Biography:
Sentenced was a Finnish metal band that played melodic death metal in their early years. The band formed in 1989, in the town of Muhos, Finland, and broke up in 2005.
Sentenced started in 1989 as Deformity and changed their name to Sentenced in 1989, after a few line-up changes. The original line-up consisted of Miika Tenkula (lead guitar and vocals), Sami Lopakka (guitar), Vesa Ranta (drums), and Lari Kylmänen (bass). They recorded two demo tapes: When Death Joins Us.
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BRIEF IS THE LIGHT - Sentenced
from album The Cold White Light (2002)
live on Buried Alive (2006) CD/DVD
music by Miika Tenkula, lyrics by Sami lopakka
Buried Alive version in Dm (or D tune):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zpZTtWzifk&t=6420
[Intro]
C C Em Em
C Am Em D/F#
C C Em Em
C Am Em D/F#
C C Em Em
C Am
[Verse 1]
Em Em G D/F#
The bells again... someone has died
Em Em G D/F#
The bells of the end toll to remind
Am C Em Em
that life's but a race against time
[Verse 2]
Em Em G D/F#
At your back you'll always hear
Em Em G D/F#
The chariot of time hurrying near
D C G G
The faster you run the closer it comes
D C G Am
A pursuer you can not outrun
[Chorus]
Em Am
Hear these words I say:
C D
Make the most out of your day
Em Am
For brief is the light on our way
G D/F#
on this momentary trail
Em Am
Hear these words, awake:
C D
Make the most out of your day
Em Am
For brief is the time, so brief is the time
G D/F# D/F# C C
that we're allowed to stay...
[Verse 3]
Em Em G D/F#
The bells again... whose turn this time?
Em Em G D/F#
To reach the end, yours or mine?
D C G G
Each funeral just makes us realize
D C G Am
that life's but a series of goodbyes
[Chorus]
Em Am
Hear these words I say:
C D
Make the most out of your day
Em Am
For brief is the light on our way
G D/F# D/F#
on this momentary trail (...too late)
[Solo]
C C Em Em
C Am Em Em D/F#
C C Em Em
C Am N.C.N.C.
[Chorus]
Em Am
Hear these words I say:
C D
Make the most out of your day
Em Am
For brief is the light on our way
G D/F#
on this momentary trail
Em Am
Hear these words, awake:
C D
Make the most out of your day
Em Am
For brief is the time, so brief is the time
G D/F# D/F#
that we're allowed to stay...
[Outro]
C C Em
Life passes by, melts away like snow in the spring
Em C Am Em D/F#
We all are blind to the running of time
C C Em Em
C Am Em
-TTP
from album The Cold White Light (2002)
live on Buried Alive (2006) CD/DVD
music by Miika Tenkula, lyrics by Sami lopakka
Buried Alive version in Dm (or D tune):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zpZTtWzifk&t=6420
[Intro]
C C Em Em
C Am Em D/F#
C C Em Em
C Am Em D/F#
C C Em Em
C Am
[Verse 1]
Em Em G D/F#
The bells again... someone has died
Em Em G D/F#
The bells of the end toll to remind
Am C Em Em
that life's but a race against time
[Verse 2]
Em Em G D/F#
At your back you'll always hear
Em Em G D/F#
The chariot of time hurrying near
D C G G
The faster you run the closer it comes
D C G Am
A pursuer you can not outrun
[Chorus]
Em Am
Hear these words I say:
C D
Make the most out of your day
Em Am
For brief is the light on our way
G D/F#
on this momentary trail
Em Am
Hear these words, awake:
C D
Make the most out of your day
Em Am
For brief is the time, so brief is the time
G D/F# D/F# C C
that we're allowed to stay...
[Verse 3]
Em Em G D/F#
The bells again... whose turn this time?
Em Em G D/F#
To reach the end, yours or mine?
D C G G
Each funeral just makes us realize
D C G Am
that life's but a series of goodbyes
[Chorus]
Em Am
Hear these words I say:
C D
Make the most out of your day
Em Am
For brief is the light on our way
G D/F# D/F#
on this momentary trail (...too late)
[Solo]
C C Em Em
C Am Em Em D/F#
C C Em Em
C Am N.C.N.C.
[Chorus]
Em Am
Hear these words I say:
C D
Make the most out of your day
Em Am
For brief is the light on our way
G D/F#
on this momentary trail
Em Am
Hear these words, awake:
C D
Make the most out of your day
Em Am
For brief is the time, so brief is the time
G D/F# D/F#
that we're allowed to stay...
[Outro]
C C Em
Life passes by, melts away like snow in the spring
Em C Am Em D/F#
We all are blind to the running of time
C C Em Em
C Am Em
-TTP
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