Ember Rise - Seriously?

PhoenixSonata

Phoenixsonata

PhoenixSonata

Hard Rock, Rap-Rock

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[INTRO]
[spoken, almost in a whisper, over a palm-muted riff, without drums]
Go ahead. Say it again. Slower this time. …Seriously?
[4 bars — drum fill]

[VERSE 1]
[clipped, half-sung — clamped, on a verse riff]
It's two a.m., house dark,
rent's up, the plan's a question mark.
Drawer of drafts, unseen,
the one place I'm seen.
Friends are buying houses now,
I'm buying time somehow.
The numbers, "no," they said —
I signed my name instead.

[PRE-CHORUS]
[acceleration — drums open, guitars climb up]
You can say it one more time, right to my face, tell me gravity's a law, tell me stay in my lane.
Go on, say it one more time — I'd love to be surprised.
Come on and say it. Say it. Say it.

[CHORUS]
[wide, open, singsong — the whole world is here]
Seriously?
You gonna tell me what the sky is allowed to be?
Seriously?
You gonna tell me what I am not allowed to see?
I've come too far, I've held too tight.
No need permission for one more try.
Seriously?
Yeah. Seriously.

[VERSE 2]
[the same place in the structure is sung more wickedly, in short, with fervor]
New page, same sparks off the wire,
they called it a hobby — I called it fire.
Same cracked window, same rain on the sill,
same damn faces saying I never will.
The first draft's still nailed to the frame,
crossed out "impossible", signed my name.
So keep your steady job, your "know your place" —
I'll build a name they can't replace.

[PRE-CHORUS]
[acceleration — drums open, guitars climb up]
You can say it one more time, right to my face, tell me gravity's a law, tell me stay in my lane. Go on, say it one more time — I'd love to be surprised. Come on and say it. Say it. Say it.

[BRIDGE ]
[breakdown, bass and voice only, no drums, whispered and rising]
They said the sky was a ceiling,
They said the stars were a wall.
They ran the numbers, drew the line,
They said the answer wasn't mine.
They drew the lane a little tight,
I said the world is mine by right.

[SOLO]
[4 bars — wah-heavy lead over verse riff. The last 2 bars are bends on double notes, on the 4th beat the band breaks off — and immediately the final chorus]

[FINAL CHORUS]
[a tone higher. On "Seriously?" — gang vocals, the whole band in unison]
Seriously?
You gonna tell me what the sky is allowed to be?
Seriously?
You gonna tell me what I am not allowed to see?
I've come too far, I've held too tight.
No need permission for one more try.
Seriously?
Yeah. Seriously.

[OUTRO]
[stop reels. Palm-muted, the voice drops back to a whisper]
Go ahead. Say it again. Slower this time. Seriously?

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[INTRO] [spoken, almost in a whisper, over a palm-muted riff, without drums] Go ahead. Say it again. Slower this time. …Seriously? [4 bars — drum fill] [VERSE 1] [clipped, half-sung — clamped, on a verse riff] It's two a.m., house dark, rent's up, the plan's a question mark. Drawer of drafts, unseen, the one place I'm seen. Friends are buying houses now, I'm buying time somehow. The numbers, "no," they said — I signed my name instead. [PRE-CHORUS] [acceleration — drums open, guitars climb up] You can say it one more time, right to my face, tell me gravity's a law, tell me stay in my lane. Go on, say it one more time — I'd love to be surprised. Come on and say it. Say it. Say it. [CHORUS] [wide, open, singsong — the whole world is here] Seriously? You gonna tell me what the sky is allowed to be? Seriously? You gonna tell me what I am not allowed to see? I've come too far, I've held too tight. No need permission for one more try. Seriously? Yeah. Seriously. [VERSE 2] [the same place in the structure is sung more wickedly, in short, with fervor] New page, same sparks off the wire, they called it a hobby — I called it fire. Same cracked window, same rain on the sill, same damn faces saying I never will. The first draft's still nailed to the frame, crossed out "impossible", signed my name. So keep your steady job, your "know your place" — I'll build a name they can't replace. [PRE-CHORUS] [acceleration — drums open, guitars climb up] You can say it one more time, right to my face, tell me gravity's a law, tell me stay in my lane. Go on, say it one more time — I'd love to be surprised. Come on and say it. Say it. Say it. [CHORUS] [wide, open, singsong — the whole world is here] Seriously? You gonna tell me what the sky is allowed to be? Seriously? You gonna tell me what I am not allowed to see? I've come too far, I've held too tight. No need permission for one more try. Seriously? Yeah. Seriously. [BRIDGE ] [breakdown, bass and voice only, no drums, whispered and rising] They said the sky was a ceiling, They said the stars were a wall. They ran the numbers, drew the line, They said the answer wasn't mine. They drew the lane a little tight, I said the world is mine by right. [SOLO] [4 bars — wah-heavy lead over verse riff. The last 2 bars are bends on double notes, on the 4th beat the band breaks off — and immediately the final chorus] [FINAL CHORUS] [a tone higher. On "Seriously?" — gang vocals, the whole band in unison] Seriously? You gonna tell me what the sky is allowed to be? Seriously? You gonna tell me what I am not allowed to see? I've come too far, I've held too tight. No need permission for one more try. Seriously? Yeah. Seriously. [OUTRO] [stop reels. Palm-muted, the voice drops back to a whisper] Go ahead. Say it again. Slower this time. Seriously?

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