Intro: Bb Bbmaj7 Bb7 Eb Ebm Bb F7

Verse 1:
Bb               C
Blinding shining star
Cm        F      Bb
You won't see so far
                   C
Know what can't be shown
Cm        F        Bb
Feel what can't be known
Bb
You were an isle unto thyself
Bb
You had a heart you hadn't felt
             Cm        F
Why would it hurt me
          Bb
Or was it real
Bb
It was the night we had to part
Bb
We were afraid to miss the start
            Cm
What did it matter
             F7
Why would it matter
             Bb   F7
And could we heal
Bb               C
Blinding shining star
Cm        F      Bb
You won't see so far
                   C
Know what can't be shown
Cm        F        Bb    Bb7
Feel what can't be known
Eb                F
I was a victim of magic
       Eb                      F
Apollo catching my breath as I bled on the ground
Eb                    F
Somebody called me to follow
           Gb                     Ab                 Bb
I followed thinking aloud without hearing the sound
             Bb
Then all the planets fell to dust

Lonely departing after us
            Cm
Gone not forgotten
          Ebm          F
Long but forgotten old lore
          Bb
In every element of life
                                         Cm
Love camouflaging under strife or other matters
          Ebm    F              Bb   Bb7
Minds over matters let there be more
Eb                  F
Maybe you'll exit tomorrow
            Eb                       F
The sorrow sweeping you off as your island replies
Eb                 F
Sudden invincible flowing
        Eb                          F
A river clearer than all thou might view with thine eyes

Bridge:
   Gb Ab Gb Ab
   Gb Ab Gb Ab A Bb

Outro:
Bb                         Gb
Why did fire-erupted lands arrive
Bb                          Gb
Why did murderous animals survive
B                         G
Why did we deserve to be revived
B                         G
Why was any and everything alive
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