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RED SKY
As recorded by Thrice
(From the 2005 Album VHEISSU)
Transcribed by Mike Sifeldeen
Words by Dustin Kensrue Music by Thrice
Arranged by Thrice
All guitars tuned 1/4 step up.
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dustin'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Teppei'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Pre-Chorus/Post-Chorus'
Gtr V (D A D G B E) - 'Drop-D Outro'
Q=125
Gtr III
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|------------o||
||--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--||
||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|------------o||
||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|------------o||
||--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--||
||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|------------o||
||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------3-----3-|-----3-----3-----|
|-----2-----2---2-|-----2-----2---2-|-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----2---|
|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|---2-----2-----2-|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
||--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
||o-----------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||o-----------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----||
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----o||
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----||
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----||
|-------------------------|--------------------o||
|-------------------------|---------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
|-------------------------|---------------------||
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----o||
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----||
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----||
|-------------------------|--------------------o||
|-------------------------|---------------------||
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9----------------------|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gtr II
W +H. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-/7--------|-(7)------7\--|-2h3-2h3-2h3-2h3-|-2h3-2h3-2-2/---|
|-----------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
H +H H. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|--------------|------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-7----(7)\----|-3-------3--|-2h3-2h3-2h3-2h3-|-2h3-2h3-2-----|
|--------------|------------|-----------------|---------------|
|--------------|------------|-----------------|---------------|
|--------------|------------|-----------------|---------------|
|--------------|------------|-----------------|---------------|
Gtr III
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Gtr III
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
|-7--7---7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6---6-----6----|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W W H E E E E
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------14h15-14----|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|----------------15-|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
Gtr III
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W W W
|-14-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|-14-----------|-15-----------|-12-----------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Gtr III
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6---6--6--|--6-----6----6--6--|--6-----6-----6-----6----|
|--------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W H H Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-14-----------|--------17-----|-15-15-15-15-------|-14h15-14h15-14h15-14h15-|
|--------------|-14------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
||--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
||o-----------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||o-----------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---||
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--o||
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---||
|-------------------------|------------------o||
|-------------------------|-------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
|-------------------------|-------------------||
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---||
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---||
|-------------------------|------------------o||
|-------------------------|-------------------||
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9----------------------|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
||--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
||o-----------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||o-----------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7o||
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||
|-------------------------|----------------o||
|-------------------------|-----------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
|-------------------------|-----------------||
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3o||
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||
|-------------------------|----------------o||
|-------------------------|-----------------||
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-|
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--14----14-12----12-14----|-14-12----12-12----12----|
||o----15-------15-------15-|-------15-------15----15-|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-15--x-15----------15--x-|-15----------15----15----|
||-----------14--x-14-------|----14--x-14----14----14-|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr V
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||---0-----0-----0-----0----|--0-----0-----0-----0----|
||o--0-----0-----0-----0----|--0-----0-----0-----0----|
||---0-----0-----0-----0----|--0-----0-----0-----0----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 6x
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|----14----14-15-14----14-|----14----14-15-14----14o||
|-14----14----------14----|-14----14----------14----||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 6x
|-----------9-----------9-|-----9-------------------||
|----10----------10-------|-------10----10----10---o||
|-13----13----13----13----|-13-------13----13----13-||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 6x
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|--4-----4-----4-----4----|--4-----4-----4-----4----||
|--4-----4-----4-----4----|--4-----4-----4-----4---o||
|--4-----4-----4-----4----|--4-----4-----4-----4----||
Gtr II
W +H E E Q W +H E E Q
|----------|---------------|----------|---------------|
|-3--------|-(3)----3---3--|-3--------|-(3)-----3---3-|
|-2--------|-(2)----2---2--|-2--------|-(2)-----2---2-|
|-0--------|-(0)----2h4-4--|-2--------|-(2)-----2h4-4-|
|----------|---------------|-0--------|-(0)-----------|
|----------|---------------|----------|---------------|
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|-3--------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)----|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)----|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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No Picture
Chris Average |
#1 by Chris H... at Oct 2, 2007 at 2:36 AM EST |
| The lyrics=wow The music=can't wait to hear! | |
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Joey Wanna Be |
#2 by Joey at Oct 2, 2007 at 7:26 AM EST |
| beautiful song. but i can't really get the hang of what the song means.. and their new album is a bit different from the past ones, in my opinion. the new is a bit calmer, or mellow.. | |
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Jake Average |
#3 by Jake m at Oct 3, 2007 at 7:14 AM EST |
| I adore Dustin's writing ability. To me this song is about being able to see the end coming, whether it's the end of your life, or maybe a part of your life coming to a close; but either to way its definitely a foreboding theme as others have said. Or It could also just be about the captain of a ship realizing hes about to sail into a storm that will kill him and his entire crew, but I like to think theres another layer to it about life in general. | |
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Average |
#4 by nirvana at Oct 3, 2007 at 12:30 PM EST |
| This song is amazing! I heard them play it live at Taste of Chaos. Everything went quiet and there were red lights and people crowd surfing on an ocean of people. i just thought of it that way from the song being about an ocean. hm to me taking a christian perspective on the song I guess the ocean represents maybe sadness or sin and how you sometimes feel numb kind of like your underwater and drowning. "And soon the sea shall give up her dead" People that are "dead" in sin? "she could take your life with one good kiss" kiss representing very strong temptation that feels good and looks good but in the end is just a "caricature of intimacy" and doesn't really satisfy you in the end. This ocean pulls you under and you need those "red sky" moments to pull you out. The feeling when you reach the surface and feel alive again. | |
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Chris Average |
#5 by Chris H... at Oct 4, 2007 at 6:31 AM EST |
| I've fallen in love with this song..it's so amazing and beautiful..to me it seems to be about him dying at see, then coming back to live again at the end. "And soon the sea shall give up her dead We'll raise an empire from the bottom of the sea" Fantastic. | |
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Curtis Rhythm Player |
#6 by Curtis Lee at Oct 4, 2007 at 9:06 AM EST |
| Dustin wrote it 2 years ago, and had an image in his head of looking into the water from a ship. Then developed it into this song..which is awesome. | |
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Alexxx <3 Lead Player |
#7 by Alexxx <3 at Oct 6, 2007 at 9:03 AM EST |
| I found this semi-old interivew with Dustin backstage after KROQ-FM's Almost Acoustic Christmas concert back in December: "Overall, I think 'Red Sky' is dealing with the issues that [people] suffer, but in the end things are redeemed and there's a resolution," Kensrue said. "It's got this image of a storm that comes and in the end this unexplained supernatural change [happens] and everything kind of comes right through these dark times. It's about hope in general." | |
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The Real Slim S Average |
#8 by The Real Slim Shady at Oct 8, 2007 at 6:21 AM EST |
| yeah i beleive the ocean/water represents life in this song. everything else in the song pretty much just is significant to what has happened in his life or is going to happen im not sure. i think the ship could symbolise the vessel that each person surrounds themself in with that being each to his own. it could be a christian theme with satan being the wind....i duno?? im going to agree with beckman_jake with it also being about the coming of Christ and with a new empire being raised. in that case the ocean might either have to symbolise the new earth or heaven. ive been trying to work out this song for a while and am still quite stumped. but i think it is a very criptic song and very personal to dustin or whoever the writer may be. the christian approach for me was mainly interpreted because alot of the songs on vheissu had a biblical and christian theme. now if u dont believe that, that's ok. because i still think that each song can be interpreted anyway the listener can take it. as long as it meaningful to you...thats all that matters. lyrics aside...this song is one of the most beautiful and amazing songs i have ever heard. the ending is absolutely brilliant as the hitherto feels very solemn and restrictive feel, but the end feels like a release...it gives me chills every time. anyway i think ive babbled. thanks for reading if u have. | |
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Mark Wanna Be |
#9 by Mark masta at Oct 9, 2007 at 4:18 AM EST |
| yeah, i see the foreboding theme... i could see interpreting it as forshadowing of Christs second coming and the apocolypse... prior to the Thousand Year Reighn (we'll raise an empire)... in saying the sea shall give up her dead, so the Bibles tells us the Earth will give up her dead for judgement... maybe an interpretation of an impending death? a feared reasoning with the inevitable? it's hard to say... i see and appreciate much christian symbolism and themes in thrice... email me if you like: beckman_jake@hotmail.com | |
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Micke Lead Player |
#10 by Micke Nordin at Oct 9, 2007 at 5:11 PM EST |
| it means dont die in the ocean cause your wife will cheat on you and youll get kicked out of your house and youll have to sleep at the bottom of the sea and the sky turning red is about a microwave cause microwaves cook stuff | |
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Tom Average |
#11 by Tom Gregory at Oct 12, 2007 at 3:46 AM EST |
| I think personally that this song is dedicated to anyone lost at sea (We'll raise an empire from the bottom of the sea). Also -- check out AOL Sessions for the newly released version of Red Sky. | |
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isaac Average |
#12 by isaac fritsch at Oct 14, 2007 at 12:20 PM EST |
| HoldFastHope has a good point...its highly possible that the song was inspired by that...Dustin is realllllly into C.S. Lewis' works so you could be dead on...i can't remember the book or author but The Artist In the Ambulance was inspired by a book in the same way you're saying. | |
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Jason Rhythm Player |
#13 by Jason ...... at Oct 15, 2007 at 5:41 AM EST |
| Hmmm, i'm not sure of the full meaning of all these lyrics, but it's kind of obvious, some of the lines, anyway. There's a quote, "red sky at night, sailor's delight. red sky in morning, sailors warning." usually it was believed that if the sky was red in the morning it was a sure sign that there would be a squall or terrible storm soon. So, when they say that seeing the red sky in the morning is essentially a mark that they'll probably be in a storm and their ship will sink. it's a sign of foreboding, the red sky. As for the song in general, it's tough to say. that's up to thrice. | |
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Jeremy Average |
#14 by Jeremy Rees at Oct 16, 2007 at 2:19 PM EST |
| awesome song. | |
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Renee Wanna Be |
#15 by Renee Saenz at Oct 19, 2007 at 2:48 PM EST |
| I think Cypher is dead on. Red Skies are dangerous especially when microwaves are involved. | |
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danielle Lead Player |
#16 by danielle woodley at Oct 21, 2007 at 12:31 AM EST |
| I get shivers listening to this song. It is so beautiful. | |
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Julian Average |
#17 by Julian . at Oct 21, 2007 at 11:16 AM EST |
| Here is what Dustin wrote about this in the Vheissu S.E. booklet: "I remember writing the lyrics to this line before anything, at least two years ago. I just had an image in my head of looking over the side of a ship at the water passing by. The rest of it kind of grew from there I guess. | |
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