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CThis graveyard hides a mAmillion secrets, CAnd the trees know more Amthan they can tell. CThe ghosts of the saints and theF scholars will haunt you, GIn heaven and inC hell.
CRattled by the glimmer man, the Amboogie man, the holy man, CAnd livin' in the shadows, in thAme shadows of a gunman. CRattled like the coppers in yourF greasy till, GRattled until time stoodC still.
CLook over your shoulder,Am hear the school bell ring, CAnother day of made-to-mAmeasure history. CI don't care if your herFoes have wings, GYour terrible beauty hasC been torn.
CHORUS Am G F ` G Faithful departed, we fickle hearted,
FAs you aEre now sCo once wGere we. AmFaithful deGparted, wFe the meek heGarted, FWith graces Eimparting briDng flowers to thGee.
The girls in the kips proclaim their love for you When you stumbled in they knew you had a shilling or two. They cursed you on Sundays and holy days of abstinence, When you all stayed away. When you slept there a naked bulb hid your shame, Your shadows on the wall, they took all the blame. The Sacred Heart's picture, compassion in his eyes, Drowned out the river of sighs. Let the grass grow green over the brewery tonight, It'll never come between the darkness and the light. There is no pain that can't be eased, By the devil's holy water and the rosary beads. CHORUS You're a history book I never could write, Poetry in paralysis, too deep to recite. Dress yourself, bless yourself, you've won the fight, We're gonna celebrate the night. We'll even climb the pillar like you always meant to, Watch the sun rise over the strand. Close your eyes and we'll pretend, It could somehow be the same again. I'll bury you upright so the sun doesn't blind you. You won't have to gaze at the rain and the stars. Sleep and dream of chapels and bars, And whiskey in the jar. FINAL CHORUS Faithful departed, look what you've started; An underdog's wounds aren't so easy to mend. Faithful departed, there's no broken hearted, And no more tristesse in your world without end.