Fall

Lyrics by : Madison Julius Cawein Sad-hearted spirit of the solitudes... Who comest through the ruin-wedded woods! Gray-gowned with fog... gold-girdled with the gloom. Of tawny twilights... burdened with perfume. Of rain-wet uplands... chilly with the mist; And all the beauty of the fire-kissed! Cold forests crimsoning thy indolent way... Indolent way. I think of thee as seated 'mid the showers... Of languid leaves that cover up the flowers. One lovely shoulder bathed with gipsy black... Thy hair's profusion blown about thy back! Was it a voice lamenting? For the flowers that must die? A heart-sick bird that sang of... Happier hours passing by? Or did the ghost of Summer? Wander... Wander... Wander by? Odorous of death! And drowsy with decay! The rosy russets... Tumbled at thy feet! DECAY! A cricket dirging days... That soon must die. Soon must die. ----- [Intro] (Rhythm: Driving industrial beat - syncopated) (Bass: Rolling 16th notes on D) [Dm] [Dm] [Dm9] [Dm9] [Verse 1] (Harmonic Concept: The Verse Loop) (Vocal Style: Low, detached, crooning) [Dm] Sad-hearted spirit of the solitudes... [A#] Who comest through the ruin-wedded woods! [F] Gray-gowned with fog... [C] gold-girdled with the gloom. [Dm] Of tawny twilights... [A#] burdened with perfume. [F] Of rain-wet uplands... [C] chilly with the mist; [Dm] And all the beauty [A#] of the fire-kissed! [F] Cold forests crimsoning thy indolent way... [C] Indolent way. [Pre-Chorus] (Texture: Minimalist. Bass drops out. Synth pads only.) (Vocal Style: Delicate, almost whispering) [Gm] I think of thee as seated 'mid the showers... [Dm] Of languid leaves that cover up the flowers. [Gm] One lovely shoulder bathed with gipsy black... [A] Thy hair's profusion blown about thy back! [Chorus] (Dynamics: EXPLOSION -Descent) (Performance Note: Rapid chord changes matching the syllable rhythm) (Vocal Style: Soaring, Anthemic, High Chest Voice Belting) [A#] Was [F/A] it [Gm] a [F] voice [C] la-[Dm]-men-[C]-ting? [A#] For [F/A] the [Gm] flo-[F]-wers [C] that [Dm] must [C] die? [A#] A [F/A] heart-[Gm]-sick [F] bird [C] that [Dm] sang [C] of... [A#] Hap-[F/A]-pier [Gm] ho-[F]-urs [C] pass-[Dm]-ing [C] by? (Falsetto Peak wail) [A#] Or [F/A] did [Gm] the [F] ghost [C] of [Dm] Sum-[A]-mer? [A#] Wan-[F/A]-der... [Gm] Wan-[F]-der... [A] Wan-[A7]-der [Dm] by? [Bridge] (Dynamics: HEAVY BUILD-UP - Climb) (Performance Note: Chords ascend linearly to build desperation) (Vocal Style: Aggressive, rhythmic chanting becoming a scream) [Dm] O-[C/E]-do-[F]-rous [Gm] of [A#] death! [C] And [Dm] drow-[C/E]-sy [F] with [Gm] de-[A#]-cay! [C] The [Dm] ro-[C/E]-sy [F] rus-[Gm]-sets... [A#] Tum-[C]-bled [Dm] at [E] thy [F] feet! (Full Scream) [A] DECAY! [Guitar Solo] (Style: 80s New Wave texture with Heavy Metal distortion) (Rhythm: Fast, anxious strumming) [Dm] [A#] [F] [C] [Dm] [A#] [F] [A] [Outro] (Vocal Style: Ethereal "Ah-ah-ah" layering, fading out) (Texture: Synthesizers fading into wind noise) [Gm] A cricket dirging days... [Dm] That soon must die. [A] Soon must die. [Dm] (Sudden Cut)