They say we are what we are, but we don’t have to be.

I’m bad be hav ior, but I do it in the best ’ry way.

I’ll be the watch er, watch er of the e ter nal flame.

I’ll be the guard wound dog of all your fe ver dreams.

(F#m)Oh,

I am the (D)sand in the bot tom half of the hour glass, glass, glass.

(F#m)Oh,

I’ll try to pic ture me with out you, but I can’t.

’Cause we could be im (F#5)mor tals, i i i i im (D5)mor tals.

Just not for long, for long.

And live with me for ev er (F#5)now, you pull the black out cur tains (D5)down.

Just not for long, for long.

We could be im (F#5)mor,

im mor tals, im (A5)mor,

im mor tals.

(F#5)Mor,

im mor tals, im (A5)mor,

im mor tals.

I (F#m)i i i i i im mor tals.

Some times the on ly pay off for hav ing an y faith is when it’s test ed a gain and a gain the ev ’ry day.

I’m still com par ing your past to the my fu nal ture.

It might be your wound but they’re my your su ver tures.

(F#m)Oh,

I am the (D)sand in the bot tom half of the hour glass, glass, glass.

(F#m)Oh,

I’ll try to pic ture me with out you, but I can’t.

’Cause we could be im (F#5)mor tals, i i i i im (D5)mor tals.

Just not for long, for long.

And live with me for ev er (F#5)now, you pull the black out cur tains (D5)down.

Just not for long, for long.

We could be im (F#5)mor,

im mor tals, im (A5)mor,

im mor tals.

(F#5)Mor,

im mor tals, im (A5)mor,

im mor tals.

I (F#m)i i i i i im mor tals.

I i i i im mor tals.

And live with me for ev er now, now, now, now, pull the black out cur tains down, down, down, down.

We could be im (F#5)mor tals, i i i i im (D5)mor tals.

Just not (F#m)i i i i i im mor tals.