Tuesday, February 1, 2011

#14 On My Shoulders


The Feeling:
        On My Shoulders will appear on our Eye Of The Beholder 2nd album called "Worlds Collide" (let's hope we can produce the demo for the FIRST album "The Eyes Have It" this summer!!).  This song does have lyrics (posted below) with full vocals patterns and demos, taken out for this recording though.  However, it is basically saying Engineers FTW. :D   This is really a driving song, not incredibly light nor thrashingly heavy.

Inspiration:
        Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt 1:  For the intro and that riff all throughout.
        The Offspring:  For the prechorus riff.  Not any particular song of theirs that comes to mind (maybe Can't Repeat), but just the style in general.
        Mudvayne - Not Falling:  I don't know why, but this inspired the chorus with the sliding bit.
        Dream Theater - Endless Sacrifice:  That riff right after the breakdown mini drum solo in ES...gave way to this ending riff right after the last chorus before the solos.

Technical:
        In the beginning of the Metropolis solo section, the expanded sus2 chords (B F# C#) in the 6/8 7/8 pattern gave way to this riff all throughout.  I was experimenting with chords in that same type of fingering, first coming up with an "hourglass" or figure 8 shape in the fingering:
----11-9-7--------------11-9-7-
--9---------9---------9----------
7-------------11-9-7------------
Interesting, but didn't sound that good.  A few modifications gave the riff as it stands today.
Then palm muted verses that give way to the riff (I've always liked verses where the vocals sing, then the riff sweeps in for a short amount, then vocals return).  Offspringy prechorus was just jammed straight into the recording setup on the fly along with the chorus.  The small 3/4 in the chorus for the Fn was written in later for progressive effect.
The whole verse, prechorus, chorus repeats with some variation, then the Endless Sacrifice riff, and a rather messy first take solo over the main riff with key changes.


The Lyrics for On My Shoulders:


3. On My Shoulders (Engineers FTW)

Lyrics by Nick Lowe  - 15 March, 2010

Verse1:
What can I do when
it feels like all the weight,
the weight of the world
is sitting on my shoulders
the papers stacking high
and the stress building inside
it's hard to remember
where I came from and what's right

PreChorus1:
I try not to forget what
I'm doing all of this for
For all human kind,
and the expansion of my mind

Chorus1:
What can I do when
it feels like all the weight
of the mistakes from the past
is on my shoulders

What can I do when
it feels like all the weight
of the mistakes from the present’s
on my shoulders

Verse2:
It seems like it's too much
at this moment in my life
it feels like the forces
are against me
I'm all mixed up, the
turbulence is just too much
I feel like I'm spinning
I just cant stop

PreChorus2:
I try not to forget what
I'm doing all of this for
For all human kind,
and the expansion of my mind

Chorus2:
What can I do when
it feels like all the weight
of the mistakes from the future
are on my shoulders

Super Chorus:
Lives may depend on me
this burden lies within
and soon you will see
I will not fail
I will do what I must
And not back (noise drop out area) down

Outro:
all the panic
all the knowledge
all the commitment
I feel like I'm crazy inside

all the panic
all the knowledge
all the commitment
I feel like I'm crazy inside all of this in my mind just to save mankind

The weight of the world
is on my shoulders
shoulders...
SHOULDERRRRRRRS!!

6 comments:

  1. did you write all this.
    follow me bro and ery day.
    I will follow you ery day.

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  2. Every note. I've been playing for 10 years, writing for 9, and formed the band Eye Of The Beholder for the past 5 years.

    Ill follow you now, thanks!
    If you like what you hear, pleeeeeease help me to spread it!!! :D

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  3. This.... is exactly why i started blogging

    followed n supported <3
    http://inhiarashi.blogspot.com

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  4. This is incredible music - do you need a lead singer? Whoever likes the song should point good singers your direction - I think you guys are going to be famous!!!

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  5. We do have a lead singer, but at times I'm dissatisfied.

    - The bass player

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