The Meaning Of A Ritual

A D A D A D My love is selfish Bm A Em And I bet that yours is too C#7 C#aug7 C#7 F#m F#m7 What is this peculiar word called truth Bm D/A D/Ab A D My love is selfish Bm A Em And it cares not who it hurts C#7 C#aug7 C#7 F#m F#m7 It will cut you out to satisfy its thirst Bm D/A D/Ab For the meaning of a ritual so habitual and cursed A D My love is selfish Bm A Em How it separates the earth C#7 C#aug7 C#7 F#m F#m7 It takes every shiny stone but leaves the dirt Bm D/A D/Ab For the cowards in the corner who just don't know what they're worth C#7 C#aug7 C#7 F#m F#m7 They've been twisted by a hollow kind of pain Bm D/A D/Ab Oh I can see it in their eyes but I ignore it every day, coz A D My love is selfish Bm A Em And remembers everything C#7 C#aug7 C#7 F#m F#m7 Like the first time it was moved enough to sing Bm D/A D/Ab How it dangled on that stage just like a puppet on a string