Intro : Am G F C Em Am G Here I sit at the fire F C Em Liquor's bitter flames warm my languid soul Am G Here I drink alone and remember F C Em A graven life, the stain of her memory Am G In this cup, love's poison F C Em For love is the poison of life Am G Tip the cup, feed the fire, And forget about useless hope. . . Am G Lost in the desolation of love F C Em The passions we reap and sow Am G Lost in the desolation of life F C Em This path that we walk. . . Am G Here's to love, the sickness The great martyr of the soul Am G Here's to life, the vice F C Em The great herald of misery Am G In this cup, spiritus frumenti F C Em For this is the nectar of the spirit Am G Quench the thirst, drown the sorrow F C Em And forget about cold yesterdays. . . Am G Lost in the desolation of love F C Em The passions we reap and sow Am G Lost in the desolation of life F C Em This path that we walk. . . Am G Lost in the desolation of love F C Em The passions we reap and sow Am G Lost in the desolation of life F C Em This path that we walk. . .