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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== | ==Lyrics== | ||
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<poem> | <poem><small> | ||
'''''Verses''''' | '''''Verses''''' | ||
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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 – don't pretend you don't see | Look at what's all around you – don't pretend you don't see | ||
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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 | ||
</poem> | </small></poem> | ||
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<poem> | <poem><small> | ||
'''''Mile-Long Chorus''''' | '''''Mile-Long Chorus''''' | ||
:Everyone's walking faster | :Everyone's walking faster | ||
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: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 | ||
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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. | ||
</small></poem> | |||
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* [[/archive]]: discarded bits | |||
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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
Lyrics
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- /archive: discarded bits