The Tower

[Intro ]
Dm A 


[Verso 1]
 
Dm 
High above the mountains 
  A 
I lock my feelings up so tight 
  Dm 
A thousand steps into the sky 
Bdim 
Trapped in a prison behind my eyes 
Dm 
I put on my bravest face 
A 
Like all my troubles are miles away 
Dm 
Nothing there ever escapes 
    Gm 
The Labyrinth I built inside my brain 

{Pre Chorus} 
Dm                    Dm 
    Then when I'm all alone 
                          Dm 
I stand and stare out the window 
                 Dm 
Into my soul and wonder if I was, wonder if I was 
                      Dm 
Born to be mortar and stone 
  Dm 
A cynic with blood that runs cold 
    Dm          NC 
And never knows what it feels like to be close 
 


[Refrão]
 
Dm 
Every second, every hour 
Am 
I take bricks and build the tower 
C 
I use all my strength and power 
Gm 
Just so I can hide and cower 
Dm 
Every second, every hour 
Am 
I take bricks and build the tower 
C 
Safe and sound, my life devoured 
N.C 
I realize I am the tower 
 


[Verso 2]
 
Dm 
I enjoy a white lie 
A 
Tell myself one for bed each night 
Dm 
Denial is my lullaby 
    Bdim 
And sings, "Make sure your walls stay high" 
Dm 
   So when I wake for the day 
A 
I find more bricks and I gather clay 
Dm 
Delusions say inside my fortress you'll be safe 
 


[Refrão]
 
Dm 
Every second, every hour 
Am 
I take bricks and build the tower 
C 
I use all my strength and power 
Gm 
Just so I can hide and cower 
Dm 
Every second, every hour 
Am 
I take bricks and build the tower 
C 
Safe and sound, my life devoured 
N.C 
I realize I am the tower 
 

Outro 
N.C 
Safe and sound, my life devoured 
N.C 
I realize I am the tower