sincerity - lyrics/notes
a lot of this i didn't write down - for example, the frets i used to make
the bass harmonics in the first two measures (and repeating every four
measures until the full drums come in) - but that could always be determined
through experimentation, if someone wanted to figure out what i played...
[about what it means or doesn't to be sincere,
does it just mean something the audience likes?
what does it mean to take offense, to offend?
:true;not feigned;not affected;genuine;pure;unadulterated;
without hypocrisy;without pretense]
(C D G, B D G, Eb Bb C, D Bb C, C# D# G#, C[] D# G#, E B C#, D# B C#)
does she appeal with the things you want to hear
does she seem real, do you tell her she's sincere
do you sleep better when you say you hate a fake
what would appear if you lost the drive to feel
why do you sneer at a spirit built from steel
does blood run redder when you take and take and take
(C#_ C Eb E G# F# B {C# Ab})
some quirk you like makes you think you've found some depth
so then you pike, think you've won when you have slept
now turned around, you can mirror but not embrace
then you rebound but you fail at saving face
reflect&answer with a crappy tone again
sincere,yeah,we'll call it that
reassure&self-assure you've found a long-awaited friend
two hour walks at one AM
sincere,yeah,praise the elite
what would you call honesty
sincere,yeah,to beat the heat
(454 442 232 225)
you're not avoiding but you don't heed what she needs (feed, empty, bleed)
red beads&lines on paper--shut up and do her a favor
squeeze,bruise 'cause you can't scream, don't you get what she means?
it's nearly obvious to everyone else,
what's shallow or deep is just a personal standard,
but you can't make up your mind, gotta make it all complex
running out of words yet saying naught
knowing what's best but not doing what you ought
wasting no time and sucking back shots
running running running why can't you just stop