Written by John Darnielle
Intro: A Asus2 (3x) A Bm Some things you do just to see D A Asus2 how bad they'll make you feel. A Bm Sometimes you try to freeze time D A Asus2 til those thoughts are a blur of spinning wheels. A Bm But I am just a broken machine, F#m D E and I do things that I don't really mean. A Long black night, C#m Morning frost. F#m I'm still here, D But all is lost. A Asus2 A Bm Speed up to the precipice, D A Asus2 And then slam on the brakes. A Bm Some people crash two or three times, D A Asus2 And then learn from their mistakes. A Bm But we are the ones who don't slow down at all, F#m D E And there's nobody there to catch us when we fall. A Long black night, C#m Morning frost. F#m I'm still here, D E But all is lost. F#m D A Feel the storm every night, hope it passes by. E F#m D A Asus2 Hallucinate the shady grove where Judas went to die. A Bm Unfurl the black velvet alter cloth, D A Asus2 Draw a white chalk Baphomet. A Bm Mistreat your alter boys long enough, D A Asus2 And this is what you get. A Bm Sad and angry, can't learn how to behave. F#m D E Still won't know how in the darkness of the grave. A Long black night, C#m Morning frost. F#m I'm still here, D But all is lost. A Asus2 (4x)