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β« Chorus:
Am
A life as a stranger
Am G
Hands through a wire
Am
Forbidden desires
Am Em
are mine for life
β« Verse 1:
Am G Em
Looking from a spiral
C Bm Em
staircase at a man with a
Am G Em F
suitcase as he shades his eyes
β« Verse 2:
Am G Em
Watching from a stained glass
C Bm Em
shelter. He bides his
D
time and thinks there must be
E Fdim
more to life than...
β« Chorus:
Am
this. A life as a stranger
Am G
Hands through a wire
Am
Forbidden desires
Am Em
are mine for life
β« Verse 3:
Am G Em
The poet reads his words out
C Bm Em
loud to a make-believe
Am G Em F
crowd in the quiet of his room
β« Verse 4:
Am G Em
Careful where the tears are
C Bm Em
falling. He closed
D
the book and cried. There must be
E Fdim
more to love than
β« Verse 5:
Am G Em
this. See the boy on the
C Bm Em
walkway Where the young have their
Am G Em F
own say and it screams from the wall
β« Verse 6:
Am G Em
He's writing for the hundredth
C Bm Em
time there. I hate it
D
all, but there must be
E Fdim
more to hate than...
β« Chorus:
Am
this. A life as a stranger
Am G
Hands through a wire
Am
Forbidden desires
Am F
are mine for life
β« Instrumental:
Fm Cm
Fm Eb
Cm Gm
Cm Bb
Ab A
Fm Cm
Fm Eb
Db D
β« Chorus:
Am
A life as a stranger
Am G
Hands through a wire
Am
Forbidden desires
Am Em
are mine for life
β« Chorus:
Am
A life as a stranger
Am G
Hands through a wire
Am
Forbidden desires
Am Em
are mine for life
β« Outro:
Am
A life as a stranger
Am G
Hands through a wire
Am
Forbidden desires
Am Em
are mine for life
Song History
Published: May 18, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025