Chris de Burgh - The Mirror of the Soul
From the album: The Storyman (2006)
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Intro: Bm G Bm G Bm F# Bm F# Bm F# Bm
Bm F#m Bm
Brother, there's a man at the gate, he has something in his hand,
G
He says it fell down from the sky, should I let him in?
Bm
Maybe it's an omen, maybe it will take away our sin, our sin.....
Bm F#m Bm
'Tis a diamond that he has, the biggest one I've ever seen,
G
And when he holds it in his hand, it's shining like the sun,
A
He says it's from another world, he calls it the mirror of the soul,
D Bm G A D Bm G A
We must place it on the altar high, send the Devil to the fire,
E D A G G A Bm
Power over men we'll have when they see it shine, when they see it shine,
Bm F#m Bm
Brother, fetch the Abbot now, tell him of this wondrous thing,
G
Tell him that we'll have control of all the riches it will bring,
Bm
When people come to see it, for money we will purify their souls, their souls,
Bm F#m Bm
With my knife I'll kill this man, I'll send him to the Promised Land,
G A
And when we take the diamond, we will have the future in our hands, in our hands,
D Bm G A D Bm G A
When we place it on the altar high, send the Devil to the fire,
Em D A G G A D Bm G A D Bm G A D
Power over men we'll have when they see it shine, when they see it shine!
Bm
Bm D A G
That's how it started, that whole new religion, and people everywhere,
G D Em F#
Had to give up all their possessions at the Abb St. Pierre,
Bm D A E
But with their gold they could buy a redemption, and the promise of eternal life,
G D A
And the centre of it all was a diamond divine,
D Bm G A D Bm G A
It was up there on the altar high but for the monks it would not shine,
Em D A G A Bm
So with subterfuge they used the light of the sun, fooling everyone,
Bm D A G
It was late at night when a young boy was in there with his friends,
G D Em F#
And they dared him up to the altar, to touch the famous gem,
Bm D A E
And when he did, the whole place exploded with a great and wonderful light,
G D A
And the people came from everywhere to see,
D G A D G A
When he took it from the altar high, everyone could make it shine,
Em D A G
Except the Abbot and his men, for them, no light,
A D Bm G A D Bm G A Em D A G A D
They could not make it shine.
Dm Bb C
F C F Bb Dm Gm
And in the end, many heard the brothers, making confession of the,
Bb C
Things they had done,
F C F Bb F
And the Abbot led that sad procession, as they went through the,
C Bb C F
Gate past the place where it had begun
C Dm Bb C Bb
And all their dreams of glory, all their schemes and stories,
F Gm C
Would come to nothing after all,
Dm Bb Am Bb
Because a power greater from the world's creator,
F C Dm Bb
Gave us love to light the mirror of the soul,
F C F
Only love can light the mirror of the soul,
F C F Bb F Gm
All through the world, there are many others, who always follow
Bb C
Everything they are told,
F C F Bb F C
By men with rules and regulations, using old superstitions and
Bb C F
Tales to assume control,
C Dm Bb C Bb
But all their dreams of glory, all their schemes and stories,
F Gm C
Will come to nothing after all,
Dm Bb Am Bb
Because a power greater from the world's creator,
F C Dm Bb
Gave us love to light the mirror of the soul,
F C F Dm Bb C Bb
Only love can light the mirror of the soul,
F Gm C
They come to nothing after all,
Dm Bb Am Bb
Because a power greater from the world's creator,
F C Dm Bb
Gave us love to light the mirror of the soul,
F C F
Only love can light the mirror of the soul.
