"The lyrics to 'Torn' were written in five minutes. If you're spending more than that writing a song, it's probably not a hit." -Anne Previn
ARTIST: Ednaswap
TITLE: Torn
ALBUM: Wacko Magneto
Intro:
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^with parts like this that show strumming of various
parts of the chord, this just means continue to strum
the chord on both up/down strokes
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^(vocals come in here)
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[he showed me what it was to cry..]
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(continue strumming A chord)^
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[there's nothing where he used to lie..]
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Chorus:
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(3x)
end w/ this 3rd time:
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Verse 2/Chorus 2:
basically the same as verse/chorus 1, only strum the chords harder w/
more distortion
toward the end of the last chorus:
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(bend slowly plucking note repeatedly, bend down again)
-end with intro-
I thought I saw a man brought to life
He was warm, he came around
And he was dignified
He showed me what it was to cry
You couldn't be that man I adore
You don't seem to know, seem to care
What your heart is for
I don't know him anymore
There's nothing where he used to lie
Conversation has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's fine I'm torn
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
You're a little late
I'm already torn
So I guess the fortune teller's right
Should have seen just what was there
And not some holy light
But you crawl beneath my veins and now
I don't care, I have no luck
I don't miss it all that much
There's just so many things
That I can't touch I'm torn
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
You're a little late
I'm already torn
Torn
There's nothing where he used to lie
My inspiration has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's right I'm torn
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I'm ashamed
Bound and broken on the floor
You're a little late
I'm already torn
Torn
"The lyrics to 'Torn' were written in five minutes. If you're spending more
than that writing a song, it's probably not a hit."
-Anne Previn
