#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # From: OpenFace@aol.com Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 02:27:36 -0400 "The Science of Myth" performed by Screeching Weasel written by Ben Weasel (C) 1991 Screeching Weasel from the Lookout! Records release My Brain Hurts (LK 50 LP/CS/CD) transcribed by Mike Ripplinger (openface@aol.com) [Notes] * All F# chords refer to X-9-11-11-X-X-X, not 2-4-4-X-X-X. *** ["The Science of Myth"] [Intro chord: F#] F# B If you've ever questioned beliefs that you hold you're not alone F# B But you oughta realize that every religion is a methaphor D# C# B D# C# B In the case of Christianity and Judaism there exists the belief D# C# B That spiritual matters are enslaved to history F# B The Buddhists believe that the functional aspects override the myth F# B While other religions use the literal core to build foundations with D# C# B See half the world sees the myth as fact D# C# B And it's seen as a lie by the other half and D# C# B The simple truth is that it's none of that cause D# B Somehow no matter what the world keeps turning F# C# Somehow we get by without ever learning D# B Somehow no matter what the world keeps turning F# C# Somehow we get by without ever learning D# F# B C# Science and religion are not mutually exclusive D# F# In fact for better understanding B C# We take the facts of science and apply them D# F# B C# And as both factors keep evolving then we continue getting information D# F# B C# But closing off possibilities makes it hard to see the bigger picture F# B Consider the case of the woman whose faith helped her make it through F# When she was raped and cut up, left for dead in a trunk, B But her beliefs held true D# C# B It doesn't matter if it's real or not D# C# B Cause some things are better left without a doubt and D# C# B If it works and it gets the job done... D# B Somehow no matter what the world keeps turning F# C# Somehow we get by without ever learning D# B Somehow no matter what the world keeps turning