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* '''tempo''': 120-140 bps (2):<u>2</u>:2:4 | * '''tempo''': 120-140 bps (2):<u>2</u>:2:4 | ||
* '''main chords''': Cm, A''b'', E''b'', B''b'' (though what's in my head seems to be a step up from that, starting in Dm, sometimes) | * '''main chords''': Cm, A''b'', E''b'', B''b'' (though what's in my head seems to be a step up from that, starting in Dm, sometimes) | ||
* '''inspiration''': Ace of Base (vocals for verses), "Save Tonight" by Eagle Eye Cherry (chorus vocal/feel) | * '''inspiration''': | ||
** Musical: Ace of Base (vocals for verses), "Save Tonight" by Eagle Eye Cherry (chorus vocal/feel) | |||
** Lyrics: mainly some stuff that happened to Tessa, where family basically rendered them homeless for the sake of someone else's convenience | |||
==Lyrics== | |||
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<poem> | <poem><small> | ||
'''''Verses''''' | |||
Some of us look around and don't see why they should care | Some of us look around and don't see why they should care | ||
Some of us try to breathe, but can't get any air | Some of us try to breathe, but can't get any air | ||
It's time to re-examine | It's time to re-examine | ||
All the things we've stood upon | All the things we've stood upon | ||
It's time to | It's time to take an honest look | ||
At what's been going on. | |||
Look at what's all around you | Look at what's all around you – don't pretend you don't see | ||
Listen to what I'm saying | Listen to what I'm saying – don't pretend you don't agree | ||
The rain is falling faster | The rain is falling faster | ||
We're caught up in the flow | We're caught up in the flow | ||
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:To pluck the fruit of anger | :To pluck the fruit of anger | ||
:And throw it at this stage of life | :And throw it at this stage of life | ||
</poem> | </small></poem> | ||
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<poem> | <poem><small> | ||
Some of us look at others, and think there's nothing there | Some of us look at others, and think there's nothing there | ||
Some of us talk about it, when we have the breath to spare | Some of us talk about it, when we have the breath to spare | ||
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I can't believe we're all alone | I can't believe we're all alone | ||
I don't think we're to blame | I don't think we're to blame | ||
</small></poem> | |||
</poem> | |||
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<poem> | <poem><small> | ||
Everyone's walking faster | '''''Mile-Long Chorus''''' | ||
Nobody stands their ground | :Everyone's walking faster | ||
Nobody's doing anything | :Nobody stands their ground | ||
Everyone stands around | :Nobody's doing anything | ||
:Everyone stands around | |||
Everyone's making overtures | :Everyone's making overtures | ||
Everyone's playing games | :Everyone's playing games | ||
Everyone's working overtime | :Everyone's working overtime | ||
Everyone's underpaid | :Everyone's underpaid | ||
Everyone's got clean underwear | :Everyone's got clean underwear | ||
Everyone's soul is stained | :Everyone's soul is stained | ||
:Everyone's life is compromised | |||
:Everyone's heart is strained | |||
Everything's so different | :Everything's so different | ||
Everything stays the same | :Everything stays the same | ||
There's nothing else on my mind now | :There's nothing else on my mind now | ||
There's no one else to blame | :There's no one else to blame | ||
Everything's wrapped in silence | :Everything's wrapped in silence | ||
Everything's wrapped in shame | :Everything's wrapped in shame | ||
Everything's | :Everything's trapped in violence | ||
Everyone's to blame | :Everyone's to blame | ||
Everyone's taking pictures | :Everyone's taking pictures | ||
Everyone's posting memes | :Everyone's posting memes | ||
Everyone's running on empty | :Everyone's running on empty | ||
Everyone's putting off dreams | :Everyone's putting off dreams | ||
:Now is the gilded moment | |||
: | :we can step out of this cage | ||
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:to pluck the fruit of anger | :to pluck the fruit of anger | ||
:and throw it at the stage of life. | :and throw it at the stage of life. | ||
</poem> | </small></poem> | ||
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* [[/archive]]: discarded bits |
Latest revision as of 22:30, 19 December 2022
- tempo: 120-140 bps (2):2:2:4
- main chords: Cm, Ab, Eb, Bb (though what's in my head seems to be a step up from that, starting in Dm, sometimes)
- inspiration:
- Musical: Ace of Base (vocals for verses), "Save Tonight" by Eagle Eye Cherry (chorus vocal/feel)
- Lyrics: mainly some stuff that happened to Tessa, where family basically rendered them homeless for the sake of someone else's convenience
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- /archive: discarded bits