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Emily
A B
But she was right, Sera
Cm C#m
She showed us a soul can improve
B A B
He saw the light, Sera
Cm C#m B
Checked all the boxes that you said would
A E C#m
Prove a person deserves a second chance
B
Now we turn our backs, no second glance?
Sera
A
It's not as simple as you think
B
Not everything is spelled in ink
Charlie
A B
It's not fair, Sera
Cm C#m
(Vaggie: Careful, Charlie, keep a cool head)
B A B
No! Don't you care, Sera?
Cm C#m B
That just because someone is dead, it doesn't
A E
Mean they can't resolve to change their ways
C#m B
Turn the page, escape infernal blaze
Sera
A
I'm sure you wish it could be so
B
But there's a lot that you don't know
Lute
Em G
What are we even talkin' about?
Am D
Some crack-whore who fucked up already?
Em G
He blew his shot, like the cocks in his mouth
Am D
This discussion is senseless and petty
Adam and Lute
C
There's no question to be posed
G
He's unholy, case closed
D Em D
Did you forget that 'Hell is forever'?
Adam
C
A man only lives once
G
We'll see you in one month
A
Gotta say, I can't wait to
(Sera: Adam...)
B
Come down and exterminate you!
Emily
C#m
Wait!
(Adam: Shit!)
E
What are you saying?
F#m
Let me get this straight
A G#
You go down there and kill those poor souls?
C#m
(Charlie: You didn't know?)
(Adam: Whoops!)
E
(Lute: Guess the cat's out of the bag)
F#m
(Adam: What's the big deal?)
A G#
Sera, tell me that you didn't know
Sera
A
I thought, since I'm older
E
It's my load to shoulder
(Emily: No)
C#m B
You have to listen, it was such a hard decision
A E
I wanted to save you the anguish it takes to
F#
Do what was required
G#
(Emily: To think that I admired you)
Emily
A B C#m
Well, I don't need your condescension
A B C#m
I'm not a child to protect
A# C F
Was talk of virtue just pretension?
A# C F
Was I too naïve to expect you
C#
To heed the morals you're purveying?
G
(Charlie: That's what the fuck I've been saying!)
Charlie and Emily
Cm Fm A# G#
If Hell is forever, then Heaven must be a lie
(Sera: Emily!)
Cm Fm A# G#
If angels can do whatever, and remain in the sky
D# F
The rules are shades of gray when you don't do as you say
D# A# Cm
When you make the wretched suffer just to kill them again
Charlie
Fm D#
I was told not to trust in angels
Gm
(Adam: By her?)
A#
(Lute: Ha! She should know)
(Vaggie: We should go)
Fm
No! Don't you see?
D#
We've come so close
Gm
Look at them fighting
A#
They're at each other's throats
Fm D#
(Adam: Don't you act all high and mighty
Gm Fm
Did you ever think your little girlfriend might be a liar?)
Cm
(Vaggie: Don't, Adam, please!)
Gm
(Adam: What's the fuss?
Gm Fm Gm Cm
Why hide the fact that you're an angel just like us?)
Written by Sam Haft / Andrew Underberg