Lyrics
[Verse 1 ]
[Am G F Am]
Once there was a nobleman who ruled his land alone
[Am G Dm Am]
He stood upon a tower in a castle made of stone
[Am G E F]
His brother was the only one whose love he'd ever known
[Am D Dm Am]
The man grew old and solitary to the very bone
[Verse 2 ]
[Am G F Am]
Up until the fateful day his path would intersect
[Am G Dm Am]
With the red-haired daughter of the local architect
[Am G E F]
She had beauty, wit and fire, all to great effect
[Am D Dm Am]
The nobleman, filled with desire, was desperate to connect
[Chorus]
[Am F]
He was falling falling falling, falling
[G Am]
In love, a newfound thrill
[Am Dm]
Just falling falling falling
[G C Em]
But he couldn’t get his fill
[Am F E F]
Because she didn’t feel the same, and prob’ly never will
[Am F G F… Am]
He was falling falling falling… [No instrumental] all while she was standing still
[Verse 3]
[Am G F Am]
She saw his younger brother, not a gray hair on his head
[Am G Dm Am]
The looks they gave each other filled the older man with dread
[Am G E F]
He would not see his fire-haired girl with someone else instead
[Am D Dm Am]
But before he intervened, the pair had plans to wed
[Chorus]
[Am F G Am]
They were falling falling falling falling, perfectly aligned
[Am Dm G C Em]
They were falling falling falling as their fates were intertwined
[Am F E F]
Truth be told, they thought the older brother wouldn’t mind
[Am F G F]
But when he saw the happy pair, he started to unwind
[Pause]
[Verse 4]
[Am G F Am]
Just before the wedding day, his feelings all were told
[Am G Dm Am]
The girl said that she loved him, as an uncle, kind and old
[Am G E F]
At wit’s end, he traveled to a temple colored gold
[Am D Dm Am]
In return for eternal youth, his immortal soul he sold
[Pause]
[Chorus]
[Am F G Am]
He was falling falling falling into madness and despair
[Am Dm G C Em]
He gave up his humanity within that evil lair
[Am F E F]
He simply had to have that girl, with the blood-red hair
[Am F G F Am]
He was falling falling falling and he didn't even care
[Verse 5]
[Am G F Am]
The man, turned monster, found them both beneath their wedding bower
[Am G Dm Am]
The only two who loved him would both die within the hour
[Am G E F]
First he struck his brother dead not knowing his own power
[Am D Dm Am]
[Breathe]
Second, seeing what he was, the girl leapt from the tower
[Chorus]
[Am F G Am]
SHE WAS FALLING FALLING FALLING FALLING FROM THE WINDOWSILL!
[Am Dm G C Em]
SHE WAS FALLING FROM THE CREATURE AND THE BROTHER THAT HE’D KILLED!
[Am F E F]
BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T FEEL THE SAME, AND NOW SHE NEVER WILL!
[Am F G F]
SHE WAS FALLING FALLING FALLING, ALL WHILE HE WAS STANDING STILL!
[Outro]
[G Am]
And he is standing still...
