[Intro: ]Am C (4x) G Am C G Am 

Am                  G 
Curse the day, hail the night  
Am                  G 
Flower grown in the wild  
Dm                     G 
In your empty heart  
C                          Am 
In the breast that feeds  
Dm           G         Dm 
Flower worn in the dark  

Am 
Can I steal your mind for a while?  
Am 
Can I stop your heart for a while?  
           C                G                   Am 
Can I freeze your soul and your time?  
C                  G 
Scorpion flower  
Am 
Token of death  
C                                      G 
Ignite the skies with your eyes  
    
Am                               G              
And keep me away from your light  

         Am                          
Surrender tears to your mortal act  
G 
Flower cursed be thy fruit  


Am 
Of your courage last  
Am 
Of your grand finale  
G 
Flower crushed in the ground  
Dm 
In your empty heart  
C 
In the breast that feeds  
Dm           G              Dm 
Flower worn in the dark  

Am 
Can I steal your mind for a while?  
Am 
Can I stop your heart for a while?  
           C                G                   Am 
Can I freeze your soul and your time?  
C                  G 
Scorpion flower  
Am 
Token of death  
C                                      G 
Ignite the skies with your eyes  

solo: Em D C D Em D C 
        Em D C D Em D Am  

Dm                     G 
In your empty heart  
C                          Am 
In the breast that feeds  
Dm           G         Dm 
Flower worn in the dark  

Am 
Can I steal your mind for a while?  
Am 
Can I stop your heart for a while?  
           C                G                   Am 
Can I freeze your soul and your time?  
C                  G 
Scorpion flower  
Am 
Token of death  
C                                      G 
Ignite the skies with your eyes