Em7 B7 C Crank that siren high C Drain the wellspring dry Em7 B7 C Map out your coordinates Em7 B7 C Send out scouts by day C Dole out mercenary pay Em7 B7 For restless young subordinates C It never hurts to give thanks to the local gods Em7 B7 C You never know who might be hungry Em7 B7 C It never hurts to scan the windows on the upper floor D Em7 B7 C I saw a face there once before when I was younger [Verse 2] Em7 B7 C Set the torch aflame C Call the night by name Em7 B7 C Stake out your dark position Em7 B7 C Lie in wait C By the gleaming city gate Em7 B7 C Try not to lose sight of the mission C It never hurts to give thanks to the broken bones Em7 B7 C You had to use to build your ladder [Verse 3] Em7 B7 Moment close at hand C Half of you will never understand Em7 B7 C And it doesn't really matter D A Big smile on my face C Capsule just in case Em7 B7 C Underneath my tongue Em7 B7 C Voices on the breeze D Em7 I heard voices once like these when I was younger [Bridge] G Em Blood rushing to my face C Bm I know that sweet warm taste B And the bitter trace [Verse 4] Em7 B7 C Storm right down that hill C If I don't, no one will Em7 B7 C Follow me right through the chaos Em7 B7 C This whole house is doomed C Even the big parts get consumed Em7 B7 Prepare a grave for Menelaus C It never hurts to give thanks to the navigator Em7 B7 C Even when he's spitting out random numbers Em7 B7 C I knew what those figures meant D And what they hoped to represent Em7 B7 C When I was younger