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Artist: They Might Be Giants
Songz: The World's Address
Album: Lincoln
Intro melody:
D - Eb - E - F - F# - G (the ascend)
F - F# - F - E - F (the 5 quick notes)
Bb C# C Bb C (start of main melody)
Eb C# C C# |
F Eb C# Eb |
F# F Eb F |
Ab C# |
F Eb |
F# C |
Eb C# |
F Bb |
C# C Eb A (end of main melody)
Verse 1:
A#m Ebm
I know you deceived me, couldn't sleep last night
C F Bb F# F
Now my tear stains on the wall reflect an ugly sight
A#m
I can see your secrets
Ebm
No need to confess
C F Bb F# F F F
Everyone looks naked when you know the world's address
Chorus:
Bb(major)
The world's address
F
A place that's worn
Bb
A sad pun that reflects a sadder mess
Fm G
I'll repeat it for those who may not
Cm C(maj)
Have already guessed
F
The world's address
Verse 2:
Life's parade of fashion just leaves me depressed
Under every garment I can see the world's address
Call the men of science and let them hear this song
Tell them Albert Einstein and Copernicus were wrong
Chorus:
The world's address
A place that's worn
A sad pun that reflects a sadder mess
I'll repeat it for those who may not
Have already guessed
The world's address
Bridge:
D - Eb - E - F - F# - G (the ascend)
F - F# - F - E - F (the 5 quick notes)
Bb C# C Bb C (start of main melody)
Eb C# C C# |
F Eb C# Eb |
F# F Eb F |
Ab C# |
F Eb |
F# C |
Eb C# |
F Bb |
C# C Eb A (end of main melody)
Verse 3:
Call the men of science and let them hear this song
Tell them Albert Einstein and Copernicus were wrong
Chorus
The world's address
A place that's worn
A sad pun that reflects a sadder mess
I'll repeat it for those who may not
Have already guessed
The world's address
Chorus:
The world's address
A place that's worn
A sad pun that reflects a sadder mess
I'll say it one more time for those who may not
Have already guessed
The world's address
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Aleksandar Average |
#1 by Aleksandar Radošević at Sep 26, 1971 at 6:20 AM EST |
| The pun that the chorus refers to is the title of the song. 'The World's Address' becomes 'The World's A Dress'. Once you see this, it becomes obvious that the song is a critique on the way our society focuses on outward appearance. "Life's parade of fashion just leaves me depressed Under every garment I can see the world's a dress " This says to me that the constant focus on following the changing trends has worn thin. If one looks, one can easily see through every new fad and style and notice that our world has become shallow and vain. I'm not quite sure what the meaning is behind the line, "Tell them Albert Einstein and Copernicus were wrong" One theory I have is this: Copernicus had a large hand in proving that the Earth is not the center of the Universe. The ideals that this song is disagreeing with would seem to think otherwise. Albert Einstein wrote an essay called "The World As I See It". One of the ideas largely expressed in this essay is that man is dependant on each other's happiness for satisfaction. "But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people -- first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy." These sentiments similarly clash with the shallow society that this song is speaking out against. This leads me to believe that the line, "Tell them Albert Einstein and Copernicus were wrong", is meant to be ironic, a sarcastic lash against our society today. Or maybe I don't have a clue what I'm talking about. Either way, it's a good song. =) | |
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ashley Wanna Be |
#2 by ashley pudding at Oct 14, 1984 at 10:06 AM EST |
| Heh, that's pretty darn clever. "The world's a dress, a place that's worn..." Nifty. | |
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