(intro) There's a fragile tension That's keeping us going It may not last forever But oh, when it's flowing There's something magical in the air (fill) Something so tragic we have to care (fill) There's a strange obsession That's drawing us nearer We don't understand it It never gets clearer There's something mystical in our genes (fill) So simplistic it kicks and screams (fill) Oh when we're teetering On the edge of collapse Nothing can keep us down There's a dizzying feeling That's keeping us flying Through glittering gardens Without even trying There's something radical in our hands (fill) Nothing logical to our plans (fill) ( ) (tablatura) (verse) E|------2-------4-------6--------9------7------------------------------------| B|------2-------4-------6--------9------7------------------------------------| G|------3-------5-------7--------10-----8------------------------------------| D|------4-------6-------8--------11-----9------------------------------------| A|------4-------6-------8--------11-----9------------------------------------| E|------2-------4-------6--------9------7------------------------------------| (also, at regular intervals through the verse, Mart plays this tiny riff, with or without at different points) E|----------|--------|--------|------|------|--------|------|-------|--------| B|----------|--------|--------|------|------|--------|------|-------|--------| G|----------|-----11-|--------|------|------|-----11-|------|----8--|--------| D|----------|---11---|--------|------|------|---11---|------|-------|--------| A|----------|--9-----|--------|------|------|--9-----|------|--6----|--------| E|----------|--------|--------|------|------|--------|------|-------|--------| (Chorus) (the Chorus chord progression is the same as the verse progression; the chords are played distortion by sweeping up from the top string to the bottom string) E|---2----|---4---|---6------|-------------------|---------------------------| B|---2----|---4---|---6------|-------------------|---------------------------| G|---3----|---5---|---7------|--/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------| D|---4----|---6---|---8------|--/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------| A|---4----|---6---|---8------|--/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------| E|---2----|---4---|---6------|-------------------|---------------------------| (bridge) The bridge sounds like it's just over and over again E|----2--| B|----2--| G|----3--| D|----4--| A|----4--| E|----2--| (synth/Guitar Duel Solo) (this call/answer solo is pretty much the same as the verse fill. The only thing that is the synth. The guitar just answers twice with this) E|--------| B|--------| G|-----11-| D|---11---| A|--9-----| E|--------|

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