Intro ===== A , E , F#m , D A , E , F#m , D E , E7 Verse ===== Bm D Em - Em9 - Em I open up my eyes to see, Bm D Em - Em9 - Em/G You open up your arms to me. Lift ==== A And I can feel from the way you hold me, D E7 That your somewhere else, A You're leafing through my pages, D E Leaving me up on the shelf Pre Chorus ========== F#m E How long will this go on, F#m E7 Before you leave. Chorus ====== A E We squander invaluable time, F#m Drifting on a cloudy sea, D Aimlessly, A E And ponder the nursery rhyme, F#m Feeling like/that we might be free, D Thoughtlessly, E F#m Eyes wide open never to see, D No future, A All we are is history. Verse2 ====== I open up a heart for sale, But open up the door as well. Lift2 ===== And if you leave please just leave, And don't pretend that it's just you. I'm finishing this chapter, So I can start a new. How long will this go on, 'Till I'm alone. Chorus2 ======= We squander invaluable time, Thinking that we hold the key, Foolishly, And wander, through life in design, Dressed up like a Christmas tree, Shamelessly, The tragedy, the comedy, No future, All we are is history.