Cannibal
| Cannibal | |
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| Written by | Zubin Sedghi |
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| Appears on | Good & Evil |
| Sung by | Zubin Sedghi |
| Duration | 3:28 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Language | English |
| Links: | YouTube Spotify Demo (Bandcamp) |
Cannibal is the 4th track on the album Good & Evil. It is written and sung by Zubin Sedghi.
History
Cannibal was first demoed sometime before fall of 2009. Its demo features different lyrics and a completely different bridge. After its recording for Good & Evil, it would first publicly be heard on Tally Hall's 2009 tour with Rooney and Crash Kings, likely at El Rey Theatre on the 27th of November 2009.[1]
The studio version of Cannibal was one of 6 songs played at two Ustream events with Tally Hall.[2]
The first known instance of the Cannibal comes from BORALOGUE IX, in which you can hear it playing in the background at around 0:37.[3]
The first known live appearance of Cannibal comes from the November 29th, 2009 Slim's show, in which Joe wrote the setlist on a napkin,[4] which included Cannibal on it.
The first confirmed live performance of Cannibal comes from the December 1st, 2009 Hawthorne Theater show.[5]
Trivia
- In an 2019 interview, Joe Hawley remarked that Cannibal was a jam to play live, although he might've forgotten how to play some of it.[6]
Song Meanings
When asked on Ustream about its meaning, Zubin stated its about being very hungry and having no other options.[7]
Lyrics
Looking for a cavern A place where she can stay Waiting for the darkness When she leaves obsessed to make her way to me Because it's getting to the time when she will need to feed & I am the willing victim of a cannibal She rips out my bones just like I'm an animal And right when I'm feeling like my blood is drained She calls it a game But the wound that she leaves is unmistakable I am not the only one that she has come to see Dig up the skeletons of men who thought that they would be the One like me Like they could be the ones to make her believe But for now I am the willing victim of a cannibal She rips out my bones just like I'm an animal And right when I'm feeling like my blood is drained She calls it a game But the wound that she leaves is unmistakable Hiding in corners disguised She's a phantom, a glimmer inside She keeps on feeding while I am conceding So please won't you tear me open wide I am the willing victim of a cannibal She rips out my bones just like I'm an animal And right when I'm feeling like my blood is drained She calls it a game But the wound that she leaves is unmistakable
Demo Lyrics
Sitting in a bedroom I built inside a cave She's waiting for the darkness And when she leaves her room and makes her way to me Because it's getting to the time when she will need to feed And I am the willing victim of a cannibal She rips out my bones just like I'm an animal And right when I'm feeling like my blood is drained She calls it a game But the wound that she leaves is unmistakable I'm not the only one that she has come to see Dig up the skeletons of mеn who thought that they would be the onе like me And I have another shot to make her believe But for now I am the willing victim of a cannibal She rips out my bones just like I'm an animal And right when I'm feeling like my blood is drained She calls it a game But the wound that she leaves is unmistakable Hiding in corners, disguised Sucking the glimmer right out of your eyes Because she is super natural And I don't know much about her But I know she is eating my insides I am the willing victim of a cannibal She rips out my bones just like I'm an animal And right when I'm feeling like my blood is drained She calls it a game But the wound that she leaves is unmistakable
Tabs/Chords
Submitted by: Leo Goodman ([email protected])
Intro: D, D7, Bb, Gm, F#m, Bm, Gm, Gm9
VERSE 1
Dsus4 D
Looking for a cavern
Dsus2 D5
A place where she can stay
Dsus4 D
Waiting for the darkness
Dsus2 D5 Dsus2 D7sus2
When she leaves obsessed to make her way to me
Gm9
Because it's getting to the time when she will
Dsus2 D7sus2 Gm9
Need to feed and I am
CHORUS
D D7
I am the willing victim of a cannibal
Gm D D7
She rips out my bones just like I'm an animal
Gm D/B Bb
And right when I'm feeling like my blood is drained
D/A E/G#
She calls it a game
Em/G Bb A Gm
But the wound that she leaves is unmistakable
VERSE 2
*No chord*
I am not the only one that she has come to see
Dsus2
Dig up the skeletons of men who thought that they would be the
Dsus2 D7sus2
One like me
Gm Dsus2 D7sus2
Like they could be the ones to make her believe
Gm
But for now
CHORUS
D D7
I am the willing victim of a cannibal
Gm D D7
She rips out my bones just like I'm an animal
Gm D/B Bb
And right when I'm feeling like my blood is drained
D/A E/G#
She calls it a game
Em/G Bb A F A
But the wound that she leaves is unmistakable
F A
Hiding in corners disguised
Dm A/C#
She's a phantom, a glimmer inside
F A Dm G
She keeps on feeding while I am conceding
Bb E7/G#
So please won't you tear me open wide
D, D7, Bb, Gm, F#m, Bm, Gm, Gm9,
D/B, D, Gm, Gm9, Bbdim, A, Bbdim, A
FIRST CHORUS
Fade out with:
e|------3---------|------6---------|
B|------------2---|------------2---|
G|--3-------3---3-|--3-------3---3-|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|0---0-----------|0---0-----------|
E|----------------|----------------| xRepeat until end
This is a rather tough song, with a lot of changes and twists. Chord shapes will be displayed down here so you don't have to scroll down extra for the actual content.
D - xx0232 | D/B - x20232
Dsus2 - xx0230 | D/A - x00232
Dsus4 - xx0233 | E/G# - 422100
D7 - xx0212 | Em/G - 322000
D7sus4 - xx0210 | F - 133211
Gm - 310033 | Dm - xx0231
Gm9 - 31033x | A/C# - x4222x
Bb - x13331 | E7/G# - 420100
A - x02220 | Bbdim - x12320
F#m - 244222 | Bm - x24432
References
| Good & Evil | |
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* indicates tracks only available in the 2022 CD rerelease |
