[Intro ]
E E E E
[Verso 1]
The poets took their papers
E
And they burned them on the street
They threw them in the fire
E
And they danced around the heat
G#m
Cause the fire the burns inside
E E
Is not the one they think they need
They opened up their windows
E
In the middle of the storm
They emptied out their wallets
E
And they jumped into the swarm
G#m E E
Cause they're better off wearing rags than a uniform
[Verso 2]
E
So this is how it goes
D#
The poets take the show
F# E
Stay for the afterglow
E
We can make amends
D#
Opinions they can bend
F# E E E
Because I thought you were my friend
[Verso 3]
They looked into the mirror
E
And the mirror looked back
They turned off all the lights
E
And the mirror turned black
G#m
Cause the only light they need
E E
Is the light behind their eyes
They looked up at each other
E
As they came out of the pit
They buried all the matches
E
And then took out what was lit
{G#m}
And the poets shook their head
N.C. E E
As they walked into the show
[Verso 4]
E
So the city's getting cold
D#
The kids are going home
F# E
What they say will be carved in stone
E
And as the years go by
D#
Blake will start to cry
F# E F# E A
His face replaced by the youth each time
F# E A
[Verso 5]
N.C.
Drop pen
Your words, your thoughts
E
They don't matter
E
Your monologues
D#
They don't matter
F# E
I don't care even if you do
E
Your poetry it won't matter
D#
Your poetry it don't matter
F#
Can you hear me?
E E E N.C.
Am I still speaking English?
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