Bad Religion - Pity The Dead ("The Gray Race") All Chords are Powerchords! Tonality: E minor Song flow: Intro Verse(1) Prechorus Chorus(1) Bridge(1) Verse(2) Chorus(2) Bridge(2) Solo Verse(3) Prechorus Chorus(3) Outro Intro: B(P.M.) Outro: A(P.M.) B let ring Verse: 1) There’s boy in crimson rags with grimace and spoon and a little sullen girl face-up staring at the moon And there’s no one around to hear the lonesome cries Then they pass away alone into the night Following the same pattern: 2)Well you’ve seen the disease suffering and decay and you whisper to yourself blissfully "It’s okay" and you still refuse the possibility That the dead are better off than we 3)In the end you may find there’s no guiding subtle light no ancestors or friends no judge of wrong and right Just eternal silence and dormancy And a final everlasting peace Prechorus: EE DD AA Chorus: Why do we pity the dead? Are you churned by emotion from the voices in your head (Are you scared of the logic that swirls within your head -> Chorus (2) ) Look at all the living and you’ll ask yourself why Chorus(1): Oh why do we pity the dead? Chorus(2): Oh why do we pity the dead? Pity the dead Chorus(3) Oh why do we pity the dead? why do we pity the dead? why do we pity the dead? Pity the dead Bridge(1): EE DD GG AA EE DD AA BB Bridge(2): Tell me what you see tell me what you know G(P.M.) D(P.M.) Is there anyone who lives a painless life? If there is show me so The destitute and famished demonic and the banished (*) 2nd guitar plays E one octave higher and arpeggiated dejected and the ostracized the brainwashed and the paralyzed (*) 2nd guitar plays E one octave higher and arpeggiated the conquered and objectified the few who see the other side Tell me what you see It’s a mortal wretched cacophony - Let’s go... Solo: Rhythm : EE DD GG AA EE DD AA BB EE DD GG AA Lead: e------------14-14--17^--14-14-14----14--------- b---13-12----13-12-----13-12----15------------12------12/10- g---------14--------14-------16------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ b-10/8-8/7-7/5-5/7-7/8-8-10-12-15-15^^-10-12-10----------- g------------12-11~--- ------------ ------------ ------------

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque des images poignantes de solitude et de souffrance, mettant en lumière des enfants perdus dans un monde indifférent. Elle questionne notre tendance à ressentir de la pitié pour les morts, tout en soulignant la misère de ceux qui sont encore en vie. À travers des réflexions sur la douleur, le vide et l'absence d'un sens supérieur ou d'un guide moral, elle nous invite à reconsidérer notre compréhension de la vie et de la mort. À la fin, l'idée d'une paix éternelle pour les défunts est contrastée avec la cacophonie de la souffrance humaine.