The Trap

The Trap
Written by	Zubin Sedghi
Appears on	Good & Evil
Sung by	Zubin Sedghi
Genre	Rock
Language	English
Links:	YouTube Spotify Demo (Bandcamp)

The Trap is a song written by Zubin Sedghi. The song was originally known as The Gap and debuted as The Trap at Great Scott in Allston, MA on March 3rd 2010, the first show of their tour with Jukebox The Ghost and Skybox.

Song Meanings

When asked in a email in 2021, Zubin wrote back "I wrote it thinking about the natural vs digital world (and the ubiquity and inevitability of technology) and how it leaves so much to be desired and also thinking about string theory and generally how science also tends to fall short with regard to what it feels like exist."

Trivia

• This was the first song Zubin wrote that Tally Hall performed.

Lyrics

Whispered leaves on swaying trees &
Mysteries define
Summer nights of endless light
Remind us of the line that's
Yours & Mine

Thoughts of green & breezes mean
I'm growing from a stem
Missing dirt on my T-shirt
You'll move a little closer but the moving isn't over if it's

Them & you & me
Stringing electricity
& the rest of it is waiting under
When it overflows
Taking us where no one knows
We remember when we fell into the trap

Midnight air is unprepared for
Thoughts we would condemn
Silence of the stars above
In any other weather
We would try to stay together but it's

Them & you & me
Stringing electricity
& the rest of it is waiting under
When it overflows
Taking us where no one knows
We remember when we fell into the trap

Mother & Fathers without
Will doubt
Brother to brother another
Hold out

Imagine a world if the numbers would take some time out

Me without you & you without
I want to break out of this abstracting pattern of layers but it's
On

The Gap Lyrics

Whispered leaves on swaying trees
And mysteries suggest
Summer nights of endless light
Remembering the black
The white and past

Thoughts of green and breezes mean
I'm growing from a stem
Finding dirt on our T-shirts
You'll move a little closer, but the moving isn't over and its

Them and you and me, stringing electricity
Wanting more than wishing for the past
Feelings overflow, keeping on where no one knows
Mostly it's moving too fast

Midnight air is unprepared for
Thoughts we would condemn
Missing love and stars above in
Any other weather we would try to stay together but its

Them and you and me, stringing electricity
Wanting more than wishing for the past
Feelings overflow, keeping on where no one knows
Mostly it's moving too fast

Losing myself digitally
Losing myself digitally, resurge for everything that's

Them and you and me, stringing electricity
Wanting more than falling for the trap
Feelings overflow, keeping on where no one knows
Mostly it's moving too quickly improving the gap

Chords

Repeating guitar figure: Eb Cm Bb

Eb               Cm                   Ab        Eb
Whispered leaves on swaying trees and mysteries define
Eb               Cm               Gm             Bb                  Eb
Summer nights of endless light, remind us of the line that's Yours & Mine

Thoughts of green and breezes mean I'm growing from a stem
Missing dirt on my T-shirt, you'll move a little closer but the moving isn't over if it's

Ab           Eb          
Them & You & Me
Ab            Gm
Stringing electricity
Cm	Fm            G       G7
And the rest of it is waiting under
Ab          Eb
When it overflows
Ab              G
Taking us where no one knows
Ab                  B             Eb
We remember when we fell into the trap

...

Eb        Ebaug   Cm     Ebaug
Mothers & Fathers without
Eb        Ebaug   Cm     Ebaug
Will doubt
Brother to brother another
Hold out
Imagine a world if the numbers
Would take some time out
Me without you & you without I want to break    
Out of this abstracting pattern of layers but it's
Gb  Eb
On

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤGood & Evil

Never Meant To Know · & · You & Me · Cannibal · Who You Are · Sacred Beast · Hymn For A Scarecrow · A Lady · The Trap · Turn The Lights Off · Misery Fell · Out In The Twilight · You · Fate Of The Stars · Light & Night* (pre-gap bonus track)

* indicates tracks only available in the 2022 CD rerelease

Admittedly Incomplete Demos

Another Minute (Live at the Frieze Basement, December 2002) · Mobile Phone Premonition (Live at the Frieze Basement, December 2002) · Welcome to Tally Hall (Acoustic Demo) ⋅ Marvin's SFX - Bohemian Rhapsody (Sample) ⋅ Banana Man (Lounge Version) ⋅ Blind Pig Introduction (January 2008) ⋅ Spring and a Storm (Original Demo feat. Ryan Scott) ⋅ Two Wuv (Alternate Bridges) ⋅ The Whole World and You (Punk Rehearsal) ⋅ Just a Friend ⋅ Songy Song ⋅ Keep Up The Good Work! Theme ⋅ Sea Cucumber (Demo) ⋅ Tally Hall's Internet Show Theme ⋅ Spiced Rum Commercial (Demo) ⋅ You & Me (Zubin Lead Vocal Rehearsal) ⋅ Cannibal (Demo) ⋅ Who You Are (Demo) ⋅ Sacred Beast (Demo) ⋅ Hymn For A Scarecrow (Demo)* ⋅ A Lady (Demo) ⋅ The Trap (Demo) ⋅ Turn the Lights Off (Alternate Bridge) ⋅ Out in the Twilight (Demo) ⋅ Fate of the Stars (Demo) ⋅ Light & Night (Demo) ⋅ Love Track (Rehearsal) ⋅ Go (Demo) ⋅ Color Be Gone (Demo) ⋅ The Minstrel Boy ⋅ Welcome To Tally Hall (Reprise) (Demo)*
* indicates tracks added on April 15th, 2022