[Instrumental intro: 808 drum beat] [Post-punk fuzzy bass enters] I think of better days [Palm-muted post-punk electric guitar riff] Under the dreary sky [Verse 1] I look up and I frown As I look at the dreary sky A kind of yellowish brown And it makes me wonder why [Electric guitar buildup] I think of better days Under the dreary sky [Chorus] I remember when the dreary skies Were a lovely, beautiful blue And now I don't know why The canopy is a different hue All I see now is a dismal haze As I walk and think of better days [Break: sad guitar solo in a minor key] [Verse 2] At night there used to be stars They aren't around here to see Light from street lamps and cars Illuminate this obscure, hazy sea [Bridge: A sad palm-muted guitar riff] The sky was once a beautiful blue like me Just like I was once a beautiful thing to see Even the stars don't come out any more Nothing left to see, nothing to explore [The riff picks up and becomes more intense] I think of better days Under the dreary sky [Final Chorus and outro] I remember when the dreary skies Were a lovely, beautiful blue And now I don't know why The canopy is a different hue All I see now is a dismal haze As I walk and think of better days I think of better days Under the dreary sky Under the dreary sky
