Wait And See (song)
| Name | Wait And See |
| Album/single | Blue Light Disco, The General Electric |
| Length | 4.34 (album version), 4.28 (Blue Light Disco) |
| Alternative titles | ?? |
| First live performance | ?? |
| Recorded | 1999 |
| Writer/composer | Shihad |
| Producer | GGGarth |
Additional Information
Song meaning as told by Jon: "I was living in a batch by myself for a week, with no drugs and no phone and no nothing. Karl's parents share-own a batch on the beach in Raumati. It was amazing but at the same time I was looking at how the houses had slowly eaten into the hillside and I was thinking, 'fucking termites'. It's a crime to think that how it is now, is how it's going to be forever. We're living on a living being and burrowing into its skin". (Real Groove, September 1999)
Lyrics
We could choose to disregard it Or have some fun and break it Since God has just departed We could carry on or fake it Who has a better plan Whats the true nature of man Whats money to your soul Watch as money takes control (x2) And is there space for every boy and girl In a competitive, material world I guess we'll have to wait and see But I'm trying too hard too believe Know when to draw the line Know there's a grand design Know there's a better way I don't know and cannot say When my respect for man Has taken all it can The purchase of your soul Placate and we have lost control (x2) Is it that daddy's little boys and girls Become the acne on the face of the world I guess we'll have to wait and see But its not something that I cannot believe I cannot believe We could choose to disregard it x2 Who has a better plan Whats the true nature of man Whats money to your soul Watch as money takes control Is it that daddy's little boys and girls Become the acne on the face of the world I guess we'll have to wait and see And is there space for every boy and girl In a competitive, material world I guess we'll have to wait and see And I'm trying so hard to believe Trying so hard to believe
Please note the Blue Light Disco version of this track excludes the second to last paragraph beginning "We could choose to disregard it..."
Tab
Guitar
Shihad standard tuning Chorus Code: --3---2------- --3---3------- --0---0-----2-- -------------2---- -------------0- --- ------------ Florish at end of chorus Code: ---------- almost a slide, but not quite -------1-- -0-1-2---- ---------- ---------- ---------- Tab for the part just before the chorus Phil plays Code: -------------------------- --------1--------1-------- --2--0---0----0---0-2---- --2---------4--------2---- --0------------------0---- ---------------------------
Bass
Author: Brad Snare
Email: bodysnare@hotmail.com
Standard Tuning. Low to High : EADG
RIFF 1:
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------| Played through most of song.
A|--77--8---777--8---|
E|-------------------|
RIFF 2:
G|-------------------|
D|--77--8---777--8---| Played during choruses,
A|-------------------| "And is there space for every"/
E|-------------------| "Is it daddys little boys and
girls"
RIFF 3:
G|----------------|
D|----------------| This is played once, you'll recognise it
A|--77--8--8/(0)--| when you hear it.
E|----------------|
There a couple of pauses in there but it's easy to follow along.
Just listen to the song for timing and it won't take long
for you to get into the flow of it.
