Biography:
"The Opiates" opens like a journey: on "The Siren Songs," an anxious orchestra buoys the captivating baritone of singer Thomas Feiner. But Feiner takes a powerful turn at the chorus when, instead of fighting, he succumbs to the sirens, letting himself drown. This sets the tone for an album that's stunning in its beauty – and that once lay on the brink of disaster.
2001's "The Opiates" was the band's third full-length, and its last. With support from their label
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The closing track from Feiner's only album, The Opiates - Revised.
Em
Such a wonderful life when it's weighing you down
C
Are you in control?
Em
The suburban reign always stays the same
C Am D
Like the hollow smile cracking up your face
G D Em
Take your battered soul, wear it as a crown
C
All that numbs you
G D Em
Run a thousand miles, 'till you hit the ground
C
All that numbs you now
G D Em
And days roll into one and the same on you
C G D E
The world revolving around your spinning head
Em
Make the fences high
C
Make the blinds go down on the world outside
Em
Maybe the day will come
C
When you wake up not feeling anything
Am D
No more tears and no more pain
G D Em
Take your bleeding heart, wear it on your sleeve
C
All that numbs you
G D Em
Stare into the sun, the blind relief
C
All that numbs you now
G D Em
As the years roll into one, only numbers change
C G D E
The world revolving around your spinning head
G D E
The world revolving around your spinning head
G D E
The world revolving around your spinning head
G D Em
Take your battered soul, wear it as a crown
C
All that numbs you
G D Em
Stare into the sun, the blind relief
C
All that numbs you now
G D Em
As the years roll into one, only numbers change
C G D E
The world revolving around your spinning head
Em
Such a wonderful life when it's weighing you down
C
Are you in control?
Em
The suburban reign always stays the same
C Am D
Like the hollow smile cracking up your face
G D Em
Take your battered soul, wear it as a crown
C
All that numbs you
G D Em
Run a thousand miles, 'till you hit the ground
C
All that numbs you now
G D Em
And days roll into one and the same on you
C G D E
The world revolving around your spinning head
Em
Make the fences high
C
Make the blinds go down on the world outside
Em
Maybe the day will come
C
When you wake up not feeling anything
Am D
No more tears and no more pain
G D Em
Take your bleeding heart, wear it on your sleeve
C
All that numbs you
G D Em
Stare into the sun, the blind relief
C
All that numbs you now
G D Em
As the years roll into one, only numbers change
C G D E
The world revolving around your spinning head
G D E
The world revolving around your spinning head
G D E
The world revolving around your spinning head
G D Em
Take your battered soul, wear it as a crown
C
All that numbs you
G D Em
Stare into the sun, the blind relief
C
All that numbs you now
G D Em
As the years roll into one, only numbers change
C G D E
The world revolving around your spinning head
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