[Intro]
Am7 C Em
[Verse 1]
Am7 C Em
I said I don't mind, but you've touched a nerve
Am7 C Em
The way you frame it, well, I got all I deserved
Am7 C Em
Transgress imitation, machination, tears
Am7 C Em
That bring a little rust to slow the gears
[Instrumental]
Am7 C Em
[Verse 2]
Am7 C Em
Breathe deep and comfort the disturbed
Am7 C Em
Allies cause you both disrupt the herd
Am7 C Em
In the cave you fear what would you find?
Am7 C Em
Begin to think and soon you're undermined
[Pre-Chorus 1]
G D Am7
We played our hands together
G D Am7
You lose me in your blood chemistry
G D Am7
Too rare to water down now
C D
So we'd better try to match her speed
[Chorus]
C B Em
Toast to the red queen and all she has seen
Am7
Is it time to drink at your table?
C B Em
We can only wait and watch for so long
C B Em
Toast to our red queen, all those who have been
Am7
Sidelined, a lifetime's conviction unstable
C B Em
Where you fall is not where you belong
[Verse 3]
Am7 C Em
Unify behind false enemies
Am7 C Em
Arms race in hive mentalities
Am7 C Em
Down other lines we would have been the same
Am7 C Em
More than the ice that wears this mask of flame
[Pre-Chorus 2]
G D Am7
Stay and reflect about them
G D Am7
Beauty fades but still my charm deceives
G D Am7
This night is shared and so we use each other
C D
Cause misery, loves company
[Chorus]
C B Em
Toast to the red queen and all she has seen
Am7
Is it time to drink at your table?
C B Em
We can only wait and watch for so long
C B Em
Toast to our red queen, all those who have been
Am7
Sidelined, a lifetime's conviction unstable
C B Em
Where you fall is not where you belong
[Bridge]
D Am7
And so it goes again
Em D
A wasted day to vie for my affection
Am7
You're just another one
Em D
You gravitate to my defection
Em
Soon you'll come undone
D
Spiny bottle blacks and blondes
Am7 C B
Can't fake a smile so they draw it on
[Outro]
C B Em Am7
C B Em
C B Em Am7
C B Em
