this time weG#m'll be sure she G#will stand!
C#mBut on this rock the castles will faG#mll
(Here comes the light cast to wipe out the walls)
F#mWe can’G#mt keep Athe wC#maves of time from reaching G#mthe walG#ls
(Oh dear humanity, where is your sanity?)
C#mEvery man – the great and the smaG#mll
(And the women and the children)
F#mWhen thG#me Tide AovertC#makes us Justice will take G#mus allG#  
(Justice will break us, shake us just in time to see our wretched seeds)
Are we so righteous that we can make all the wrongs righG#mt?
EAre we so enlightened that we can turn darkness to lightG#m?
EAre we sF#mo righteG#mous that gC#mrace doesn’t have any worth?G#m  
EAre we sB/D#o enlighA/C#tened that Bwe can build heaven on earth?G#m  
No!
 C#m    G#mx3  
C#m  A#m  A
  E    G#mx2
EAre we so righteous grace has no longer has woG#mrth?
(Who can save us?)
EAre we so enlightened that we can build heaven on earG#mth?
(Who can save us?)
EAre we so righteous we can make all the wrongs rG#might?
(Who can save us?)
EAre we so enlightened we can turn darkness to liG#mght?
(Who can save us?)
AAre we convinced that Amwe can save ourselEves?
E

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Desolate Isle

by Attalus

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

A#m

F#m

B/D#

A/C#

[Intro]

C#m G#m C#m A#m

C#m

Where is the peace that they promised we’d find?

G#m

Peace for our cities our children our minds?

We are desperate and lost on the winds

C#m

Of ideals that keep changing their course

G#m

Utopian dreamers only bring us new wars

We are desolate at another dead end

C#m B

A C#m

So why does the tide always brings us to this?

B G#m

If heaven is real why’s it easy to miss?

A C#m

I want life but I’m content to exist

G#m G#

Without knowing my purpose

C#m

Where are the prophets the priests and the kings

G#m

Who looked beyond nature for the nature of things?

They’ve been ignored

C#m

And called primitive men cause their theories weren’t fully evolved

G#m

They believed mysteries that science can’t solve

But I’m unsure that we’re wiser than them

C#m B

A C#m

We look at the world through a narrower lens

B G#m

We follow our reason and stop where she ends

A C#m

We put faith in our senses and forsake common sense

G#m G#

It’s disorder but we call it a new world order

G#m

Are we so righteous that we can make all the wrongs right?

E G#m

Are we so enlightened that we can turn darkness to light? (No)

C#m G#m

We’re just the cynics proclaiming the flaws

F#m C#m B

We aim our polemic at political laws

A C#m

We’re fighting the symptoms because we can’t see

G#m G#

Our greed is the cause - (Oh yes, our greed is the cause)

C#m G#m

We stand as judges when we should be standing on trial

F#m C#m B

We’re the ones who make this world a desolate isle

A C#m G#m G#

We’re the problem – every father every mother every child

But the truth is we’ve grown to love the exile

C#m

C#m G#m

On this rock we’ve taken our stand

F#m G#m

Joined by the leagues of men now buried in sand

C#m G#m

Babylon – we’ll build her again

F#m

The great city of man

G#m G#

But this time we'll be sure she will stand!

C#m G#m

But on this rock the castles will fall

(Here comes the light cast to wipe out the walls)

F#m G#m A C#m G#m G#

We can’t keep the waves of time from reaching the walls

(Oh dear humanity, where is your sanity?)

C#m G#m

Every man – the great and the small

(And the women and the children)

F#m G#m A C#m G#m G#

When the Tide overtakes us Justice will take us all

(Justice will break us, shake us just in time to see our wretched seeds)

G#m

Are we so righteous that we can make all the wrongs right?

E G#m

Are we so enlightened that we can turn darkness to light?

E F#m G#m C#m G#m

Are we so righteous that grace doesn’t have any worth?

E B/D# A/C# B G#m

Are we so enlightened that we can build heaven on earth?

No!

C#m G#m

C#m A#m A

E G#m

Are we so righteous grace has no longer has worth?

(Who can save us?)

E G#m

Are we so enlightened that we can build heaven on earth?

(Who can save us?)

E G#m

Are we so righteous we can make all the wrongs right?

(Who can save us?)

E G#m

Are we so enlightened we can turn darkness to light?

(Who can save us?)

A Am E

Are we convinced that we can save ourselves?

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