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Halcyon Age

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[Intro]
 Em9   F#m7   Em9   F#m7   B-9x4
[Verse 1]
It's one hazy pEm9anoply
Recount this haF#m7lcyon age
I turn to AnEm9thony
When he turned to KF#m7arleinz and B-9Cage
[Verse 2]
But no one's reEm9ally there
Does that mean it's F#m7done in vain
If no one rEm9eally cares
I'm back to aF#m7cting straB-9nge
[Pre-chorus]
Like Daniel JEm9ohnston in Texas
At sF#m7ome point in the B-9eighties
Passing oEm9ut his cassettes with
The jF#m7-card that he B-9drew oh did he Em9ever expect it
I guF#m7ess it's just what B-9happens when the Em9music's a respite
The F#m7world is so appB-9alling and you Em9come to detest it
[Chorus]
And F#m7you could say that I was Dnervous then
Fairly Bm7awkward now
Leave the spEm7eakers loud
When you fGm6eel self doubt
If there's Dany chance
That we'd stBm7ill hang out
We could dEm7etail dreams
While we stF#7+5are at passing clouds
[Break]
 Em9   F#m7   Em9   F#m7   B-9x2
[Verse 3]
Those modal masEm9terworks
Atonal F#m7oeuvres it seems
When I ask aftEm9erwards
All message lF#m7ost inbetwB-9een
The shifting aEm9perture
DeF#m7picting sun-soaked scenes
I guess they Em9resonate
That's F#m7Universal B-9Consciousness
[Pre-chorus]
Take Em9two of Ascension
The ShF#m7ape of Jazz to B-9Come and
Laurie SEm9piegel's inventions
O'RF#m7ourke or Zorn and B-9Oliveros Em9all deserve mention
You're dF#m7ancing in a B-9room and no one's paEm9ying attention
[Chorus]
AddreF#m7ssing my rB-9eception with a fDocused eye
To the paBm7ssing clouds
I'll be thEm7ere for you
When you're fGm6eeling down
Any gDiven day
You can Bm7find me 'round
In a deEm7spondent way
In a stF#7+5udy best called brown

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Halcyon Age

by Vansire

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em9

F#m7

B-9

Bm7

Em7

Gm6

F#7+5

[Intro]

Em9 F#m7 Em9 F#m7 B-9

[Verse 1]

Em9

It's one hazy panoply

F#m7

Recount this halcyon age

Em9

I turn to Anthony

F#m7 B-9

When he turned to Karleinz and Cage

[Verse 2]

Em9

But no one's really there

F#m7

Does that mean it's done in vain

Em9

If no one really cares

F#m7 B-9

I'm back to acting strange

[Pre-chorus]

Em9

Like Daniel Johnston in Texas

F#m7 B-9

At some point in the eighties

Em9

Passing out his cassettes with

F#m7 B-9 Em9

The j-card that he drew oh did he ever expect it

F#m7 B-9 Em9

I guess it's just what happens when the music's a respite

F#m7 B-9 Em9

The world is so appalling and you come to detest it

[Chorus]

F#m7 D

And you could say that I was nervous then

Bm7

Fairly awkward now

Em7

Leave the speakers loud

Gm6

When you feel self doubt

If there's any chance

Bm7

That we'd still hang out

Em7

We could detail dreams

F#7+5

While we stare at passing clouds

[Break]

Em9 F#m7 Em9 F#m7 B-9

[Verse 3]

Em9

Those modal masterworks

F#m7

Atonal oeuvres it seems

Em9

When I ask afterwards

F#m7 B-9

All message lost inbetween

Em9

The shifting aperture

F#m7

Depicting sun-soaked scenes

Em9

I guess they resonate

F#m7 B-9

That's Universal Consciousness

[Pre-chorus]

Em9

Take two of Ascension

F#m7 B-9

The Shape of Jazz to Come and

Em9

Laurie Spiegel's inventions

F#m7 B-9 Em9

O'Rourke or Zorn and Oliveros all deserve mention

F#m7 B-9 Em9

You're dancing in a room and no one's paying attention

[Chorus]

F#m7 B-9 D

Addressing my reception with a focused eye

Bm7

To the passing clouds

Em7

I'll be there for you

Gm6

When you're feeling down

Any given day

Bm7

You can find me 'round

Em7

In a despondent way

F#7+5

In a study best called brown

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