“PARESTHESIA”-SONG PROFILE-

-BASIX-

(4:4)
(Amajor)

(90bpm)

(slow version: 83bpm)

(reference note: F# F# E)

INTRO:

[A Asus2 (A G A trill) A Asus2 A] x 4

(bass: A (A G trill) (B) A)

(bo diddley groove in A)

VERSE 1:

(A6 A) (A Asus2 A)

what if i…bit my lip… and saved your space?

(Dmaj7 Dsus2) (Dmaj7 Dsus2 Dmaj7 D6 D)

may as well g-g-g-give it away

(Dsus2 D) (Dm7 Dm6 Dm)

erase my face…

(Dmaj7sus2 A)

replace my race…

(bass: A (C#) D (C# C) A (E))

CHORUS:

(F#m) (F#m/F) (F#m7) (B9)

t-t-t-turpentine  (i) try to change your mind eva-everyday

(A) (B7 Adim)

’til you finally find the needle

(D7) (D7 D6 D)

finally find the needle

(Esus2 E E6 E Esus2 E Esus4 E A)

may u finally find that needle in the hay…

(bass: F# (A C#) B (A) A (C ) B (A) A (C D#) D (A F#) E (G# A) A)

TRANSITION:

(A chord with descending bassline A G F# F)

VERSE 2:

(A)

what if i did the time…

and got away?

(Dmaj7 Dmaj7sus2)

cuz nothing i seem to say

will solve the crime

or change your mind

(bass: A (C#) D (A) F#)

CHORUS:

so pardon me

cuz part of me wants to stay

and walk on pins and needles

and break up like the beatles

declare that there ain’t nothing left to say…

(declare that there ain’t nothing left to say…)

(Esus2 E E6 E Esus2 E E6 E A)

BRIDGE:

(Bm7) (F#m) (F#7 F#7sus4 F#m)

(E+sus2 E+ E6 A+)

(A+ C#7) x 3

(E+sus2 E+ Esus2 E)

(Esus2 E Esus2 Esus4)

(Esus2 E E6 E A)

(bass: (A C#) B (E F#) F# (E) E (G#) A (C#) C# (B G#) A (C#) C# (B G# E) E (G#))

so make a pact with me

we’ll face the fact…

we’ll hide our history

and stage…our final act…

and stage…stage our final act…

(Bm) (F#m)

(A+)

(E+sus2 E) (E6) (A) (F#m)

(A+)

(E+)

(A+)

(E+)

OUTRO:

(A)

(bassline: A G F# F F G)

(x 12)

here’s to the one who got away…

(and so i go it alone…)

(time waits for no man…)

(picture yourself in a boat on a river…)

(take me to the river…)

(dear prudence….)

(the sun is up…the sky is blue…it’s beautiful…and so are you…)

(you thought the leaden winter would bring you down forever…)

(end on:)

(i’ve been dazed and confused for so long it’s not true…)

(E F# E G E A B A)

(Bmsus2 Bmsus4) x 4

(F#m F#msus4 F#m)

(F#7 F#7sus4 F#7)

(*ALTERNATE SECTIONS*)

(***BACK TO “PARESTHESIA”***)

LYRICS

VERSE 1:

what if i bit my lip  and saved your space?

may as well give it away…

erase my face…

replace my race…

CHORUS 1:

t-t-t-turpentine …

(i) try to change your mind everyday

’til you finally find the needle…

may you finally find that needle in the hay…

VERSE 2:

what if i did the time and got away?

cuz nothing i seem to say

will solve the crime

or change your mind

CHORUS 2:

so pardon me…

cuz part of me wants to stay…

and walk on pins and needles…

and break up like the beatles…

declare that there ain’t nothing left to say…

(declare that there ain’t nothing left to say…)

BRIDGE:

so make a pact with me

we’ll face the fact…

we’ll hide our history …

and stage…

our final act…

and stage…

stage our final act…

OUTRO:

here’s to the one who got away…

(and so i go it alone…)

(time waits for no man…)

(picture yourself in a boat on a river…)

(take me to the river…)

(dear prudence….)

(the sun is up…the sky is blue…it’s beautiful…and so are you…)

(you thought the leaden winter would bring you down forever…)

(i’ve been dazed and confused for so long it’s not true…)

*SCRAPS*

(***BACK TO “PARESTHESIA”***)

THEMES

(written + recorded in summer 2014)
(a generic songwriting exercise in Amajor)
(ending with descending progression interpolating various classic rock songs)

ENSEMBLE

(taught roboray the song in summer 2014)
(we performed the song @ spike hill NYC)

STUDIO

(recorded in mounts motel)
(lawrenceville NJ)
(summer 2014)

LIVE

(performed the song @ spike hill NYC)
(summer 2014)
(roboray on drums)

VISUALS

“bit my lip”:

REVIEWS

(released on summer 2014 album “death of a bozo”)

(also get an updated version of “pins and needles” to youtube)

OUTRO

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(***BACK TO “THE MIDDLE AGES”***)

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*INTRO*

*MASTER TAPES*

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*V1*
(summer 2014)

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(***BACK TO “XXX”***)

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(***BACK TO “XXX”***)

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*VIDEOS*

*CHORDS*

(4:4)
(90bpm)
(Amajor)

(slow version: 83bpm)

INTRO:

[A Asus2 (A G A trill) A Asus2 A] x 4

(bass: A (A G trill) (B) A)

(bo diddley groove in A)

VERSE 1:

(reference notes: F# F# E C# E C# B A)

(A6 A) (A Asus2 A)

what if i…bit my lip… and saved your space?

(Dmaj7 Dsus2) (Dmaj7 Dsus2 Dmaj7 D6 D)

may as well g-g-g-give it away

(Dsus2 D) (Dm7 Dm6 Dm)

erase my face…

(Dmaj7sus2 A)

replace my race…

(bass: A (C#) D (C# C) A (E))

CHORUS:

(F#m) (F#m/F) (F#m7) (B9)

t-t-t-turpentine  (i) try to change your mind eva-everyday

(A) (B7 Adim)

’til you finally find the needle

(D7) (D7 D6 D)

finally find the needle

(Esus2 E E6 E Esus2 E Esus4 E A)

may u finally find that needle in the hay…

(bass: F# (A C#) B (A) A (C ) B (A) A (C D#) D (A F#) E (G# A) A)

VERSE 2:

(A)

what if i did the time…

and got away?

(Dmaj7 Dmaj7sus2)

cuz nothing i seem to say

will solve the crime

or change your mind

(bass: A (C#) D (A) F#)

CHORUS:

so pardon me

cuz part of me wants to stay

and walk on pins and needles

and break up like the beatles

declare that there ain’t nothing left to say…

(declare that there ain’t nothing left to say…)

(Esus2 E E6 E Esus2 E E6 E A)

BRIDGE:

(Bm7) (F#m)

so make a pact with me
we’ll face the fact…

(F#7 F#7sus4 F#m)

we’ll hide our history…

(E+sus2 E+ E6 A+)

and stage…our final act…

(A+ C#7) x 3

and stage…stage our final…

(E+sus2 E+ Esus2 E)

(Esus2 E Esus2 Esus4)

(Esus2 E E6 E A)

act…

(bass: (A C#) B (E F#) F# (E) E (G#) A (C#))
(bass: C# (B G#) A (C#) C# (B G# E) E (G#))

OUTRO:

(G F# F F G)

here’s to the one who got away…

(and so i go it alone…)

(time waits for no man…)

(picture yourself in a boat on a river…)

(take me to the river…)

(dear prudence….)

(the sun is up…the sky is blue…it’s beautiful…and so are you…)

(you thought the leaden winter would bring you down forever…)

(i’ve been dazed and confused for so long it’s not true…)

(E F# E G E A B A)

(Bmsus2 Bmsus4) x 4

(F#m F#msus4 F#m)

(F#7 F#7sus4 F#7)

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*LYRICS*

VERSE 1:

what if i bit my lip  and saved your space?

may as well give it away…

erase my face…

replace my race…

REFRAIN 1:

turpentine …
(i) try to change your mind everyday

’til you finally find the needle…

may you finally find that needle in the hay…

VERSE 2:

what if i did the time and got away?

cuz nothing i seem to say

will solve the crime

or change your mind

REFRAIN 2:

so pardon me…

cuz part of me wants to stay…

and walk on pins and needles…

and break up like the beatles…

declare that there ain’t nothing left to say…

(declare that there ain’t nothing left to say…)

BRIDGE:

so make a pact with me

we’ll face the fact…

we’ll hide our history …

and stage…

our final act…

and stage…

stage our final act…

OUTRO:

here’s to the one who got away…

(and so i go it alone…)

(time waits for no man…)

(picture yourself in a boat on a river…)

(take me to the river…)

(dear prudence….)

(the sun is up…the sky is blue…it’s beautiful…and so are you…)

(you thought the leaden winter would bring you down forever…)

(i’ve been dazed and confused for so long it’s not true…)

*SCRAPS*

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she’s a very picky girl…

(now we’re back in the bedroom)

(***BACK TO “XXX”***)

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*ORIGINS*

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(written + recorded in ‘summer 2014’)
(a generic songwriting exercise in Amajor)
(ending with descending progression interpolating various classic rock songs)

(***BACK TO “XXX”***)

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*ENSEMBLE*

*STUDIO*

*LIVE*

*SCENES*

*REVIEWS*

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(also get an updated version of “pins and needles” to ‘youtube’)

(***BACK TO “XXX”***)

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*OUTRO*