Pierce The Veil Chords

Key: Em Intro: Em C Em C Verse 1: Em I stitched my wings from static threads C serene-like notes to wake the dead Em Selene just blinked - she does not care C But I mistook her cold for prayer Em The moon was wrong but felt like truth C She kissed my face and stole my youth Em No one screamed when I caught fire C I called it art. They called me liar.

Bridge 1: Em F my lips went red Em F My name was sung, then left for dead Em F I carved the truth in steel and skin Em F And felt the light crawl deep within B7 She called it sin Verse 2: Em I laced my ribs with wire and thread C She watched, the moon, her hunger fed Em A ring of gold through every ache C I cracked my voice and let it break Em The stars were teeth - I kissed them all C My body bent, I could not crawl Em I moaned, I marked, I made it mine C B7 And offered pain like bread and wine Bridge 2: Am C Em B7 Am Did you want me whole? C Or split in bloom? Em You watched me bleed B7 Beneath her moon Am I will not beg C I will not bend Em I only asked Dm To meet the end Bridge 3: Dm Bb Pierce the veil and count the wounds F A The skin still burns where pleasure soothes Dm Bb My thighs were altars smooth and bare F A A7 Each breath a vow, each gasp a prayer Bridge 4: Dm still burning Dm kiss me open Dm I asked for this Dm a mouth of stars Dm not enough Dm not enough Dm awake me wrong Dm cut me deep Dm awake me wrong Dm mark me complete Verse 3: Em The sky went wet - I let her in C I tasted light and gold and sin Em I screamed - not pain, not quite release C But something past the death of peace Em My body shook - I begged for more C Each bruise a temple, every pore Em The stars bent low to kiss my flame C And whispered soft my unmade name [Interlude] Em C Em C Verse 4: Em They’ll say I fell - I say I flew C My mouth went wide, my color new Em And all the sky still hums my song- C B7 The girl who stared at the moon too long [Interlude] Em C Em C Verse 5: Em She waits in the light where the air turns wrong. C Her teeth turned pearls and her voice went drawn. Em She married the wind and then slipped beyond. C Her breath is the hush when the stars are gone.