Lamia Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]The scent grows ric[D]her,
he [Em]knows he must be [F#m]near,
He [Em]finds[C] a long pas
[Bm]sageway lit by [C#m]chandelier.
[G]Each step he takes, the [F#m]perfumes change
From fa[Em]miliar fragrance to fla
[F#m]vors s[D]trange.[C]
A magnificent [Bm]chamber meets his [C#m]eye.
[Em][C][Em][C][G][Em][C][Bm][C]
[G]Inside, a long [F#m]rose-water pool pool
is [Em]shrouded by fine mis[F#m]t.
[C]Stepping in the moist si[Bm]lence,
with [C#m]a warm breeze he's gently kissed.
[G]Thinking he is qui[F#m]te alone,
He [Em]enters the room, as if it [F#m]were his own
But [Em]ripples [C]on the swe[Bm]et pink water
Re[C#m]veal some company unthought of
[G#m]Rael s[E]tands astoni[G#m]shed
doubting [E]his [F#]sight,
Struck by beau[E]ty,
gripped [B]in [G#m]fright;
Three ver[E]milion snakes of
[G#m]fe mal[E]e fac[F#]e
The smallest mo[E]tion,
filled with [B]grace.[C#]
[D#m]Muted [A#m]melodies [C#]fill the [G#]echoing [A#]hall,
[D#m]But there is[A#m] no sign [C#]of warni[G#]ng
[C#]in the s[G#]iren's c[A#]all:[Ebm]
"Rael wel[Bb]come,
[Fm]we are the Lamia[C] of th[Gm]e pool.[Dm][Am][Em]
[F]We have been [C]waiting [F]for our wa[C]ters to [Dm]bring you [C]cool."[Am][Dm][A][F#m][F#sus4][F#][Bm]
[F#m][F#][B][F#m][A][B][F#m]
[B][F#m][C#m][F#m][C#m][D][Dm][Am]
[Dm][Am][G]
Putting fear be[F#m]side him,
[Em]he trusts in beauty [F#m]blind,
[C]He slips into the nec[Bm]tar,
leaving his [C#m]shredded clothes behind.
[G]"With their tongues, they [F#m]test,
taste and [Em]judge all that is [F#m]mine.
They [Em]move [C]in a ser[Bm]ies of caresses
That [C#m]glide up and down my [C]spine.
[Em][C][G][Em][C][Bm][C][G]
As they nibble the [F#m]fruit of my flesh,
[Em]I feel no pa[F#m]in,
[Em]Only [C]a magic[Bm] that
[C#m]a name would [A]stain.
[G]With the first drop of my
[F#m]blood in their veins
Their [Em]faces are convulsed in
[F#m]mor tal pains.
[Em]The fairest [C]cries,
'We [Bm]all have loved y[C#m]ou Rae[G#m]l'."
[E]Each empty [G#m]snake like [E]body float[F#]s,
Silent sor[E]row in empty boat[B]s.[G#m]
[E]A sickly sour[G#m]ness f[E]ills the r[F#]oom,
The bitter har[E]vest of a
dying [B]bloom.[C#]
[D#m]Looking for mo[A#m]tion I k[C#]now
I [G#]will not find[A#],
[D#m]I stroke the [A#m]curls now [C#]turning pale,
[G#]in which[C#] I'd lain [G#]entwined
[A#]"O L[Ebm]amia, your[Bb] flesh tha[Fm]t remain
[C]s I will tak[Gm]e as my foo[Dm]d"[Am][Em]
[F]It is the [C]scent of gar[F]lic that [C]lingers on my [Dm]chocolate finger[C]s.[Dm][A][F#m]
[F#sus4][F#][Bm][F#m][F#][B][A]
[B][F#m][B][F#m]
[D][Dm][D][G]
Looking be[A]hind [D]me,
[A]the wat[G]er tur[Em]ns icy[G] blu[F#m]e,
[D]The[C] lights are dimmed and onc[D]e aga[Bm]in the sta[C#m]ge is set for you.

[Outro 1]
[C#m][A][G][A][G][Em][G][F#m][D][Em][C][D][C#m]
[Bm]
[G][A][G][D][C][D][C#m]
[G][D][A][G][D][Em][C][D][C#m]
[G][A][G][Em][G][D][C][D][C#m]
[G][A][G][Em][D][Em]