Need Not Be
by Prophetic Submission
Written by Andrew Lobo
Copyright 7/18/2004
Lyrics
Verse I
In life we are born into expectation
Expected to be what we cannot be
Put on a pedestal, supposed to do
What are our predecessors couldn't get to
If we do not fulfill we've none but failed
Tormented and ripped, branded a loss
Left on an island, alone with our thoughts
Presiding over a path that is bare
Chorus
Need not be what you want
Need not be what you need
I must be what I want
To be alive
Need not see what you think
Need not be what you say
I must be what is me
To live my life
Verse II
When you are pressured to be what you can't
You rebel and reform in ways that are ***ed
You fall in a pit so deep, dying inside
Mentally melting, impossoble to hide
You seek alternatives to kill off your throes
Ultimately to find you've destroyed your soul
Life is a battle, a struggle at least
Fight the entrapment of tantalizing beasts
Final Verse
Face the facts, we can't become
What you had wanted to be
Accept the ways we want to be
Leave your worries, release
Tempo-180 bpm 16th notes
Intro
Riff A x6
F----------------------------- ------------------------
C----------------------------- ---6--6/7--6--9--7--6---
G---11----------11------------ ---4--4/5--4--7--5--4---
D----9-----------9------------ ------------------------
A------77777777----77777777--- ------------------------
PM ........ ........
Riff B x3
F--------------------------- ------------------------
C--------------------------- ---6--6/7--6--9--7--5---
G---11------11------11------ ---4--4/5--4--7--5--3---
D----9-------9-------9------ ------------------------
A------7777------77-----7--- ------------------------
PM .... .. .
Riff C x3
F--------------------- ------------------------
C---9--------9-------- ---5--5/7--5--9--7--4---
G---7--------7-------- ---3--3/5--3--7--5--2---
D-----000000---000000- ------------------------
pm ...... ......
Riff A x1 (alone)
RIff A x1 (with slight band involvement)
Riff B x2 (band in full-fledged force)
Riff B x2 (drums slow down)
Riff C x2 (band in full-fledged force)
Verse I (first time x2)
x2
F------------------------- ------------------------------------------------
C---9------9-------9------ ---5------5-------5-----7------4----4-5-4-0-2---
G---7------7-------7------ ---3-3333-3-------3--0--5-5550-2----------------
D-----0000------00----0--- ---------------00-------------------------------
pm .... .. . .... .. ....
Verse II (first time x4)
D5 D5 Ab5 C5
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
F-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
C---9-7-9-10-9-7----7-9-7-9-10-9-7----7---------------5-9-7-9-12-10-9---------
G----------------10----------------10---5-7-5-8-5-7-5-----------------10-12---
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Second and 4th time rhythm
D5 D5 Ab5 F5 Ab5
Bass for the above riff
F---------9-----------9---------------------------------
C----------------------------------------------7--------
G---7----------7-7---------7------10------5---------5---
D----------------------------8----------8---------------
Verse I x2
Verse II x4
Verse III
Riff A
F---------------------------------------------------------------------------
C---9------------------------5--6--7---9------------------------12--11--9---
G---7-7777777777777777777777-3--4--5---7-7777777777777777777777-10---9--7---
D---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
PM ...................... ......................
RIff B
F-----------55555555------------------
C-------------------------------------
G---33333333--------22222222-5--4--2--
D----------------------------3--2--0--
PM ........ ........
Riff C
F----------------------------------------------------------------------------
C------------55555555----------44444444--------------------------------------
G---33333333----------22222222-------------------------------------5--4--2---
D---------------------------------------55555555-88888888-77777777-3--2--0---
PM ..............................................................
Riff D
F------------55555555----------44444444------------------------------------
C--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---33333333----------22222222------------------2222-----------------------
D---------------------------------------33333333----333322222222-5--7--9---
A----------------------------------------------------------------3--5--7---
........ ........ ........................
Riff E
F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C---9---------9---------9---------5--6--7--9---------9---------9---------12--11--9---
G---7-7777777-7-7777777-7-7777777-3--4--5--7-7777777-7-7777777-7-7777777-10---9--7---
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PM ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Order
Riff A x1
Riff B x1
Riff A x1
Riff C x1
Riff E x1
Riff C x1
Riff E x1
Riff D x1
Verse IV (vocals come in)
Riff A
F------------------------------
C---9----------9------9--------
G---7-77777777-7-7777-7-7777---
D------------------------------
Riff B
F------------------------------
C---7----------7------7--------
G---5-55555555-5-5555-5-5555---
D------------------------------
Riff C
F------------------------------
C---5----------5------5--------
G---3-33333333-3-3333-3-3333---
D------------------------------
Riff D
F--------------------------------------------------
C---7----4----------4------4----5------5-------7---
G---5----2-22222222-2-2222-2-22-3-3333-3-3333--5---
D--------------------------------------------------
Order
Riff A x2
Riff B x2
Riff C x2
Riff D x1
Riff A x2
Riff B x2
Riff C x2 (A5 instead of Bb5 on 1st)
Riff D x1 (Bb5 instead of A5 on 1st)
Verse V
Guitar 1
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------12-12-------------------------------------10-10-------------------
F---9-9-11-11-12-12-9-9-------12-12-11-11-12-12-7-7-9-9-11-11-7-7-------11-11-9-9-11-11---
C-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TP ...................................................................................
1st
D------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------8-8-------------12v----10v----8v----7v---
F---5-5-7-7-9-9-5-5-----9-9-7-7-9-9--------------------------
C------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
TP ...............................
2nd
D-----------------------------------------------------
A-------------------8-8-------------12b---------/19---
F---5-5-7-7-9-9-5-5-----9-9-7-7-9-9-------------------
C-----------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------
TP ...............................
Guitar 2
F---------------------------------------------------------------------
C------------------------------------------------------------4----7---
G---77777777777777775555555555555555333333333333333322222222-2----5---
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
PM ........................................................
F---------------------------------------------------------------------
C------------------------------------------------------------4--------
G---77777777777777775555555555555555333333333333333322222222-2--------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
PM ........................................................
Chorus x3
A-------------------------------- -------------------------------------
F------------------------7---7--- -------------------------------------
C---9------9------9------7---7--- -------------------------------------
G---7-7777-7-7777-7-7777-5---5--- ---2222222222222223333333344445555---
D-------------------------------- -------------------------------------
Chorus x2
Verse II x2
Verse IV x1
Verse V x1
Chorus x2
Verse V x1
Verse II x4
Pre-solo
Riff A
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
F---9999999999997777555555555555444422222222---------------------------
C-------------------------------------------555544442222222222222222---
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
TP..................................................................
Riff B
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F---999999999999111111111212121212121212121212121414141412121212121212121111111177779999---
C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TP ....................................................................................
Riff A x2
Riff B x1
Riff A x1
Solo I
D---------------------------------------------------------
A----------------8--10--8------------------8--10--8-------
F---9----------------------11--7---------------------11---
C------9------9-------------------7-----7-----------------
G---------10-------------------------9--------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------5----------------
A---------------8--10--8---------------4-----5-------------
F---5---------------------11--------4-----------5----------
C------5-----5-------------------4-----------------5-------
G---------7-------------------2--------------------2-------
D----------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A----------------8--10--8------------------8--10--8-------
F---9----------------------11--7---------------------11---
C------9------9-------------------7-----7-----------------
G---------10-------------------------9--------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------5---------------------------------------------
A---------------8--10--8---------------4--5-------------------12p10p8------10p8p7-------
F---5---------------------11--------4-----5---------------------------11p9--------9p7---
C------5-----5-------------------4--------5---------------------------------------------
G---------7-------------------2--------------------/14----------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------14-15-16-17---
A------------------------------14-15-17---------------
F---------------------14-15-16------------------------
C------------14-15-16---------------------------------
G---14-16-17------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
D---19p17h19p17h19p17h19p17-21p19p17----------------------------15-----------
A------------------------------------21p19p17----------15h17h19----19---19---
F---------------------------------------------16h17h19-----------------------
C----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------15-14----14-17p15p14----------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17---
A------------------15-------------19p17p15---------------------------------------------------
F---16h17h19---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TP ...............................................
Solo II
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F----------------9--------------------------9--------------7-----------------------7---
C---12-9----9-12---12-11-12-11-9-------9-12---10-7----7-10---10-9-10-9-7------7-10-----
G--------12----------------------10-12-------------10--------------------8-10----------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
F-------------5-------------------5------------------9b----7b----5b----4b---
C---8-5---5-8---8-7-8-7-5-----5-8---7777777777777777------------------------
G-------8-----------------6-8-----------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F----------------9--------------------------9--------------7-----------------------7---
C---12-9----9-12---12-11-12-11-9-------9-12---10-7----7-10---10-9-10-9-7------7-10-----
G--------12----------------------10-12-------------10--------------------8-10----------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------12--------10--------8--------7---
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
F-------------5-------------------5---9---------7--------5--------4---
C---8-5---5-8---8-7-8-7-5-----5-8-------------------------------------
G-------8-----------------6-8-----------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------8-10v------12---
F-------------5-7b-------9-10V------------------------
C---7v------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
A---13-12-13-15-13-12----12-13-12-13-15-13-12----12---
F---------------------14----------------------14------
C-----------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
Riff A
D-----------------------------------------------------
A---------------12-12-15-15-------------12-12-15-15---
F---11-11-11-11-------------11-11-11-11---------------
C-----------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
Riff B
D---------------------------------------------
A-----------12-12-15-15---------12-12-15-15---
F---9-9-9-9-------------9-9-9-9---------------
C---------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
Riff A x2
Riff B x2
Riff A x2
Riff B x1
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A---15p13p12----13p12p10----12p10p8----10p8p7-----------------------
F------------14----------12---------11--------9-7v------------/21---
C-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
Interlude
F-------------------------------------------------------------------------
C------------9------------9--------9------------7------------7--------7---
G---77777777-7---77777777-7---7777-7---55555555-5---55555555-5---5555-5---
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
PM ........ ........ .... ........ ........ ....
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
F--------------------------------------------------------12----11---
C------------9------------9--------9------------7--------12----11---
G---77777777-7---77777777-7---7777-7---55555555-5---5555-10-----9---
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
PM ........ ........ .... ........ ....
F-------------------------------------------------------------------------
C------------9------------9--------9------------7------------7--------7---
G---77777777-7---77777777-7---7777-7---55555555-5---55555555-5---5555-5---
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
PM ........ ........ .... ........ ........ ....
F----------------------------------------------------------------------
C------------5----------------7--5-------------------------------------
G---33333333-3---333333333333-5--3--2222222222222222-------------------
D---------------------------------------------------3333333333333333---
PM ........ ............ ................................
F-------------------------------------
C-------------------------------------
G---222222222222222-------------------
D------------------3333333322222222---
PM ...............................
Solo III
D------------------------------------------------------------
A---14--------16-17--------16-----------16-17--------16-14---
F-----------------------------16-----------------------------
C------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A---16-17--------16-----------16---17p16p14----16p14p12------
F-------------------16----------------------16----------14---
C------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A---14--------16-17--------16-19---------17-16--------17------
F--------------------------------------------------------16---
C-------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A---16-17--------16-----------16---14h16h17----12h14h16------
F-------------------14---------------------------------------
C------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
T x8 T x8 T x8 T x8
D-------------- -------------- -------------- ---------------
A---14-2h3h5--- ---16-3h5h7--- ---17-5h7h9--- ---19-7h9h10---
F-------------- -------------- -------------- ---------------
C-------------- -------------- -------------- ---------------
T x8 T x8 T x8
D---------------- ----------------- ---------------
A---21-9h10h12--- ---22-10h12h14--- ---19-7h9h10---
F---------------- ----------------- ---------------
C---------------- ----------------- ---------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---17-16-14-16-17-16-14-16-19-17-------------------------
F---------------------------------20-18-16----------------
C------------------------------------------19-18-19-------
G---------------------------------------------------19v---
Post-Solo x2
A5 F5 G5 E5
F-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------7--------------------7--------------------7--------------------7-------------
D---7---10-------10-9-10-----10-------10-9-10-----10-------10-9-10-----10-------10-9-10---
A------------------------8--------------------10-------------------7----------------------
Harmony x2
F---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C--------7---9----7-6--7------7---9----7-6--7------7---9----7-6--7------7---9---7-6-7---
G---9--------7-----------5--------7------------7-------7--------------------7-----------
D---7---10-------10-9-10-----10-------10-9-10-----10-------10-9-10-9---10-------9-7-5---
A------------------------8--------------------10-------------------7--------------------
This x4 2nd 3rd
A----------------------------------------------------- ---6--- ----------
F-----------------------11p9p7----9p7p6---7p6p4---6--- ------- ---6p4p2--
C----------------6-------------11-------9-------7----- ------- ----------
G---444444444444-4------------------------------------ ------- ----------
D----------------------------------------------------- ------- ----------
Then this thing
Riff A
A-------------------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------------------
C----------------3----------------------------4---
G---000000000000-1---000000000000000000000000-2---
D-------------------------------------------------
PM ............ ........................
Riff B
F--------------------------------------------------------------------
C----------------------------5----------------------------6------7---
G---000000000000000000000000-3---000000000000000000000000-4---00-5---
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
PM ........................ ........................
Riff C
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F---------------------------------------------11p9p7----9p7p6---7p6p4---6p4p2p0---
C----------------------------5-----------------------11-------9-------7-----------
G---000000000000000000000000-3---000000000000-------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PM ........................ ............
Riff D
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
F---------------------------------11p9p7----9p7p6---7p6p4---6p4p2p0---
C----------------3-----------------------11-------9-------7-----------
G---000000000000-1---000000000000-------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
PM ............ ............
Riff E
A---------------------------------------
F---11p9p7----9p7p6---7p6p4---6p4p2p0---
C----------11-------9-------7-----------
G---------------------------------------
Riff A x1
Riff B x1
Riff A x1
Riff C x1
Riff A x3
Riff C x1
Riff D x4
Riff E x2
Riff A x1
Riff C x1
Riff A x1
Riff C x1
Riff E x2
Verse III x1
Chorus x3
This x2
F----------------------------------------------------------------------
C----------------------------------------------------------------------
G---2222222222222222333333334444555522222222222222223333333344445555---
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
PM ................................................................
Chorus x1
Verse I x2
Intro riff C x2 (force)
Intro riff B x2 (slow drums)
Intro riff B x2 (force)
Intro riff A x1 (light band involvement)
Intro riff A x1 (alone)
Phew, you're done.
