Ayreon/Day Seven: Hope
Music and lyrics: Arjen Anthony Lucassen. From the album 'The Human Equation', 2004
Fm C# G# D# (4x)
Fm C#
Best Friend: Let me take you back
G# D# Fm C# G# D#
To the time when we were chasing all the girls
Fm C#
Two maniacs
G# D# Fm C# G# D#
Indulging in the pleasures of this world
C# Cm B F#
So much to see, so much to live for
C# Fm G# D#
Questions to answer, places to go
C# Cm B F#
So much to be, so much to care for
C# Fm G#
Deep down inside I think you know
D# Fm C# G# D# Fm C# G# D#
You are free... come back to me!
Fm C#
Look ahead and see
G# D# Fm C# G# D#
There are still so many borders we could cross
Fm C#
Just you and me
G# D# Fm C# G# D#
Making up for all the time that we have lost
C# Cm
Best Friend: So much to see
B
Me: He may be right
F#
Best Friend: So much to live for
C#
Me: I’ve got to fight
Fm
Best Friend: Questions to answer
G#
Me: I will pull through
D#
Best Friend: Places to go
C#
Me: Take me with you
Cm
Best Friend: So much to be
B
Me: I will not break
F#
Best Friend: So much to care for
C#
Me: I must awake
Fm G#
Best Friend: Deep down inside I think you know
Me: I think I know
D#
Best Friend: You are free
Me: I am free
Fm C# G# D# Fm C# G# D#
Best Friend: Come back to me!
Fm C# G# D#
Best Friend: Aaaah, aaaah come back to me
F5 C#5 G#5 D#5
Me: There’s no way out, my whole world is black!
Fm C# G# D#
Best Friend: Aaaah, aaaah come back to me
F5 C#5 G#5 D#5
Me: I try to shout, something’s holding me back!
Note that the 'Me'-part in the last section contains some truly heavy powerchords.