Hymn For A Scarecrow
| Hymn for a Scarecrow | |
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| Written by | Joe Hawley |
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| Appears on | Good & Evil, Admittedly Incomplete Demos |
| Sung by | Joe Hawley, Ross Federman |
| Duration | 4:50 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Language | English |
| Links: | YouTube Spotify Demo (Bandcamp) |
Hymn for a Scarecrow is a song by Joe Hawley, and is track 7 on the Tally Hall album Good & Evil.[1] On the 15th of April 2022, a demo of the song was uploaded to Admittedly Incomplete Demos[2]
Trivia
- Hymn for a Scarecrow is in 6/8 time.
- There seems to be a tornado during this song, a nod to the movie The Wizard of Oz which also famously features a scarecrow in it.
- Ross Federman sings in this song, performing the "the wind knows" refrain in the coda, while Bora Karaca whistles.
- Joe has confirmed that the inspiration for the song can be found in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and the scarecrow that can be found ingame.[3]
- The song is called "A Hymn for a Scarecrow" on the Good & Evil Advance CD, and it used to be on Needlejuice's Bandcamp page. [4]
- Upon being asked about the inspiration behind the song, Joe stated that "When I was very young, I lived on a farm road called 'Morrow Lane' and there was a farmer named 'Jim Morrow'. I was thinking about that area when I wrote the song." [5]
Lyrics
You hang around for a living Somewhere between all the land & the sky Being by never forgiving Nobody knows you & neither do I Birds may believe at a distance You wear a grin & keep perfectly still Driven away with persistence I wonder if they have wondered or will ever wonder Ever wonder Farmer Jim hums when he's all alone He may imagine you heard & he knew You wouldn't hear what he might have known I wonder whether he wonders if you ever wonder Ever wonder Oh, Scarecrow Maybe the wind knows Whether you wonder Who's calling your name Scarecrow Maybe the wind knows Whether you wonder If you are to blame Mother Earth's love whispered to me (and it wasn't her fault) Real is a feeling & feeling is real All of you are flowing through me But you wouldn't know how to fathom or feel When the wind blows The wind knows The wind knows Oh, Scarecrow Maybe the wind knows Whether you wonder Who's calling your name Shame how nobody knows you Only who wonders if you are to blame Saving the grain of your golden domain Without even reasoning why The crows seem to know where you need them to go Igniting a spark in their minds so they circle & fly Fly (Repeated) You hang around for a living Blown in the wind like a pinned butterfly Monarch of ever forgiving Some of us wonder if you want to die Would you want to die? How I wonder Ever wonder (Repeated) (The wind knows)
Tabs/Chords
C Am
You hang around for a living
C Am Em F
Somewhere between all the land & the sky
C Am
Being by never forgiving
C Am Em F
Nobody knows you & neither do I
Dm G Dm Fm
C Am
Birds may believe at a distance
C Am Em F
You wear a grin & keep perfectly still
C Am
Driven away with persistence
C Am Em F Dm G
I wonder if they have wondered or will ever wonder
Dm Fm
Ever wonder
C Am
Farmer Jim hums when he's all alone
C Am Em F
He may imagine you heard & he knew
C Am
You wouldn't hear what he might have known
C Am Em F Dm G
I wonder whether he wonders if you ever wonder
Dm Fm
Ever wonder
Oh,
G
Scarecrow
Dm G
Maybe the wind knows
Dm G
Whether you wonder
Dm G Dm
Who's calling your name
G
Scarecrow
Dm G
Maybe the wind knows
Dm G
Whether you wonder
Dm Fm
If you are to blame
C Am
C Am Em F
C Am
Mother Earth's love whispered to me (and it wasn't her fault)
C Am Em F
Real is a feeling & feeling is real
C Am
All of you are flowing through me
C Am Em F
But you wouldn't know how to fathom or feel
Dm G
When the wind blows
Dm
The wind knows
Fm
The wind knows
Oh,
G
Scarecrow
Dm G
Maybe the wind knows
Dm G
Whether you wonder
Dm G Dm
Who's calling your name
D Am D
Shame how nobody knows you
Am D Am F
Only who wonders if you are to blame
Em A
Saving the grain of your golden domain
C E
Without even reasoning why
Em A7
The crows seem to know where you need them to go
C B7 Eadd9
Igniting a spark in their minds so they circle & fly
Dadd9/E
Fly (Repeated)
(Repeat Eadd9 and Dadd9/E throughout this entire part)
C Am
You hang around for a living
C Am Em F
Blown in the wind like a pinned butterfly
C Am
Monarch of ever forgiving
C Am Em F
Some of us wonder if you want to die
Fm
Would you want to die?
C
How I wonder
F
Ever wonder (Repeated)
(The wind knows)
Eadd9 076x70
Dadd9/E 077770
Personnel
Music & Lyrics: Joe Hawley
Album Version
Mixed and Produced by Tony Hoffer
Vocals: Joe Hawley
Additional Vocals: Ross Federman
Acoustic Guitar: Joe Hawley
Electric Guitar: Rob Cantor(?)
Drums & Percussion: Ross Federman
Whistling: Bora Karaca
Piano: Andrew Horowitz
Bass: Zubin Sedghi
Demo Version
Vocals: Joe Hawley
Acoustic Guitar: Joe Hawley
Piano & Synths: Joe Hawley
Bass: Joe Hawley
References
- ↑ https://open.spotify.com/track/5HeOentQ2WtfIbaEf2rry0 'Hymn for a Scarecrow'. Tally Hall. Good & Evil. Spotify. 2011.
- ↑ https://tallyhall.bandcamp.com/track/hymn-for-a-scarecrow-demo 'Hymn for a Scarecrow (Demo)'. Bandcamp. Uploaded April 15th 2022.
- ↑ The Andrew Horowitz and Joe Hawley Unprofessional Interview 7/25/19. Youtube.
- ↑ Hymn for a Scarecrow archived Bandcamp page
- ↑ Fearless Radio Excerpt featuring Joe's response
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