Cannibal

Cannibal
Written by	Zubin Sedghi
Appears on	Good & Evil, Admittedly Incomplete Demos
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.

The studio version of Cannibal was one of 6 songs played at two Ustream events with Tally Hall.

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.

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, which included Cannibal on it.

The first confirmed live performance of Cannibal comes from the December 1st, 2009 Hawthorne Theater show.

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.

Song Meanings

When asked on Ustream about its meaning, Zubin stated “it’s about being very hungry and having no other options”.

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
	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