Monochrome [Yann Tiersen]
Bm D A G
Anyway, I can try anything it's the same circle that leads to nowhere, and I'm tired now
Bm D A G
Anyway, I've lost my face, my dignity, my look, allthese things are gone and I'm tired now
Bm D
But don't be scared,
A G
I found a good job and I go to work
Bm D
Everyday on,
A G
My old bicycle you loved
Bm D A G
I'm piling up some unread books under my bed and I really think I'll never read again
Bm D A G
No concentration just a white disorder everywhere around me, you know I'm so tired now
Bm D
But don't worry
A G
I often go to dinners and parties
Bm D A G
With some old friends who care for take me back home and stay
G Bm G Bm
Monochrome floors, monochrome walls
D A G Bm D A G Bm
Only absence near me, nothing but silence around me
G Bm G Bm
Monochrome flat, monochrome life
D A G Bm D A G Bm
Only absence near me, nothing but silence around me
Bm D A G
Sometimes I search an event or something to remind but I've really got nothing in mind
Bm D A G
Sometimes I open the windows and listen people walking in the down streets, there is lifeout there
Bm D
But don't be scared,
A G
I found a good job and I go to work
Bm D
Everyday on,
A G
My old bicycle you loved
Bm D A G
Anyway, I can try anything it's the same circle that leads to nowhere, and I'm tired now
Bm D A G
Anyway, I've lost my face, my dignity, my look, allthese things are gone and I'm
tired now
Bm D
But don't worry
A G
I often go to dinners and parties
Bm D A G
With some old friends who care for take me back home and stay
G Bm G Bm
Monochrome floors, monochrome walls
D A G Bm D A G Bm
Only absence near me, nothing but silence around me
G Bm G Bm
Monochrome flat, monochrome life
D A G Bm D A G Bm
Only absence near me, nothing but silence around me
enjoy yourself ;)
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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RoBsN Average |
#1 by RoBsN Stalder at Oct 6, 2007 at 2:53 AM EST |
| Wonderful song, and beautiful lyrics. I love his music... | |
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Peter Wanna Be |
#2 by Peter Lambden at Oct 6, 2007 at 8:27 AM EST |
| This beautiful song clearly depicts a man who is depressed and desparate. It also comments on the mundane life, how when one is depressed people go "Oh but you have a good job and good friends", yet this is obviously not sufficiant for somebody to get out of their depression nor is it the reason why somebody could get out of depression since there are untouchable things in this life that are far more important than "a good job and good old friends". | |
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Tony Average |
#3 by Tony Riemer at Oct 11, 2007 at 9:34 PM EST |
| i get the impression that the song simply about a man that has given up on life, but is not willing to take the ultimate step to end it, and instead comforts himself with what he does have. i agree that the second half is more hopeful, at least he is doing things rather than sitting on his bed. It doesn't matter though, the circle continues... | |
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Chris Average |
#4 by Chris H... at Oct 13, 2007 at 4:14 AM EST |
| just downloaded a couple dozen of his songs or so, and this is so far the best. i can't describe why because i haven't gotten his key points i like down into proper syntax yet, but it just flows and totally satisfies me emotionally. instead of just writing personal anecdotes i'll actually follow the guidelines for this site in the first place. and with that being said.. the firsthalf, to me, sounds like a kind of an empty, lost path fo thought that's he's slipped into because of recent break up swift change ofsurroundings or feelings or whatever, and he recognizes this but does nothing to apprently change it, while making clear to point out to whoever he's speaking to that they shouldn't worry about him (like it was partly of their concern and fault) and the second part seems like he admits however briefly that he is stuck in this sort of melancholy state and makes futile efforts to get out of it and have a little passion towards something in his life again. i don't know. i wish there were more comments to reflect on. | |
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julius Average |
#5 by julius vaisanen at Oct 14, 2007 at 10:38 AM EST |
| This is such a wonderfully articulated description of depression. I like that it isn't clichéd - that he's not talking about the pain he's in or how unhappy he is, just that everything's blank and meaningless to him; a 'white disorder'. It's not so much a negative song as a totally neutral and apathetic one. I like the details: the books piling up under his bed; his 'old bicycle you loved' (who is 'you'?). I get the feeling he's trying to pretend he's fine, and going along with his old life, but it doesn't mean anything to him any more. The repetition that's often present in Yann Tiersen's work (inevitable given that he's influenced by minimalism, which is typically very repetitive) is especially effective in this song, I think - the man's life is circular and mundane, and it's reflected nicely in the structure. I like this song more for not being in wholly fluent English - it's refreshing, and stops it from falling into hackneyed phrases. | |
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Jimmy Lead Player |
#6 by Jimmy Chezz at Oct 15, 2007 at 11:15 PM EST |
| This is such a wonderfully articulated description of depression. I like that it isn't clichéd - that he's not talking about the pain he's in or how unhappy he is, just that everything's blank and meaningless to him; a 'white disorder'. It's not so much a negative song as a totally neutral and apathetic one. I like the details: the books piling up under his bed; his 'old bicycle you loved' (who is 'you'?). I get the feeling he's trying to pretend he's fine, and going along with his old life, but it doesn't mean anything to him any more. The repetition that's often present in Yann Tiersen's work (inevitable given that he's influenced by minimalism, which is typically very repetitive) is especially effective in this song, I think - the man's life is circular and mundane, and it's reflected nicely in the structure. I like this song more for not being in wholly fluent English - it's refreshing, and stops it from falling into hackneyed phrases. | |
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