Evolution (The Grand Design) Lyrics

EVOLUTION (THE GRAND DESIGN)
As recorded by Symphony X
(From the 2000 Album V)
Words and Music by Symphony X
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Distortion 1'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Lead'
Q=157
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S E W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S S S E W
PM----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------2---1-1------|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|-----2---1-1---------------2-----o||
PM----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------2---1-1-----|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|---------------------4-5-4-0-3-4-|-3-0-3-0-2-3-2-0-----------------o||
Verse 1 0:40
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q
||o----------------------------|-----------------------|
||o-----------------7----------|---------7----------9--|
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E. 4x
|----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|-----------------7----------|---6---5-6------------------o||
Pre-Chorus 1:04
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
PM----------------------------|
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Chorus 1:15
Q=158
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
Pre-Verse 1:39
PM----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM----| T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------4h5p4p0-3h4p|=3p0-3p0-2h3p2p0-----------------|
Verse 2 1:48
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E.
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q
T T T
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|------------------------6h8h|=9p8p6h8h9-12p9p8p6h8h9-12p9p8p6h8-12p9\----|
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q
||o----------------------------|-----------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4---4----4-4-|-5-4-4-4---4----4-4-5--|
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|----------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4---4----4-4-|-5---5-----4-2-4-5-4-2-4-5-----o||
Pre-Chorus 2:13
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S H Q Q
Chorus 2:18
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E W
Q.=150
PM---------------------------------|
W. +W. q q q q q q q q q q q q
Bridge 2:47
Q.=110
Q. +Q E H. H. Q. Q.
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E H. Q. Q.
H. H. H. Q. Q.
H. H. Q. +E Q H. +H +H.
Guitar Solo 3:07
Q=158
Gtr II
S +Q.. Q Q Q
|-12b14==(12)r-------------14---16----17-----|
| Gtr I
| S S S S S S S S E S E. S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S E S E. S S Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S E S E. S S
S S T T S S S S S S S S S S S +E.
|-11---11b11.5==11r--------------------12-9-11-9b11==(9)r--|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S E.
S +E. +H E E E
| S S S S S S S S E S E. S S
E E E E E E E E E E E S S
| S S S S E S E. S S Q
T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S E S E. S S
T T T T ~~~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
| E S S S S S S S S S S S E.
Keyboard Solo 3:19
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q
||o----------------------------||------------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7---7----7-7-||-8-7-7-7---7----7-7--8--|
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|----------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7---7----7-7-|-8---8-----7-5-7-8-7-5-7-8-----o||
Unison 3:31
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr I
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------6---------| |--------6---------| |----4:3-----| |----4:3-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-21p16-------------------------------16h19---------------------------------16h==19----|
|------------------20p16-------------------------------20p==16-------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Guitar Break 3:36
Gtr I
PM------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
#
PM----------------------------| ~~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S q q q q q q W W
Chorus 3:45
PM------------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S E S S E S S E S S H. Q
Chorus 4:09
PM---------------------------------------------------------
E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
W W +H. Q
Outro 4:35
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------2---1-1-----|
PM----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|-----2---1-1---------------2-----o||
T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x S S S S E S S S S E s s s s s s
||o-------------------------------------o||----------------------------------|
||o-----------------4-5-4-0-3-4-3-0-----o||-------------------------4-1------|
Gtr II
W. +H H H
| Gtr I
| S S S S S E. S S S S S E. H S S S S S E. S S S S S E. H
Q. S S H H
| S S S S S E. S S S S S E. H