Cm I wait to surface Eb Bb/D Above these bellowed growls Cm Fsus2 Db To sweep the shallows of utopia Cm I am the anchor Eb Gm/D and the rope around your feet Cm Fm Db In a river deep I hold you down Cm Fm7/C Cm I’ve come to stage your abdication Fm Eb/G Ab I’m the crea - tion of your sins Db Embrace me Cm When the hounds are out Feeding me a lie Ab When the hounds are out G My sickness is released Cm When the cards are down For all the world to see Ab When the cards are down G And the strings are cut Cm These mannequins will sleep Cm In the center Of your greed infected wounds Cm I am a thorn of endless sorrow Cm Just one of thousands Bb7/C In your self-selected crown Abmaj7/C A king to wallow in the mire Db G And roll in defeat... Cm Dm7 Cm I will protect the incuba - tion Fm Eb/G Ab I am your bottomless decease Db Embrace me Cm When the hounds are out Feeding me a lie Ab When the hounds are out G My sickness is released Cm When the cards are down For all the world to see Ab When the cards are down G And the strings are cut Cm These mannequins will sleep Gm Pater noster Cm/Eb Ab/C Invidia Gm Ira gula Fm Ab Gm Superbia acedia Pater noster Gm Ab Luxuria Gm A - varitia Ab Pater parce meis peccatis C5 All I see Is mine to take To have and to hold... To suffocate All I want Is mine to keep And I want it all So father forgive me... Cm When the hounds are out Feeding me a lie Ab When the hounds are out G My sickness is released Cm When the cards are down For all the world to see Ab When the cards are down G And the strings are cut Cm These mannequins will sleep Cm When the hounds are out Feeding me a lie Ab When the hounds are out G My sickness is released Cm When the cards are down For all the world to see Ab When the cards are down G And the strings are cut Cm These mannequins will sleep