Am C Em 4x [Verse 1] Am Em The road is alight with quiet lonely deaths and to this day Am Em The guns we stored away show we were soldiers once but left Am Em The battles unfought, the lessons untaught Am But now we've brought you here, Celine Em Scarred with festival wounds Am And it seems like... [Chorus] C Em Am It's not an easy thing to hold you close C Em Am It's not an easy thing to hold you dear C Em Am It's not an easy thing to lift you up, regardless C Em Am It's not an easy thing to hold you down [Verse 2] Am Em And it's all in the fight, it's quite like the old men said: Am Em It's all going to hell like innocence Am That dumb leper who lost his bell Em Am You're wandering the world meaning no harm, finding no calm Em War like peace is tidy and cleat at a distance Am Yet still it seems like... [Chorus] C Em Am It's not an easy thing to hold you close C Em Am It's not an easy thing to hold you dear C Em Am It's not an easy thing to lift you up, regardless C Em Am It's not an easy thing to hold you down [Bridge] Am Em Hand in hand, with measured steps and slow Am We take the solitary way Em Earthly strong and earthly wise Am Now go name your fate, name your demise [Skit] Am C Ich fürchte mich so vor der Menschen Wort Em Am Ich bin zu Hause zwischen Tag und Traum C Sie sprechen alles so deutlich aus Em Zwischen Tag und Traum Am C Und hier ist Beginn und das Ende ist dort Em Und wachen Am Mich bangt auch ihr Sinn C Em Zwischen Tag und Traum Am Zwischen Tag und Traum [Chorus] Am C Em Am It's not an easy thing to hold you close C Em Am It's not an easy thing to hold you dear C Em Am It's not an easy thing to lift you up, regardless C Em Am It's not an easy thing to hold you down