Hardened

[Intro ]

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There's a little child drowning in a pond 
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And you would have me throw a blanket on 
                   Am 
the surface of the water 
                         Dm 
even though she was your daughter 
    G                             C 
and watch just how helplessly she dies 
                       Am 
for the sake of how it looks 
                               Dm 
cause it's like you've read in books 
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It's a symbol of the way you see this life 



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And if a savior came upon a tray of gold 
      C                  F            C 
you'd insist that he had already been sold 
                        Am 
even though you knew he hadn't 
                           Dm       G 
You're afraid to trade the bad in 
                     C 
for a good you don't know 
                    Am 
Like a certain generation 
                          Dm 
in a proud and headstrong nation 
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who expects God to dance whenever she plays the fife 


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And if you want to talk in terms of the survival of the fittest 
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then take a look at the soul's auction house and whose the highest bid is 
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You understand the fear of man 
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but you forgot about the fear of God 
                  Am 
And to the bloody ransom 
                             Dm          G 
that makes an ugly soul turn handsome 
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you give a condescending nod 

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There's a sense of desparation in your touch 
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and you say out loud you hate it very much 
                            Am 
but you're addicted to your sadness 
                              Dm        G 
cause it creates the touch of madness 
                              C 
The kind you like inside your veins 
                   Am 
Oh, why are you so hardened? 
                      Dm      
You know you could be pardoned 
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I guess you just will not let go of the reins 



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The lexicon of death is all you know 
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You feel suffocated by the falling snow 
                          Am 
Cause you miss the beauty there 
                  Dm 
in the quiet holy air 
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and start looking for a desert you can roam 
                        Am 
Your eyes too closed to see 
           Dm 
the secret ministry 
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of the frost upon the window of your home 
                   Am 
Oh, why are you so hardened? 
                      Dm 
You know you could be pardoned 
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and then you would not feel so alone 

Outro 

You're not alone. 
You're not alone. 
You're not alone 


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