Am  G  Dm  Am  G  Dm  Am

[Verse 1]
G
  In my darkest dreams
Dm Am
      I unclipped the chain
G        Dm Am
  of an animal 
G
  and laughed maliciously
Dm Am                  G        Dm Am
      as I watched him,  attack the world.

[Chorus]
Dm                   Dm Am
  For the first time,     I filled my chest with fresh air,
Dm            Am  Em Am
  the cleanliness of discontent.
Dm                   Dm Am
  For the first time,     I filled my chest with fresh air,
Dm               Am        Em     Am       Em     Am       Em     Am       Em     Am   Dm Am
  the purity in aggressive denial of life, denial of life, denial of life, denial  of  life.

[Instrumental]
Am  G  Dm  Am  G  Dm  Am

[Verse 2]
G
 While still chained 
Dm Am
      he had warned me,
G                                  Dm  Am
 with focused eyes and belligerent posturing, 
G
 that the affirmations I sought 
Dm Am                G         Dm  Am
      "Exist only...   through suffering."

[Chorus]
Dm                   Dm Am
  For the first time,     I filled my chest with fresh air,
Dm            Am  Em Am
  the cleanliness of discontent.
Dm                   Dm Am
  For the first time,     I filled my chest with fresh air,
Dm               Am        Em     Am      
  the purity in aggressive denial of life


[Chorus]
Dm                   Dm Am
  For the first time,     I filled my chest with fresh air,
Dm            Am  Em Am
  the cleanliness of discontent.
Dm                   Dm Am
  For the first time,     I filled my chest with fresh air,
Dm               Am        Em     Am       Em     Am       Em     Am       Em     Am   Dm Am
  the purity in aggressive denial of life, denial of life, denial of life, denial  of  life.