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Member Name: the edge
Real Name: Alan Kells
E-mail: akdookie@hotmail.com
Archives of Pain Guitar TAB
verse:
e string: 0 3 4 5 7 00 0 11 0 11
(repeat over and over again)
then power chords:
E G G# A B EE E FF E FF
Then the soft bridge part:
C E (I don't know the picking part)
Then
G - G# F
F - G E
Then:
D E (back and forth)
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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ben Rhythm Player |
#1 by ben kurkul at Jun 22, 1972 at 2:45 AM EST |
| This song is by far my fave on the holy bible it may not neccessarily be about capital punishment though. then song is more against the glorification of serial killers and the way society is both disgusted by them, as well as fascinated. the line: forget martyrs, remember victims means that that we should stop spending time on those who kill for their cause (the serial killers) and be more concerned for those who have died (the victims) the song starts off with another scary bit. it basically says that it doesnt matter who you are, you will be buried the same way as one who kills. this can also be interpreted that everyone has the tendency to kill as expressed in the lines: Don't be ashamed to slaughter The centre of humanity is cruelty the manics also have a cynical view on the topic of remorse: Any fool can regret yesterday perhaps they think that remorse is no reason to excuse actions. in this case, they would support a harder approach towards capital punishment, ie it doesnt matter what the person feels now, he must still be punished. Execution needed A bloody vessel for your peace - these lines show that we execute for closure. to feel that justice is done, the killer is executed. the manic do not pass any judgement, it is more of a statement. my favourite lines : Not punish less, rise the pain Sterilise rapists, all I preach is extinction these lines plus the lines if man makes death, death makes man shows a sort of constant cycle of violence (death makes man makes death makes man). the killer kills and we kill the killer. overall the song is condemning the killers, but also supports the notion that we can also become killers. there should be a way to distance ourselves from the killers, without glorifying them and making them heros. therefore, we must give them the respect they deserve, that is, no respect at all. | |
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Sal Average |
#2 by Sal With The Lights Out at May 20, 1973 at 8:07 AM EST |
| The song is about capital punishment "give them the respect they deserve" is ironic, meaning they deserve no respect and should be treated as such, and a reaction against serial killers | |
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Michael Rhythm Player |
#3 by Michael Roache at Dec 6, 1978 at 9:10 PM EST |
| the opening quote is spoken by the mother of one of the victims of Jack the Ripper. If that makes sense... | |
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connor Average |
#4 by connor gooley at Dec 18, 1978 at 5:17 PM EST |
| The opening baseline is so creepy...a pretty dark track | |
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Dominic Badass |
#5 by Dominic Smith at Jan 25, 1983 at 11:55 PM EST |
| I believe he was a Japanese serial killer. You're right though, I found fuck all on him, apart from one nugget of info: "He pleaded insanity, and was released soon afterwards to write a book about his 'exploits.'" Hence his inclusion here. Love reading your pearls of wisdom, richeye :) One more thing - I've been thinking about this a lot and have come to the conclusion that capital punishment cannot purely be a black and white issue, however convincing the arguments for and against are. A bit like abortion, in that sense. | |
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chOxY Rhythm Player |
#6 by chOxY at Feb 9, 1997 at 1:26 AM EST |
| Correct me if I'm wrong, but recording technology didn't exist in 1888. One of 'Jack the Ripper's victims' indeed. The song is pro-capital punishment. As Zed92uk said, it's a reaction against the glorification of serial killers: something the Manics, ironically enough, participated in when they wrote 'Patrick Bateman'. | |
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Cicely aka Icic Badass |
#7 by Cicely aka Icicles and CSkank Shankle (if u stalk me i will shoot you.) at Sep 26, 1998 at 4:47 PM EST |
| By the way, I think the quote was spoken by Barbara's mum in 'The Royle Family', not Barbara. | |
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Chris Wanna Be |
#8 by Chris H at Dec 10, 2003 at 8:24 PM EST |
| I kind of thought this song was sarcastic-sending up the views of those that are for capital punishment as it gradually gets more extreme in what it is saying. But then maybe I'm just twisting the song to fit into my own view of things-that capital punishment is abhorent state-authorised murder. | |
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Gary Wanna Be |
#9 by Gary Rossington at Apr 19, 2004 at 11:41 PM EST |
| Given that 'the centre of humanity is cruelty', we shouldn't be attempting to reintegrate murderers back into society, we should be bowing to our instincts and execute them. I think that's partly the point. Oh, and I've read that Richey wrote alone on this album, Nicky only contributed song titles for Richey's songs, in the main (such as this one - Archives Of Pain was the title of an essay by Michael Foucault, which he and Richey studied at university). | |
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