Written by Taylor Momsen /Ben Phillips
Intro B5 G5 G#5 G5 B5 G5 G#5 A5Verse 1:
B5 G5 G#5 G5 Year one, was lots of fun B5 G5 G#5 G5 But nothin' lasts forever in my dreams B5 G5 G#5 G5 And two, I followed you B5 G5 G#5 G5 Because you knew the way or so it seemed B5 G5 G#5 G5 And three, I still believed B5 G5 G#5 G5 That we would be becoming destiny B5 G5 G#5 G5 And four, I wanted more B5 G5 G#5 A5 But you were movin' on to better thingsB5 C#5 D5 E5 At twenty-five, and still alive F#5 G5 G#5 A5 Much longer than expected for a man B5 C#5 D5 E5 At twenty-five, all hope has died G5 D5 F#5 And the glass of my intentions turns to sand B5 G5 G#5 G5 And shatters in my hand B5 G5 G#5 A5 Oh, oh, ohVerse 1:
B5 Five to six, a lie, a kiss B5 The secrets that were served we'd never say B5 Skip to eight, we called it fate B5 To live, to let us die another day B5 G5 G#5 G5 And nine, I saw the signs B5 G5 G#5 G5 Reflected in the barrel of a gun B5 G5 G#5 G5 Ten, we're here again B5 G5 G#5 A5 Those who loved me burned up in the sunB5 C#5 D5 E5 At twenty-five, and still alive F#5 G5 G#5 A5 Much longer than expected for a man B5 C#5 D5 E5 At twenty-five, all hope has died G5 D5 F#5 And the glass of my intentions turns to sand B5 G5 G#5 G5 And shatters in my hand B5 G5 G#5 A5 Shatters in my handBridge:
D5 A B5 A5 G5 F#5 E5 A5 From eleven, twelve, I held the future in my grasp D5 A B5 A5 G5 F#5 E5 A5 And all through my teens, I screamed I may not live much past B5 G5 G#5 G5 Twenty-one, two, three, four B5 G5 G#5 G5 Twenty-one, two, three, four B5 G5 G#5 G5 Twenty-one, two, three, four One, two, three, four( B5 G5 G#5 G5 ) B5 G5 G#5 G5 Shatters in my hand B5 G5 G#5 In my handB5 C#5 D5 E5 At twenty-five, and still alive F#5 G5 G#5 A5 Much longer than expected for a man B5 C#5 D5 E5 At twenty-five, all hope has died G5 D5 And the glass of my intentions A5 B5 The glass of my intentions G5 D5 F#5 The glass of my intentions turns to sand B5 G5 G#5 G5 And shatters in my hand