The Suffering

(spoken) Em "The world is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of happy mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give Em Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind." Em C All our lives in fast pursuit D G B Smash and grab like thieves Em C Posterity. What will you leave behind? D Consigned G Life, a humbling disease B Believe Em B C Am Devoted road, the places you will go D G All the people you will know B Crossroads Em C D Resolve your actions and your deeds G Echo for eternity B Foresee Am B Want for contact, need for insight C D Em The unbearable pity for the suffering Em C How do you express yourself? D G B How do you tell the truth? Em C Surrounding you, the darkest points of view D Suffer G In their toxic feedback loop B Hostage Em B C Am Devoted road, the places I've travelled D G All of the people I have known B High roads Em C Full of doubt and certain of nothing D Concede G How humbling my life has been B Begin Am B Want connection, hunt for knowledge C D B Em The unbearable lacking for the suffering C D Em B It's not unusual to lose hope C D Em B It's common to become unhinged C D B Em I'm giving in, I'm giving in C D B Em Let it begin. The suffering Em C Am B 4x