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FUGITIVE (Amy Ray)
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[Em(9)=02400x; Em-6(9)=03400x; Cdim/E=03420x.]
[For A(9), Amy plays x02200, and Emily plays x07650 or x07600.]
Em(9) Em(9) Em(9) Em(9) Em-6(9) Cdim/E Em-6(9) Cdim/E
[intro]
Em(9) Em(9) Em(9) Em(9) Cdim/E Cdim/E Cdim/E Cdim/E
[intro]
E E E E A(9) A(9) A(9) A(9)
[intro]
E E E E
I'm harboring a fugitive, a defector of a kind
A(9) A(9) A(9) A(9)
And she lives in my soul, and drinks of my wine
E E E E A(9) A(9) A(9) A(9)
And I'd give my last breath just to keep us alive
Are they coming for us with cameras or guns?
We don't know which, but we gotta run
And you say, "this is not what I bargained for"
E E E E A(9) A(9) A(9) A(9)
So hide yourself for me
[similar to intro here...]
All for me
We swore to ourselves we'd go to the end of the world
But I got caught up in the whirl, the twirl of it all
A day in the sun, dancing alone, baby I'm so sorry
Now it's coming to you; the lessons I've learned
Won't do you any good, you've got to get burned
Well the curse and the blessing, they're one and the same
Baby it's all such a treacherous game
Hide yourself for me
I said hide yourself for me
All for me
Ooooohhhhhhh [instrumental]
I stood without clothes, danced in the sand
I was aching with freedom, and kissing the damned
I said, "remember this is how it should be"
Baby, I said, it's all in our hands
Got to learn to respect what we don't understand
We are fortunate ones, fortunate ones I swear
Hide yourself for me
I will hide myself for you, ohhh
I will hide myself for you, ah ahahh
I will hide myself for you, all for you [tacet]
I stood without clothes, danced in the sand
I was aching with freedom, and kissing the damned
I said, "Remember this is how it should be"
- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Jake Average |
#1 by Jake M at Feb 21, 1973 at 4:51 AM EST |
| Yeah I was wrong about it being Emily Sailiers. I should have known also because when Amy sings the lead it is usually her song. I civilly disagree with Abarine; I don't think the subject of the song (the fugitive, the 'you' she sings to) is another person. The first line makes it clear that the whole song is an internal struggle. This makes the threat of being exposed more universal and truly frightening. 1 | |
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Megan Average |
#2 by Megan at May 8, 1979 at 7:06 AM EST |
| Oh, and before anybody gets angry with me, I want to make it clear that I do NOT think it is her homosexual side that makes her a sinner; I just think that we all are at least half sinner | |
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Kc Rhythm Player |
#3 by Kc Brady at Jun 15, 1981 at 8:27 AM EST |
| If you're a big fan of this song, you should really consider being a big fan of Amy Ray's as well; she wrote it. ;-) Emily's songs tend to be way more introspective and after-the-fact; she's reflecting on things after they've happened. Amy, on the other hand, writes songs about things happening right at that moment. Amy's tend to be a little more angry, Emily's a little more sentimental (not a concrete rule by any means, but definitely a good base). As for this song, I've always interpreted it as a either someone being in love with someone they shouldn't be in love with and struggling with the emotion and fantasies that accompany it, or similarly actually having taken that next step and being involved in that relationship. If I were gay, I'd probably pull out an undercurrent of a relationship with someone closeted and famous, but it applies to a vast number of "forbidden relationships"; the concept's not exclusively gay. | |
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Matt Average |
#4 by Matt Vautour at Aug 26, 2004 at 9:24 AM EST |
| A very deep song, but I'll take a stab at it. I'm pretty sure this song, like many of Emily Sailiers', is secretly a religious song. It is about a tremendous internal battle between her two halves, one sinful and the other pious. The whole song is about trying to purge the former from her soul. The climax is incredible, and in the end she caves in and feeds her demons again. A notable, if confusing, verse is the third (I stood without clothes...) where she thinks she has a religious experience, and tries with all her might to hang on to that moment for as long as she can. This is an awesome song, I wish I could write like Emily Sailiers can. | |
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