The Long Defeat

Intro E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--12h14-14-14-14-----------------------------------| G|-----------------13-13-13-13p11-11-11-11h14-14-14--| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| The tyranny of deterioration Worries me that it's all just a waste of time Taking one step forward, two steps back Still I believe there's a breath through the thorns And I believe there's somewhere that's warm And I believe that it's ever bright beyond this black So keep holding on to hope without assurance Holding on to a memory of light But will the morning come? For all I know We'll never see the sun, but together we'll fight the long defeat Suffering that I see all around It's enough to keep me crashing down Till I, I lay wrecked and reeling from these falls Still I believe there's a word in the wire And I believe there's a way through the fire And I, believe, there's a joy that blooms beyond these walls So keep holding on to hope without assurance Holding on to a memory of light But will the morning come? For all I know We'll never see the sun, but together we'll fight the long defeat Together we'll fight the long defeat Together we'll fight the long defeat Together we'll fight the long defeat Together we'll fight the long defeat Together we'll fight the long defeat Together we'll fight the long defeat