Even Less -Porcupine Tree
tabbed by seboddos aka zappy the koala
Riff1
E |---------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------4------|
D |---------4-5/4-----------3—3/5-----5-0-|
A |------5--------5-----------------------|
E |--3/5------------5--1--3---------------|
Riff2
D A# C G
E |---------------------6-------3-------|
B |--7—7—7----8-7-------6---5---3-------|
G |--7—7----7------7----7---5---4-------|
D |--7—7--------------7—8---5---5-------|
A |--5—5----------------8---3---5-------|
E |---------------------6-------3-5-6-5-|
Verse (Dm A# C G)
Dm A#
A body is washed up on a Norfolk beach
C G
He was a friend that I could not reach
Dm A#
He thought I was cold but I understand
C G
But for the grace of god goes another man
Bridge (A F xx3210)
A F xx3210
And I may just waste away from doing nothing
A F xx3210
But I'm a martyr to even less
Chorus instrumental (Riff 2)
Verse (Dm A# C G)
Dm A#
A choirboy is buried on the moors
C G
Where we used to go dreaming when we were bored
Dm A#
So some kids are best left to fend for themselves
C G
And others were born to stack shelves
Bridge (A F xx3210)
And I may just waste away from doing nothing
But I'm a martyr to even less
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Josh Professional |
#1 by Josh Wilson at Jul 22, 1973 at 5:07 PM EST |
| Upon reading the lyrics to the Even Less demo version, I think SW is comparing himself to Jesus. He's saying that he's wasting away from doing nothing, but Jesus did barely anything himself, and he's a martyr because he died. | |
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Josh Average |
#2 by Josh Sanchez at Sep 30, 1979 at 7:32 AM EST |
| But you're a martyr for even less, could have religious connotations as well, although the suicide idea makes good sense. SW may be an agnostic or atheist stating that he isn't doing anything religious, but there are all these christians, muslims, jews, any type of religious fanatic dying for what they think is a noble cause, but they are dying for even less than he is. Whatever, just what I initially thought. The radical jihadists would be most relevant to my interpretation. I actually think the suicide interpretation is a better interpretatation, just offering my take. | |
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Patrick Wanna Be |
#3 by Patrick Wade at Jan 23, 1980 at 7:38 AM EST |
| The correct lyrics are "But you're a martyr for even less" not "I'm a martyr". I can't help but think of Stupid Dream like Lord of the Flies. The choir boy references here...but that really doesn't have any grounding so whatever. Great song though. Stupid Dream is one of the best Porcupine Tree releases by far. | |
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More Cowbell Lead Player |
#4 by More Cowbell at Aug 28, 1982 at 12:53 AM EST |
| It's about suicide, and how little you achieve doing so, possibly you might think you're dying nobly, but in truth "I may just waste away from doing nothing. But you're a martyr for even less" | |
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steven Lead Player |
#5 by steven ratliff at Sep 24, 1988 at 1:12 PM EST |
| I think this song is about two boys who grow up together. One becomes a complete burnout, and the other looks upon him with a feeling of helplessness, not wanting to see their best friend like that. It seems that the other friend dies even, because of the first stanza. | |
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ben Lead Player |
#6 by ben Tee at Dec 6, 1994 at 2:29 AM EST |
| actually i think steven mixes it up a bit live and sings both You're a martyr, and I'm a martyr. But you're right the album version is just You're a martyr. anyway! i love this song. the extended version is quite nice :) | |
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bethan Average |
#7 by bethan jones at Apr 24, 1996 at 4:18 AM EST |
| In Arriving Somewhere, the DVD, he sings 'But I'm a martyr to even less', and I think they were the original lyrics prior to the album. Amazing song though. Beautiful. Flawless. | |
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