Ayreon/Day Seven: Hope
Music and lyrics: Arjen Anthony Lucassen. From the album 'The Human Equation', 2004
Bm G D A (4x)
Bm G
Best Friend: Let me take you back
D A Bm G D A
To the time when we were chasing all the girls
Bm G
Two maniacs
D A Bm G D A
Indulging in the pleasures of this world
G F#m F C
So much to see, so much to live for
G Bm D A
Questions to answer, places to go
G F#m F C
So much to be, so much to care for
G Bm D
Deep down inside I think you know
A Bm G D A Bm G D A
You are free... come back to me!
Bm G
Look ahead and see
D A Bm G D A
There are still so many borders we could cross
Bm G
Just you and me
D A Bm G D A
Making up for all the time that we have lost
G F#m
Best Friend: So much to see
F
Me: He may be right
C
Best Friend: So much to live for
G
Me: I’ve got to fight
Bm
Best Friend: Questions to answer
D
Me: I will pull through
A
Best Friend: Places to go
G
Me: Take me with you
F#m
Best Friend: So much to be
F
Me: I will not break
C
Best Friend: So much to care for
G
Me: I must awake
Bm D
Best Friend: Deep down inside I think you know
Me: I think I know
A
Best Friend: You are free
Me: I am free
Bm G D A Bm G D A
Best Friend: Come back to me!
Bm G D A
Best Friend: Aaaah, aaaah come back to me
B5 G5 D5 A5
Me: There’s no way out, my whole world is black!
Bm G D A
Best Friend: Aaaah, aaaah come back to me
B5 G5 D5 A5
Me: I try to shout, something’s holding me back!
Note that the 'Me'-part in the last section contains some truly heavy powerchords.