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Intro:
F#m Gm G#m Am
A#m Bm
Cm C#m Dm
verse 1
Am G
So proud a history, replete with sanctity,
Dm Em
Orbs in their harmony, they sing their code to me.
Am G
Have you ever heard yourself, the orbit that you're in?
Dm Em
The terse, oppressive blanket that's instilled here by our spin.
Am G Am G
It's misery and famine, it's a force we cannot see,
Dm Em
Misery and famine, it compels us naturally.
Am G Am G
Misery and famine, great ellipse, we bend to thee,
Dm Em
Misery and famine, just accept your vagrancy.
verse 2
Am G
Others who bear no name, who feel that life's a game,
Dm Em
My verse they will defame, we suffer all the same.
Am G
They pay no regard to their position or their speed,
Dm Em
The firmament still covers them with its malevolent seed.
Am G Am G
It's misery and famine, it's a force we cannot see,
Dm Em
Misery and famine, it compels us naturally.
Am G Am G
Misery and famine, great ellipse, we bend to thee,
Dm Em
Misery and famine, just accept your vagrancy.
Bm E Bm E
You look for meaning in things noone comprehends,
Bm E G D Bm
You feel no affinity to the rabble we're in,
E Bm E
Sources of inquiry have nothing to portend,
Bm E G D Bm G D Bm
They will perplex us all until the coming end, until the coming end.
G D Bm
verse 3
Am G
A feeling of despair, hungry and full of care,
Dm Em
We resent everywhere the fortune that we share.
Am G
'This Earth could be a better place' is a concept I condone,
Dm Em
Given our pathetic course our destiny is known.
Am G Am G
It's misery and famine, it's a force we cannot see,
Dm Em
Misery and famine, it compels us naturally.
Am G Am G
Misery and famine, great ellipse, we bend to thee,
Dm Em
Misery and famine, just accept your vagrancy.
Outro
Am G
Misery and famine,
Am G Dm
Misery and famine,
Em Am G
Misery and famine,
Am G Dm Em Am
Misery and famine.
Written by Greg Graffin