Fate Of The Stars
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| Fate of the Stars | |
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| Written by | Andrew Horowitz |
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| Appears on | Good & Evil |
| 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 and last 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.
Trivia
- Running at 6 minutes and 50 seconds, it is the longest recorded Tally Hall song.
- The song has only been played live once.[1]
- 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.[2]
- The song was recorded as three separate songs which got built together in the mastering process. [3]
- 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. [3]
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 | |
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* indicates tracks only available in the 2022 CD rerelease |
