Past Is Dead Lyrics

True North
2013 Epitaph Records
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com
Key: C
Chords used:
E/G# - 476xxx
Intro: Am-C- x4
Verse 1:
So-lemn regret
transgressions
fill my head
A measure of success
is how well to forget
C G Am(hold)
And the past is dead
Guitar Solo: Beat became faster
Verse 2:
Strewn about the battlefield
of life are the remainders
of history When convenient
we exalt them and pay them
such respect As if we're all
in an equivalent trajectory
And trash piles high in
the rubble we forgot
The angels of our nature
just sit and watch it rot
Chorus 1:
Now the past is dead
Let's focus on
tomorrow instead
Oh the tragic present
said The past is dead
Am--F-C-Am-Am(hold)
Verse 3:
Who can say what constitutes
the most important sector
of society? and the dominant
portion seek an instant
gratification And are
proud of intellectual poverty
I'd like to be empathetic
but I can't The jeopardy
is too great to make a stand
Chorus 2:
Now the past is dead
Good deeds won't help
you get ahead yeah
The modern signpost
read the past is dead
Bridge:
My next great decision
is just lying in wait
The action might turn
out to be the world's
most grievous mistake
Guitar Solo: F-C-G-- x4
Chorus 3:
Yeah The past is dead
More veritable words
have never been said
Oh the tragic present
said the past is dead
Am--F-C-Am--Am--G-Am(hold)