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Artist: Incubus
Tabbed By: HappyFaceOfDeath
Tuning: Standard
Verse
G-----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------- X3
A----------11-----------------------------------
E---0--12------0--0-0-0--10--10-10--11-11-11----
G-----------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------
A----------11-----------------------9--9-9------
E---0--12------0--0-0-0--10--10-10--------------
G--------------------------------
D--------11---------------------- X2
A---0-12----0--0-0-0--9/11--9----
E--------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------- X2
A----------11-----------------------------------
E---0--12------0--0-0-0--10--10-10--11-11-11----
Chorus
G-----------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------
E---8888888888888-10-10--55555555-0000-333-10---
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10------------
E---8888888888888-10-12----------------------------------12--12-----
G-----------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------
E---8888888888888-10-10--55555555-0000-333-10---
G------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------
E---8888888888888-10-10--55555555-0--0-0---
Bridge:
G----------
D----------
A----------
E---0--0---
(This part is timed with the drums)
G-----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
A-----7---------------7-----------------7-------------
E---6---6-000-6-----6---6-000-6-----3/6---6-0-0-6-----
G-------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------
A----------------7--5-----------------
E---12/3---0-----------7--5--3---0----
G-----------------------------
D----7-5----------------------
A--------7--5-----------------
E-------------7--5--3---0-----
G---------------------------
D---------------------------
A----7--5-------------------
E---------7--5--3---0/12----
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---4---------------------4---------------4--------------- X2
A-----2-2-0--------2--2-----2-2-0-------------------------
E------------4-2-0-----------------4-2-0----2-0-2-0-2-----
G----------------------------------------------------------
D---4---------------------------------------4--------------
A-----2-2-4--2-0----6--6----6-6-6-7--6-4-2-----------------
E----------------0----------------------------2-0-2-0-2----
G-----------------------------------------------------
D---6-6-6-7--6-4---------6-6-6-7--6-4----4------------
A----------------7-6--2---------------7---------------
E------------------------------------------2-0-2-0-2--
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---4---------------------4---------------4--------------- X4
A-----2-2-0--------2--2-----2-2-0-------------------------
E------------4-2-0-----------------4-2-0----2-0-2-0-2-----
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E---6--6----6--66-6--6--6---6--6----6--66-6--6--6/12
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ScumFucBondage Average |
#1 by ScumFucBondage bumsex at Mar 18, 1971 at 12:21 PM EST |
| This is about fighting tyrants like George Bush. Brandon is clearly pro-peace. I must say I was never to big of an Incubus fan, but their last album was incredible. They always seemed to corporate to me, but with their newfound willingness to take on George Bush and support peace label me a big Incubus fan baby! | |
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Leo Average |
#2 by Leo Jaeggi at Jan 4, 1973 at 4:20 AM EST |
| URstellar I know what you mean. I saw incubus a few days back, and I wasn't sure if i was in the right place i thought it was like a brittney spears concert or a fashion show or somthing. | |
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Michael Average |
#3 by Michael at Nov 16, 1980 at 12:27 AM EST |
| lol of course dirk comes up again! hehe i think that this song is pretty straight forward. He could fight someone with words and his song. His pen is his weapon. I also think that the political aspect of this has to do with it like some people mentioned. How they are cracking down on music censorship although Incubus really doesnt have much of a problem with that, they are probab;y speakin for all artists in general in this song. PS- Saw them last night in concert.. it WOULD have been marvelous if not for the screaming teeny boppers behind me that ruined my Buzz... AHHH it was a total heartbreaker.. A) because there were 13 year old girls behind me screaming "I love you bla bla" and B) because they knocked the high outta me!! | |
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Craigy Average |
#4 by Craigy t at Mar 1, 1985 at 11:10 PM EST |
| the lyrics are wrong, there are no set lyrics for the chorus besides "my pen is a pistola" | |
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Stephen Average |
#5 by Stephen Meier at Oct 12, 1985 at 5:46 AM EST |
| these lyrics remind me of j5 lyrics. it's like a verbal/mental power over physical power thing. Pretty straightforward if you ask me. | |
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Ricky Wanna Be |
#6 by Ricky at Jul 4, 1986 at 3:07 AM EST |
| The lyrics are definitely agressive, and sure it means i have the power to lay my revenge uppon you (pulp fiction). But the voice of brandon boyd somehow softens the meaning in the end. Like he knwos all his power, he knows he wiil use it, and he regrets to offend. A little. | |
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Kenny Lead Player |
#7 by Kenny Berg at Jul 24, 1999 at 12:30 AM EST |
| I Think the meaning of the song, is about speaking insults, saying things that you don't mean to say. It's a song similar to "Blood On The Ground" IN Context. Read the lyrics, to see what I Mean. | |
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Jonathan Average |
#8 by Jonathan Williams at May 24, 2006 at 11:43 AM EST |
| you could have done better | |
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Eric Wanna Be |
#9 by Eric Canfield at Aug 1, 2006 at 3:05 AM EST |
| This song, to me, is a statement that the pen is more powerful than the sword to use a cliche. | |
