The Empty Dream Machine

Intro: 
Am F G Em 
Am Dm G Em 
Am Fm9 

 
Am 
  Promises 
F 
  The promises we make 
     G 
They clock us in at night 
    Em 
And check us out the next day 
Am            Dm 
   Tired, but not forever so 
G 
  The feeling of the day before 
Em                                Am 
  Was really much more than anyone could pray for 
 

 
Fm9 
Empty dream machine without you 
 

 
Am 
  Man's in chains 
    F 
His mind's at war again, I fear 
G 
  Its darkened angels 
Em 
  Are present here for him 
Am 
And silenced now 
        Dm 
By this dread 
G 
  I thought I'd got my life straight 
Em 
  I thought I'd changed it 
Am 
  But it seems 
F 
  I've been crawling lately 
G 
  I've prayed, I've cried, don't let me fall 
Em                    Am 
  I'm a chastened man, right now 
Am        Dm 
Right now, I feel this pain 
G 
  I feel this transition 
Em 
  But I don't know what to say 
Am 
  Release me now 
 

 
Fm9 
Empty dream machine without you 
 

 
Am 
  Listenin' to Asha sing, Dum Maro Dum 
Am 
  We acquire honor from, if but a modicum 
F 
  A heart driven by the drum is what I borrow from 
F 
  In the shadowy lights of the night until tomorrow come 
G 
  Protection from clove, cinnamon, and cardimum 
G 
  My chalice wasn't masala, it's something harder, son 
Em 
  My brainchild went from little one to martyrdom 
Em 
  Gave the bug to the inspiration we had caught it from 
Am 
  The armor stay wrapped tight like a chrysalis 
Am 
  There's planets in the palm of my hand like it's a callous 
Dm 
  On the mountain top is a wonderland like it was Alice 
Dm 
  So every blood vessel expand, forbidden talents 
G 
Doin' tantric downward, a gold tooth in a trash can 
G 
  Was the beginnin' of me kinda takin' my last stand 
Em 
  When I was Wimbledon, they tried to swing me the back hand 
Em 
Part of the pendulum and do me like I'm a Black man 
Am 
That's Black-like spirits, Black-like Krishna 
Am 
Or Black like a deity that's trapped like a prisoner 
Fm9 
(Empty dream machine without you) 
Fm9 
It's a wrap like chiba, rolled up into the Rizla 
Fm9 
When you Black like Evil Dee or Black like Sizzla 
 

Outro:
 
  Am 
I need you on my team 
  Am 
I need you on my team 
    F 
The vision is distorted 
  F 
I love you in that colour 
G 
Floating up above you 
    G 
I'm trying to get my dream back 
Em 
Need you on my team 
  Em 
I need you by my side, girl 
Am 
Need you on my team 
Am 
Automatic replies 
Dm 
Love you in that colour 
  Dm 
I need you on my team, girl 
G 
Floating up above you 
  G 
I need you on my team, girl 
Em 
Need you on my team 
     Em 
This vision is distorted 
  Am 
I need you on my team 
Am 
Floating up above you 
F 
Empty dream machine without you 
F 
Look up, I'll recover 
G 
  'Cause I need you on my team 
G 
Love you in that colour 
Em                         Am 
An empty dream machine without you 
Am 
I need you on my team 
Am 
Automatic replies 
 Dm 
I love you in that colour 
  Dm 
I need you on my team, girl 
  G 
I need you on my team 
G 
Automatic replies 
Em                               Am 
Empty dream machine without you