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Band: Porcupine Tree
Song: Blackest Eyes
Album: In Absentia
Tabbed by Thomas Vliagoftis (veneroth@mad.scientist.com)
Tuning: Drop D (DADGBe)
Chords used
F7M Em D Aadd11 Dsus2 A Bb C F
e |-0-| |-0-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-1-| |-3-| |-1-|
B |-1-| |-0-| |-3-| |-2-| |-3-| |-2-| |-3-| |-5-| |-1-|
G |-2-| |-0-| |-2-| |-2-| |-2-| |-2-| |-3-| |-5-| |-2-|
D |-3-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-2-| |-3-| |-5-| |-3-|
A |-0-| |-2-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-0-| |-1-| |-3-| |-3-|
D |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-|
Intro (with clear)
e |---------------|
B |---------------|
G |---------------|
D |---------------|
A |-----5-----5-5-|
D |-0-0---0-0-----|
Play this part 7 times (the 7th time it fades out and there is an intro with
a lot of distortion)
Intro (with distortion)
. . . . . . .
e |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------3-| x2
A |-----------------5---4---3-----5------------------5---4---3---3-|
D |-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-0---0---0---0-3----3-2-0-3-2-0-3-0---0---0---0-3-|
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------0-0-3-3-5-5-6--------------------0-0-3-3-5-5-6-------------------|
A |----------------0-0-3-3-5-5-6---5-----3----------0-0-3-3-5-5-6---5-----3---------|
D |3-2-0-3-2-0-3-0-0-0-3-3-5-5-6-6---6-5---6-5-3-0--0-0-3-3-5-5-6-6---6-5---6-5-3-0-|
e |-----------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------|
D |-0-0-3-3-5-5-6---------------------|
A |-0-0-3-3-5-5-6---5-----3---------5-|
D |-0-0-3-3-5-5-6-6---6-5---6-5-3-0---|
(Verse 1)
F7M Em
A mother sings a lullaby to a child
D Aadd11
Sometime in the future the boy goes wild
F7M Em D Dsus2 Aadd11
And all his nerves are feeling some kind of energy
F7M Em
A walk in the woods and I will try
D Aadd11
Something under the trees that made you cry
F7M Em D Dsus2 Aadd11
It's so erotic when your make up runs
(Chorus)
A Em
I got wiring loose inside my head
A
I got books that I never ever read
Em
I got secrets in my garden shed
A
I got a scar where all my urges bled
Em
I got people underneath my bed
I got a place where all my dreams are dead
Bb C
Swim with me into your blackest eyes
(Bridge)
D F |--> x4
(Verse 2)
F7M Em D
A few minutes with me inside my van
Aadd11
Should be so beautiful if we can
F7M Em D Dsus2 Aadd11
I'm feeling something taking over me
(Chorus)
After that chorus there is a part with distirtion guitar:
. . . . . . .
e |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------3-|
A |-----------------5---4---3-----5------------------5---4---3---3-|
D |-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-0---0---0---0-3----3-2-0-3-2-0-3-0---0---0---0-3-|
e |---------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------| x3
A |-------------------5-5-----5-------5-5-|
D |-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-----|
e |---------|
B |---------|
G |---------|
D |-0-1-2-3-|
A |-0-1-2-3-|
D |-0-1-2-3-|
After that there is a part only with synth and bass and at last another part with
distortion guitar, which is exactly the same with the intro!
NOTES
1. The dotts above some notes mean that you have to play them with vibrato!
It's not a difficult song except from the intro and the outro,
which are played fast enough, so...
HAVE FUN!
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Ryan Sutherland Rhythm Player |
#1 by Ryan Sutherland at Nov 26, 1971 at 8:01 AM EST |
| The correct lyrics: A mother sings a lullaby to a child Sometime in the future the boy goes wild And all his nerves are feeling some kind of energy A walk in the woods and I will try Something under the trees that made you cry It's so erotic when your make up runs I got wiring loose inside my head I got books that I never ever read I got secrets in my garden shed I got a scar where all my urges bled I got people underneath my bed I got a place where all my dreams are dead Swim with me into your blackest eyes A few minutes with me inside my van Should be so beautiful if we can I'm feeling something taking over me | |
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Dunnie Average |
#2 by Dunnie at Aug 8, 1978 at 2:53 AM EST |
| i thought this song was about rape? all the pieces fit any way. 'its so erotic when your make up runs' 'a few minutes with me inside my van, should be so beautiful if we can, im feeling something taking over me'. it just seems to be all about rape. anyone agree? | |
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Trey Average |
#3 by Trey smith at Jun 2, 1979 at 12:54 AM EST |
| In case you didn't know, In Absentiais a theme album about a serial killer. I think that this song among others tries to capture the serial killer's train of thought. For example "Ive got people underneath my bed, I've got books that never ever end" possibly relates to a torturer/serial killer such as the BTK killer | |
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Tom Average |
#4 by Tom Gregory at Mar 15, 1982 at 3:50 PM EST |
| The correct lyrics are still weak. I bought in Abstentia because a progressive rock website said it was similar to Pink Floyd and other Prog bands I like, which turned out to not be the case at all. Oh well, that was a waste of a fair bit of money. | |
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matt Average |
#5 by matt spolsky at Aug 23, 1982 at 7:54 AM EST |
| i love this song. and no, i highly doubt this song is about a rape. well, maybe it is. you never know! and that part "It's so erotic when your makeup runs..." it's so beautiful. | |
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Shay Average |
#6 by Shay at Dec 18, 1985 at 6:23 PM EST |
| Really Supplanter? I'm not quite sure how you reach that conclusion. I do agree the song is about mental illness, but I also think it's about rape: "I will try Something in the trees that made you cry It's so erotic when your makeup runs." "I got wiring loose inside my head," "I got secrets in my garden shed," "A few minutes with me inside my van Should be so beautiful if we can" "I'm feeling something taking over me" Maybe I'm way off the mark though... | |
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JustiN Professional |
#7 by JustiN at Mar 21, 1986 at 9:50 AM EST |
| I believe that the song is the tale of a boy who grows up and discovers that there's something unusual about him. Blackest Eyes is the most upbeat song on the entire album In Absentia. I agree that there are several hints that might be taken that the song is about rape or murder, but I really don't think that Steve Wilson is so cynical that he could package this kind of content in such a joyful wrapper! The song is positively bursting out with energy. I've always thought that the story is told by a boy or young man whose whole life is ahead of him, but who starts finding unusual things about him, and strange desires are coming out. He tries to understand himself and recognizes that something is wrong ("I got wiring loose inside my head"), but he is still optimistic and full of energy and believes that eventually everything will be all right. So what is told in the second and third verse is actually what he is imagining, not something that's already happened. Also, it might not be rape or murder per se, but the boy is beginning to realize what he is prepared to do to satisfy his desires. It's clouds on the horizon and a glimpse of the future, but the boy is still young, innocent, and optimistic. I believe the songs on the album are sequenced to give an impression of a man who is sinking deeper as he grows older. It would then be logical to assume that the first song is also related to the earliest period in life. | |
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Tommy Wanna Be |
#8 by Tommy Tang at Jan 2, 2000 at 6:05 AM EST |
| The song is a snapshot of the mind of a serial killer. It is upbeat because it is taken from the point of view of the deranged killer, to which everything seems normal. If you raise the volume, you will hear a second layer of vocals in a more scratchy and deeper voice. This is the real dark and scary voice of the serial killer. "It's so erotic when your makeup runs" refers to the victim crying before his eyes. However, to the serial killer's twisted mind, it's a beautiful and erotic sight. The chorus refers to bodies or trophies of victims in his garden shed, books he read but misinterpreted, scars he'd gotten accomplishing his sexual misdeeds. It's a messed up song, but sang and played beautifully to paint the normalcy of actions seen through the eyes of the killer. | |
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Jarrett Lead Player |
#9 by Jarrett Sandlin at May 5, 2000 at 7:13 PM EST |
| This song has so many layers. And most of them are beautifully sadistic. "It's so erotic when your makeup runs" Gets me every time. | |
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hey u by the th Average |
#10 by hey u by the that thing. SHUTUP!! at Feb 19, 2003 at 5:48 PM EST |
| toonstruck - you may be right - Steven Wilson said in one of his interviews that In Absenita's lyrics are inspired by serial killers, home violence and children molestation | |
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Crystal Average |
#11 by Crystal at Feb 11, 2004 at 6:16 PM EST |
| the first time i saw these guys, they opened for yes and i thought they were amazing...theni heard this song somewhere and i was hooked.... | |
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