My Mind's Sedate (song)
| Name | My Mind's Sedate |
| Album/single | The General Electric |
| Length | 2.54 |
| Alternative titles | MMS |
| First live performance | |
| Recorded | 1999 (Released March 1999 on CD-S) |
| Writer/composer | Shihad |
| Producer | GGGarth |
Additional Information
Song meaning as told by Jon: "That's one of the more cynical moments of the album. It came from sitting around watching tv with my girlfriend and thinking that we could be doing so much more with our lives. That to me is the most hysterical 'fuck you' to the way the system is at the moment. It's funny but mean at the same time". (Real Groove, September 1999)
Lyrics
I trust the police and the government Suck down corporate sentiment Home for dinner, watch TV Caught in the middle of a shopping spree My mind's sedate x8 Home entertainment and a boring car (My mind's sedate) If I try to run, I wouldn't get that far (My mind's sedate) Extract the venom, spit it over the shoulder (My mind's sedate) I'm a victim of a 'sally make-over' My mind's sedate x8 You can't run away If you don't have a brain Deal with it It's alright...is it? I trust the police and the government Suck down corporate sentiment Home for dinner, watch TV Caught in the middle of a shopping spree My mind's sedate x8 You can't run away If you don't have a brain Deal with it You gotta deal with this My mind's sedate
Tab
Guitar
Standard Shihad Tuning Rough interpretation only Code: Verse ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- -2---5---8---2--------------- -2---5---8---2--------------- -0---3---6---0--------------- Chorus ---|----------------------------------- ---|----------------------------------- ---|----------------------------------- -2-|--5---10---7---10---2---10---7--10- -2-|--5---10---7---10---2---10---7--10- -0-|--3----8---5----8---0----8---5---8- x2 Bridge --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- -2----5---10---7-------5---10---3---10- -2----5---10---7-------5---10---3---10- -0----3---8----5-------3---8----5---8-- -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- --------------7----------------------- ---5---10---7-7------5---6---3---6---- ---5---10---7-5------5---6---3---6---- ---3---8----5--------3---8---5---8---- Outro ---|---------------------- ---|---------------------- ---|---------------------- -2-|--5--10---2----------- -2-|--5--10---2----------- -0-|--3---8---0-----------
Bass
Transcribed by: Mark and John (markgellatly@hotmail.com) Tuning: All strings ½ step down Intro: Gb----------------------------------------------------| Db----------------------------------------------------| Ab-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----| Eb-------------------------------------------------5--| Verse: Gb----------------------------------| Db----------------------------------| Ab----------------------------------| Eb-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0�2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5--| Chorus: Gb--------------------------|----| Db--------------------------|----| Ab-------2-2-2-------2-2-2--|----| Eb-2-2-2-------4-4-4--------|-2*-| Middle: It's alright Gb-----------------------------| Db-----------------------------| Ab-----------------------------| Eb-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Bridge: Gb-------------------------------------------------| Db-------------------------------------------------| Ab-------2-2-2------------------2-2-2-------2-2-2--| Eb-2-2-2-------4-4-4------2-2-2-------4-4-4--------| Bridge (cont..) Gb-------------------------------------------------| Db-------------------------------------------------| Ab-------2-2-2------------------2-2-2-------7-7-7--| Eb-2-2-2-------4-4-4------2-2-2-------4-4-4--------| Notation: * = let ring
