We Need A Myth

G we need a myth Bm we need an amethyst Bridge Em we need a high hanging cliff jump , fall and lift C we can make it but we need a myth we need a path through the mist like in our beds , we were just kids like what was said by our parents G#m a myth C# ’cause what we’re after is just this a myth ’cause what we’re after is just this A we need a myth C#m i feel my heart’s like a fist F#m words spilling out of the blessed lips D of any prophet or goddess i need a myth brought back to life by a kiss scrape away grey cement show me the world as it was again as it was in a myth a red ribbon to reconnect the lady’s head to her neck and to forget that her throat was ever slit A# ’cause what we’re after is just this D# it’s a myth ’cause what we’re after is just this G#m F# E and i’m sick of all these picture books that try to steal some old reflections for their light but desperate measures point to desperate times F# and that’s why we need a myth B D#m G#m E ( instrumental ) B we’re cut adrift D#m we need a mass uplift G#m the world is trembling and weeping E just at the point of believing in a myth the sun that shines on my head the moon that lights me to bed were two identical twins inside of a myth i heard the voice of a friend on lethe’s banks , wading in and he said , "before i forget . . . C# we need a myth Fm as we lean in to kiss A#m to get two nails through the wrist F# to get covered in blood and to get covered in spit C# and to forgive and if all we’re taught is a trick why would this feeling persist? and with the truth closing in i must insist we need a myth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - as the song progresses , they use barre chords further up the neck; for example , even though the last set of chords has an F - minor in it , you’ll want to do it at the 7th fret instead of the 1st if you want to be as accurate as possible .