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Intro:
“Red wire - right temple…”
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Bridge 1:
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(Repeat x4)
The timing on that bridge is hard to figure
out without listening, since there’s a bit
of syncopation.
Verse 1:
“There are times…”
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Chorus 1:
“Someday, i’m telling you…”
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(Repeat x2)
Verse 2:
“There are folks…”
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Chorus 2:
“Someday, i’m telling you…”
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(Repeat x2)
Bridge 2:
“Poetry, Aldous Huxley…”
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Outro:
“Red wire - right temple…”
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For the verses, intro, bridge 1 and outro,
the slides are only just very quickly going
from 4 to 5, 2 to 3 or 7 to 8 for a bit of
extra effect.
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer on
- lyrics -
Red wire - right temple
Black wire - left temple
(x4)
There are times I think eternal life ain’t
such a bad gig
Smoke all you want, and see the planets
If and only if they find a way to cure
the longing
The distant panic
Someday, i’m telling you
They’ll make a memory machine
To wax our hearts to a blinding sheen
To wash away the grief
(x2)
There are folks that think to have a soul
you gotta suffer
Well lately i’ve had my RDA of that
And call it fascist but I know that someday
happy
Will be all that matters
Someday, i’m telling you
They’ll make a memory machine
To wax our hearts to a blinding sheen
To wash away the grief
(x2)
Poetry, Aldous Huxley, yeah, yeah, yeah,
it’ll be a relief
If they can make machines to save us labor
Someday they’ll do our hearts the very same
favor
The wails of ruined lives brought to a halt
by
The serene hum of computers in
air-conditioned vaults, yeah
Red wire - right temple
Black wire - left temple
(x4)
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| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| \ Slide down
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Song History
Published: August 7, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025