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G# C G# C G# C G# C
E|-------------------------------|x2
B|-------------------------------|
G|--5--0---5--0---5--0---5--0----|
D|--6--2---6--2---6--2---6--2----|
A|--6--3---6--3---6--3---6--3----|
E|--4--3---4--3---4--3---4--3----|
I fondle keys to my heart when everyone's heart seems so calm
And you found the lock to my dorm and opened the door to my trust
C Cm
Fund my vestry
G# C Cm
The light in my darkest hour is fear
G#
Denies me of anything good so
Fm C
Don't lose your heart you'll need it
E|-0-1-0--------------------------|
B|--------1-----------------------|
G|----------0---------------------|
D|------------------2-2--3-3-3-2--|
A|------------------3-3--3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------------------|
Fm
And don't lose your heart you'll have
C G# C G#
to take another pill and tell another lie
C G# C G#
And lie amongst your lies like tuna in the brine
C G# C G# C G#....
E|------------------------|
B|-5--4---5--4---5--4-----|
G|-5--5---5--5---5--5-----| (abafado)
D|-5--6---5--6---5--6-----|
A|----6------6------6-----|
E|------------------------|
Take everything that you're not and don't be so
Scared to tamper (temper) with (temper) "tampered with" evidence (tamper)
Am G# C
Coz you'll come along for the sun
Am G# C Cm
if you come at all
G# C Cm
The light in my darkest hour is fear
G#
Denies me of anything good so
Fm C
Don't lose your heart you'll need it
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---1---1---1---1---1---3---3---2---2-----|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Fm Bm
And don't lose your heart you'll have
Cm G# Cm G#
And lie amongst your lies like tuna in the brine
Fm Bm
And don't lose your heart
Bb Cm Fm
And don't lose you...don't lose you heart
Bm
to lose your heart you'll have
C G# D
to take
C G# D
to take
C G# D
to take
C G# Bm
to take
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----------0-----------0-----------0------|
D|---1-0---0----1-0---0-----1-0---0-----1-0---0----|
A|-0----------1------------------------------------|
E|------------------------3-----------1------------|
Painting a lie seeing the colours but you seem
Closer to everything (3x)
Am Bb Gm F
Closer now than we ever have been
Am Bb Gm F
We're closer now that we ever should (we) be
Am Bb Gm F
Closer now than we've ever been before
Am Bm Gm F G
Closer to everything
Am Bb Gm F
Busking for change and changing everything
Am Bb Gm F
Feeble fables aren't changing many things
Am Bb C F
It's my time to shine like a tuna in the brine
Am Bb Gm F F# G#
For my pregnant paws aren't changing anything
C G# C G# C
To all of the animals who keep sipping the sweat from my back,
G# C G#
You're making me ill and I can't get enough
C G#
So take another pill and tell another lie
C Fm
And lie amongst your lies like tuna in the brine
ae pessual, essa aí tah certinha...... usem o violão, pois na guitar fica meio estranha.........falow
ae......
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Dan Average |
#1 by Dan Flores at Jan 24, 1980 at 7:00 PM EST |
| I love how he sings "It's my time to shine, like a tuna in the brine." These once living things shine the most when they're dead. I love that. | |
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Shay Average |
#2 by Shay at Jun 4, 1984 at 1:33 AM EST |
| I really like this song because I can relate to it, your explanation of the song Skwidkid was really good! :) | |
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Nikola Rhythm Player |
#3 by Nikola Supukovic at Jul 8, 1986 at 2:39 AM EST |
| In the opening lines Johns talks about someone who has “opened the doors to my trust”. Someone who has perhaps helped him break out of his shell. He then seems to describe what it was like to be locked up in depression and how he lived his life as a lie. The song now becomes a warning to others not to go through the experiences he went through. He warns not to let fear rule your life, because fear will lead to lies, many lies, and if you let them rule your life you will eventually “lie amongst your lies/ like a tuna in the brine”. He then seems to advise you to work to fix your flaws instead of covering them up with lies and selfish acts. This is the gist of the rest of the song. | |
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Guitar Man Lead Player |
#4 by Guitar Man at Jul 21, 1990 at 5:36 AM EST |
| The tuna in the brine metaphor is so wonderfully original. Somehow, makes tuna seem a lot less mundane when he sings it. I say tuna: boring. He sings tuna: epic and moving. Bah. | |
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Obtuse Professional |
#5 by Obtuse at Sep 16, 1992 at 7:54 PM EST |
| this is one of my favorite songs on the album. in an interview daniel says he feels "particularly close" to this song. i like your explanation of the song skwidkid. :) | |
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HammerOffFreak Professional |
#6 by HammerOffFreak at Aug 16, 1996 at 7:26 PM EST |
| for apacherosepeacock, I heard somewhere that the song is about getting caught in the lies you tell, so the line "lie amongst your lies like tuna in the brine" is accepting the level you've sunken to as you live with the lies you've told | |
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David Average |
#7 by David Gilmour at Mar 20, 1997 at 8:32 PM EST |
| yep, great song this one. easily the sunflower amongst the weeds that made up diorama. there were a few good songs though of course. the "disney musical" part as mentioned above is my favrite moment on the album, that and the end of one way mule. "the light in my darkest hour is fear". the thing that keeps him going through sadness is the fear of what could be worse - maybe he is scared to kill himself? "darkest hour" is a pretty strong term - not to be taken lightly. this song reminds me of petrol and chlorine, purely because it stands out of the album both musically and lyrically with emotion and experimentation. | |
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NIK Average |
#8 by NIK blaszczyszyn at Jun 9, 1997 at 9:50 AM EST |
| The whole Tuna in the brine thing was derived from Daniel as a child watching a tin of tuna being opened, and being amazed how shiny it was, but it was so oily. Track by Track from the diorama box comes in handy in times like these... | |
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