Absolution Day Lyrics

ABSOLUTION DAY
As recorded by Theocracy
(From the 2008 Album MIRROR OF SOULS)
Words and Music by Matt Smith, Jonathan Hinds, Seth Filkins
D#5VII C#5 B5 D#5
Db5 Eb5 Ab5V Eb/G
Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Lead Guitar 1'
Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Lead Guitar 2'
Gtr III (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Rhythm Guitar 1'
Gtr IV (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Rhythm Guitar 2'
Gtr V (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - '12-string Acoustic'
Gtr VI (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Clean Electric'
Intro - 0:00
Q=174
N.C.(D#5) N.C.(E5)
Gtrs I, 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 III
| 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
N.C.(E#5) N.C.(F#5)
S S S S S S S S 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
N.C.(E5) N.C.(B)
S S S S S S S S 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
N.C.(G#5) N.C.(F#5) N.C.(E#5)
S S S S S S S S 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-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-|-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-|
||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-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D#5VII C#5
E. S +E Q. +E S S E. S +E Q E E E
|-8--0-(0)-12----(12)-12-13-|-12--10-(10)-8--7-8-10-o||
|---------------------------|-----------------------o||
| E. S +E Q. +E S S E. S +E Q E E E
|---------------------------|-----------------------o||
|-7--7-(7)--7-----(7)--7--7-|--5---5--(5)-5--5-5--5-o||
N.C.(G#5) N.C.(A#5)
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
N.C.(B) N.C.(C#5)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-7p0--8p0-7p0-5p0--7p=0--8p=0--7p=0--5p=0--|
|-8p0-10p0-8p0-7p0--8p=0-10p=0--8p=0--7p=0--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D#5VII C#5
E. S +E Q. +E S S E. S +E Q E E E
||o-8--0-(0)-12----(12)-12-13-|-12--10-(10)-8--7-8-10-|
||o---------------------------|-----------------------|
| E. S +E Q. +E S S E. S +E Q E E E
||o---------------------------|-----------------------|
||o-7--7-(7)--7-----(7)--7--7-|--5---5--(5)-5--5-5--5-|
E. S +E Q. +E S S E. S +E Q E E E
|-8--0-(0)-12----(12)-12-13-|-12--10-(10)-8--7-8-10--o||
|---------------------------|------------------------o||
| E. S +E Q. +E S S E. S +E Q E E E
|---------------------------|------------------------o||
|-3--3-(3)--3-----(3)--3--3-|--5---5--(5)-5--5-5--5--o||
N.C.(G#5) N.C.(A#5) N.C.(B) N.C.(C#5)
S S S S S S S S 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
Verse 1 & 2 - 0:33, 2:10
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Gtrs III, IV
PM----------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S E
||o-----------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-2-------------2-------------|-2-------------2---------2-|
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
E S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S S S E E
PM----------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S E
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----| PM|
E S S S S E S S S S E E E S S S S E S S S S E S S
F#5 B5 A#5 N.C.(D#5)
PM| PM-------------------------------
H. E E H H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1. 2.,D.S.
PM------------| PM------------|
W Q. E +Q Q S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S H
|----------|----------------|------------------------o||----------------------|
|-3--------|-3----3-(3)--3--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------o||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
Pre-Chorus 1&2 - 1:17,2:33
D#5VII C#D#5VII B5 A#B5 G#5 B5 C#5 C# C#suC#5
PM| PM| PM| PM PM PM PM PM
H E E S S +S S H E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-9----9-9-7s9-(9)---|-5----5-5-4s5-|-2----2-2-5---|-7---4---5---7---|
|-7----7-7-5s7-(7)---|-3----3-3-2s3-|-0----0-0-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D#5VII C#D#5VII B5 A#B5 G#5 B5 C#5 C# C#suC#5
PM| PM| PM| PM PM PM PM PM
a H E E S S +S S H E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-7s9----9-9-7s9-(9)---|-5----5-5-4s5-|-2----2-2-5---|-7---4---5---7----|
|-5s7----7-7-5s7-(7)---|-3----3-3-2s3-|-0----0-0-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D#5VII
Gtr III
H H H. Q
| Gtr IV
| PM----| PM----| PM-------| PM----| PM|
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S Q
Gtrs III, IV
PM----------------------------------------------------------|
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 S S S
||o-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
PM----------------| PM| PM--------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E E
|-----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|-5---------------------4-----|-2--------------------------o||
Gtr III
PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr IV
| PM------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM----| PM----| PM----------|
E S S S S E S S S S Q S S S S E S S E E Q
| PM----| PM----| PM----------| ~~~
| E S S S S E S S S S Q S S S S E S S H
Chorus 1 & 2 - 1:45, 3:00
Gtr I
W Q. E +Q S E.
||--15-----------|-14----15-(15)--15s17--|
||o--------------|-----------------------|
||o--------------|-----------------------|
| Gtrs III, IV
| PM|
| H. E E W
||o--------------|-----------------------|
||o--5-------5-5-|--2--------------------|
W Q. E +E E E E
|-15-----------|-14----15-(15)-17s22-22--|
| PM|
| H. E E W
H. Q Q. E +E E E E W
| W W W
To Coda
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----15-15-15----15-15-15----15-15-15----15-15-15---o||
|---------------------------------------------------o||
| PM------| PM------|
| S S S S Q S S S S Q
|---------------------------------------------------o||
|--3--3--3--3--3-----------5--5--5--5--5------------o||
D.S. al Coda
B5 N.C. F#5
W W W
| PM----|
| W Q. E +Q Q Q S S S S E E Q
&
D#5VII C#5
Gtrs I, II
E. S +E Q. +E S S E. S +E Q E E E
||o-8--0-(0)-12----(12)-12-13-|-12--10-(10)-8--7-8-10-|
||o---------------------------|-----------------------|
| Gtrs III, IV
| E. S +E Q. +E S S E. S +E Q E E E
||o---------------------------|-----------------------|
||o-7--7-(7)--7-----(7)--7--7-|--5---5--(5)-5--5-5--5-|
E. S +E Q. +E S S E. S +E Q E E E
|-8--0-(0)-12----(12)-12-13-|-12--10-(10)-8--7-8-10--o||
|---------------------------|------------------------o||
| E. S +E Q. +E S S E. S +E Q E E E
|---------------------------|------------------------o||
|-3--3-(3)--3-----(3)--3--3-|--5---5--(5)-5--5-5--5--o||
N.C.(G#5) N.C.(A#5) N.C.(B) N.C.(C#5)
S S S S S S S S 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
Interlude 1 - 3:33
N.C.(D#5)
W +H +Q Q
| PM----------------| PM
| S S S S S S S S E E E E W
PM----------------| PM PM--| PM----|
S S S S S S S S E E E E E S S E E S S S S Q
PM----------------| PM
S S S S S S S S E E E E W
PM----------------| PM PM---------------------
S S S S S S S S E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E E E E E S S E E S S S S Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
PM----------------| PM PM--------------|
S S S S S S S S E E E E E S S E S S E S S E E
Bridge 1 - 3:55
slower Q=80
Gtrs V, VI
S S S S +S S Q E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
||o---------------2--------|---------2-----------0---0-----|
||o---4------------------4-|---4-----------0---------------|
S S S S +S S S S +H S S S S +S S E +H
|-----3-------3--------------|---------------0-(0)----o||
|----------------------------|---2--------------------o||
Interlude 2 - 4:19
a tempo Q=174
N.C.(F5)
Gtrs III, IV
PM-------------------------------------
E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E
N.C.(Ab5)
E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E
N.C.(Db5)
PM-------------------------------------
E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E
N.C.(Eb5)
E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Guitar Solo - 4:33
Gtr I
HH
| Gtrs III, IV
| PM----| PM-------------| PM----| PM------------|
| E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
Eb5 Ab5V Eb/G
Q. E Q Q Q E E Q E E
| PM----| PM------------|
| E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S
PM--------------------------------------| PM------|
| PM----| PM------------| PM----| PM------------|
| E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
Eb5 N.C.(Eb5)
PM------| PM------------------------------------------|
E E S S E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM----| PM----------------------------------------------|
| E S S 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 S S
H. E E H. E E
| PM----| PM-------------| PM----| PM-------------|
| E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
Eb5 Ab5V Eb/G
~ PM
W E E E E E E E E
| PM----| PM------------|
| E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S
H. E E H Q. +S +S
|-9-------------------------9---|-10-----------12b14============(12)r(12)-|
| PM----| PM-------------| PM----| PM-------------------|
| E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
Eb5 N.C.(Eb5)
~~~ PM---------------------------|
H. Q S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
| PM----| PM----------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S 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 S S
Bridge 2 - 4:52
Gtr I
W +W W
o /
Gtrs III, IV
PM| PM| PM|
H. E E H. E E H. E E
||o-------------|--------------|-------------|
||o-0-------0-0-|--0-------0-0-|-3-------3-3-|
PM| PM--------------------|
W +H. E E W +H. E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|--------------|----------|--------------o||------------------|
|-3--------|-(3)------3-3-|-5--------|-(5)------5-5-o||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
PM--| PM------| PM--------| PM------| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
PM--| PM------| PM--------| PM------| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
PM--| PM------| PM--------| PM------| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-------8-----------8-----|-------8-----------8-----o||
PM--| PM------| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E E Q Q Q
Chorus 3 - 5:36
Gtr I
W Q. E +Q S E.
||--15-----------|-14----15-(15)--15s17--|
||o--------------|-----------------------|
||o--------------|-----------------------|
| Gtrs III, IV
| PM|
| H. E E W
||o--------------|-----------------------|
||o--5-------5-5-|--2--------------------|
W Q. E +E E E E
|-15-----------|-14----15-(15)-17s22-22--|
| PM|
| H. E E W
H. Q Q. E +E E E E W
| W W W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----15-15-15----15-15-15----15-15-15----15-15-15---o||
|---------------------------------------------------o||
| PM------| PM------|
| S S S S Q S S S S Q
|---------------------------------------------------o||
|--3--3--3--3--3-----------5--5--5--5--5------------o||
Chorus 4 - 5:58
Ab5V C5
Gtr I
W Q. E +Q S E.
||--17-----------|-16----17-(17)--17s19--|
||o--------------|-----------------------|
||o--------------|-----------------------|
| Gtrs III, IV
| PM|
| H. E E W