Fate Of The Stars

Fate of the Stars
Written by	Andrew Horowitz
Appears on	Good & Evil, Admittedly Incomplete Demos
Sung by	Zubin Sedghi, Joe Hawley, Rob Cantor, Andrew Horowitz
Duration	6:50
Genre	Rock
Language	English
Links:	YouTube Spotify Demo (Bandcamp)

Fate of the Stars is a song by Andrew Horowitz. It is the closing song on Tally Hall's second studio album, Good & Evil.

History

Originally called Mind Control, it was one of many songs played at Tally Hall's residency shows at Union Hall in February 2009. It was very well received, but considered a complex song. At some point before or after these shows, Andrew Horowitz would record a demo for the song, with him on lead vocals. When asked after a concert about its status, they said "some songs" need to be experienced through studio recording first. By interrogation at the Ithaca show on March 5th, it was revealed that it was recorded in some form, but the title had changed to Fate of the Stars.

Recording

The song was recorded at least in November of 2009, being worked on until November 25th. Rob, Joe, and Zubin recorded some of their vocals in the same room. The song has some early utilization of sampling, using both Zubin's "ooo repertoire" and possibly a sample of Italian castrato singer Alessandro Moreschi singing Ave Maria.

The song was recorded as three separate songs which got built together in the mastering process.

Live Performances

The first known recorded performance of Fate of the Stars, was on February 26th 2009 at Union Hall. This is an early version, and does not feature all 3 parts. However Andrew Horowitz performed part 3 of the song live as a solo act on April 27th 2024 at Lincoln Hall, and on August 22nd 2024 at Sonic Lunch alongside Bora Karaca and Ross Federman.

Trivia

• Running at 6 minutes and 50 seconds, it is the longest recorded Tally Hall song.
• Fate of the Stars was later sampled in Joe Hawley's cover of Since I Don't Have You originally recorded by the Skyliners.
• Fate of the Stars was featured in a 2012 episode of Teen Mom.
• The master on the Needlejuice Good & Evil vinyl repress doesn't have the reversing arpeggio. This happened because Angel from Angel Hair Studio missed it during the "re-stitching" of the song for vinyl.
• The first measure of the guitar in the refrain interpolates “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” by The Beatles ^{[citation needed]}

Lyrics

[Part I]

To leave from this tale follow closely ahead
Prepare to exist by the living & dead
Too slow or too kind or too wary of those too at ease

Past all the buried impressions of then
Sullen drawn eyes & expressions to mend
Continued through mirrors left broken to sing & be heard
Through when it seems all the senses are lost to absurd

So the part where we are
Trapped in active depart
In the fate of the stars
No not one who we are
No control pumping heart
Button pressed mind in art
Mind control
Mind restart

[Part II]

To leave from the present with no source of sound
They laugh because silence is never around
Ignored & forgotten the past may continue to breathe

Feared not a rest by this desolate friend
Whose patience revealed what intent comes to send
With a stare at a hole in the world comes a lust to be high
Above all the dark nested clouds that keep guard of the sky

So the part where we are
Trapped in active depart
In the fate of the stars
No not one who we are
No control pumping heart
Button pressed mind in art
Mind control
Mind restart

[Part III]

Step onto the ferris wheel
Round for day & night
Lost in what's forever more
Complacent in its reasons for
Give & Take &
Sleep & Wake &
Pray for Day & Night to come
Again we see there's certainty in
What we feel & what we've heard
Again we see there's certainty in
Expectations all the same

Tabs/Chords

A   D C B7   F Bb E7

   A    
To leave from this tale follow closely ahead
   D                    B7
Prepare to exist by the living & dead
    F                       Bb                   E7
Too slow or too kind or too wary of those too at ease

A
Past all the buried impressions of then
D                   B7  
Sullen drawn eyes & expressions to mend
   F                           Bb                  E7
Continued through mirrors left broken to sing & be heard
F                             Bb                   E7
Through when it seems all the senses are lost to absurd
Dm Am E7 
                     Am Cadd9 D7
So the part where we are
                    Dm Am G
Trapped in active depart
            F   G  A Em7 D7
In the fate of the stars
                  C
No not one who we are
                   B
No control pumping heart
                       Bb
Button pressed mind in art
         E
Mind control
        A
Mind restart

   A                           A7
To leave from the present with no source of sound
     D             C          B7
They laugh because silence is never around
  F                     Bb                   E7
Ignored & forgotten the past may continue to breathe

A                         A7
Feared not a rest by this desolate friend
      D                        B7
Whose patience revealed what intent comes to send
       F                      Bb                       E7
With a stare at a hole in the world comes a lust to be high
 F                        Bb                             E7
Above all the dark nested clouds that keep guard of the sky
Dm Am E7
                     Am Cadd9 D7
So the part where we are
                    Dm Am G
Trapped in active depart
            F  G   Am Em7 D7
In the fate of the stars
                  C
No not one who we are
                   B
No control pumping heart
                       Bb
Button pressed mind in art
        E
Mind control
        A
Mind restart

Bb E7 Am C
B7 Cdim7 Em G
Am7 E7 F Am
F dm G7 Em7
Bb E7 Am Cadd9
Bm7/F# Am/B Em G7
Am6 G Dm7/F Am/E
Bm7b5add9 Am7 G7 E
Bb E7 Am C
B/F# B7 Em G
Amadd9/C E F Am7/E
Bdimadd11/D Cadd9 Bdimadd9 E

E7sus4/A C#m7 A7 D7
E7sus4/A C#m7 A7 D7
E7sus4/A      C#m7
Step onto the ferris wheel
A7                 D7
Round for day & night
E7sus4/A          C#m7
Lost in what's forever more
     A7           D7
Complacent in its reasons for
E7sus4/A
Give & Take &
C#m7
Sleep & Wake &
A7             D7
Pray for Day & Night to come
 E7sus4/A            C#m7
Again we see there's certainty in
A7             D7
What we feel & what we've heard
E7sus4/A             C#m7
Again we see there's certainty in
A7           D7
Expectations all the same
E7sus4/A C#m7 A7 D7
E7sus4/A C#m7 A7 D7
E7sus4/A C#m7 A7

References

Good & Evil
	1. Never Meant To Know 2. & 3. You & Me 4. Cannibal 5. Who You Are 6. Sacred Beast 7. Hymn for a Scarecrow 8. A Lady 9. The Trap 10. Turn the Lights Off 11. Misery Fell 12. Out in the Twilight 13. You 14. Fate of the Stars Light & Night* (pre-gap bonus track) * indicates tracks only available in the 2022 CD rerelease