Under The Smokestacks

B G# G#m 2x E F# B F# C#m G#m Under the smokestacks, shadows run tall. B F# C#m G#m Hidden from sight like blind insects we crawl E F# E Back to sleep, kept awake by the thought of a thousand trees... B F# C#m E No longer weeping in the gale. B F# C#m E No longer soaking in the swill. B F# C#m E Felled and shipped off to the mills. B F# E Replaced with bunkers to crest the hills. G#m F# So we sit by the hearth, C#m E Empty palms outstretched, seeking a warmth G#m F# We were taught should be there. C#m E Instead feel its absence etched into our bare... B F# C#m Frostbitten hands, cradling exit wounds. E B Our weakened bodies, tired minds, will be released soon. F# C#m Like prints in the sand: washed away at high tide. E Returned to dust. Faded from memory. B F# E Burnt lungs, parched tongues. G#m F# E Constricted throats wheeze silent songs. B F# These bloodshot eyes close one last time, G#m F# E As a hungry mouth tastes the poison. B