When the Sun Has Fallen — Lyrics

When the sun falls down
When the sky caves in
When what is has been
You’re past trou­ble and the world’s past mending

When the sea drops out
When the ice­berg boils
When your lifeboat recoils
You’re past sav­ing and the world is ending

You should­n’t have skipped the final lesson
Should­n’t have heaped all your confessions
Onto the girl with the pierc­ing scream
She’s just what she seems

You should­n’t have sipped the shal­low water
Should­n’t have drugged the doc­tor’s daughters
Should­n’t have tak­en to extremes
Being nobody’s dream

When the sun contracts
When the fire dries up
Rota­tion has stopped
You’re past fix­es, sup­port is ending.

When your new ground shifts
When your faith burns out
When the mute mass­es shout
You’re past prayer and your knees are past bending.

You should­n’t have hid­den in the steeple
Should­n’t have min­gled with people
Should­n’t have talked as if redeemed
Should­n’t have screamed

You should­n’t have made the cru­cial copy
The way you did, being sloppy
You should­n’t have planned, you should­n’t have schemed
Should­n’t have dreamed

When the top is blown
When rea­son has ceased
When gods can’t be appeased
You’re past guess­es and past comprehending

When sound stands still
When grav­i­ty rejects you
When your angels won’t pro­tect you
It’s no sur­prise you’ve had enough
There’s no ties and there’s no love
No point in try­ing to put it off
‘Cause when the sun has fallen,
There’s no hope below and none above

(You should­n’t have hid­den your agenda
Should­n’t have played The Great Pretender
They must have felt it that’s not you
It did­n’t ring true)

When the Sun Has Fallen — Chords

Intro
F / / /  |  Bb  / / / | F / / /  |  Bb  / / / | F / / /  |  Bb  / / / | F / / / | / / / / |

Cho­rus 1
||:  Bb  / gm / | dm  / / / | Bb  / gm / | dm  / / / | Bb  / gm / | dm / / / |
gm / / / | F / / / | / / / / :|| / / / / |

Verse 1
C  / / / / |  cm  / / /  |  G  / / /  |  gm / / / |
Eb / / /  |  Bb / / /  |  / / / /  |  F / / / | / / / / |
C  / / / / |  cm  / / /  |  G  / / /  |  gm / / / |
Eb / / /  |  Bb / / /  |  gm / / /  |  F / / / | / / / / ||

Cho­rus 2

Verse 2

Cho­rus 3
Bb  / gm / | dm  / / / | Bb  / gm / | dm  / / / | Bb  / gm / | dm / / / |
gm / / / | F / / / | / / / / |
Bb  / gm / | dm  / / / | Bb  / gm / | dm  / / / | Bb  / gm / | dm / / / |
gm / / / |  F  / / / | gm / / / | F / / / |
gm / / / |  F  / / / | gm / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

F / / /  |  Bb  / / / | F / / /  |  Bb  / / / | F / / /  |  Bb  / / / | F / / / | / / / / |

 

© 2014, writ­ten by Michael Schreiber & Paul Gless