During Wind and Rain

Lyrics By Thomas Hardy

They sing their dearest songs

He, she, all of them— yea,

Treble and tenor and bass,

And one to play...

With the candles mooning each face. . . .

Ah, no; the years O!

How the sick leaves reel down in throngs!

They clear the creeping moss—

Elders and juniors— aye,

Making the pathways neat

And the garden gray;

And they build a shady seat. . . .

Ah, no; the years, the years!

See, the white storm-birds wing across!

The white storm-birds wing across!

They are blithely breakfasting all

Men and maidens— yea,

Under the summer tree,

With a glimpse of the bay...

And the rotten rose is ript from the wall!

They change to a high new house,

Clocks and carpets and chairs...

Down their carved names the rain-drop ploughs.

The rain-drop ploughs.

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Instrumental Intro - Atmospheric

(Tempo: 85 BPM)

(Texture: Warm Arpeggiated Analog Synths)

(The Descent)

[Dadd9] [A/C#] [Cadd9] [G/B]

(Acoustic Guitar enters - Strummed)

Verse 1

(Groove: Complex rimshots and ghost notes)

(Vocals: Detached, Close-mic, soft tenor)

[Dadd9] They sing their dearest [A/C#] songs

[Cadd9] He, she, all of them— [G/B] yea,

[Dadd9] Treble and tenor and [A/C#] bass,

[Cadd9] And one to [G/B] play...

[Gm/Bb] With the candles mooning [D/A] each face. . . .

Pre-Chorus

(Texture: Mellotron Strings swelling)

[Em7] Ah, no; the [Asus4] years O!

[Gmaj9] How the sick leaves reel [D] down in throngs!

Verse 2

(Texture: Bass guitar deep and melodic)

[Dadd9] They clear the creeping [A/C#] moss—

[Cadd9] Elders and juniors— [G/B] aye,

[Dadd9] Making the pathways [A/C#] neat

[Cadd9] And the garden [G/B] gray;

[Gm/Bb] And they build a [D/A] shady seat. . . .

Chorus

(Texture: WALL OF SOUND - Heavy Distorted Guitars)

(Vocals: Layered Harmonies - Anthemic)

[F#m7] Ah, no; the [Dmaj9] years, the years!

[Aadd9] See, the white storm-birds [E] wing across!

[F#m7] The white storm-birds [Dmaj9] wing across!

Bridge - The "Ghost" Section

(Tempo Slows - Spooky Ambience)

(Clean Electric Guitar with Delay)

[Dm9] They are blithely breakfasting [Bbmaj7] all

[Gm7] Men and maidens— [Asus4] yea,

[Dm9] Under the summer [Bbmaj7] tree,

[Gm7] With a glimpse of the [Asus4] bay...

(Snare Roll Build-up)

[Bbmaj7] And the rotten rose is [Cadd9] ript from the wall!

Guitar Solo

(Melodic, Soaring Slide Guitar)

(Heavy Rhythm Section underneath)

[F#m7] [Dmaj9] [Aadd9] [E]

[F#m7] [Dmaj9] [Aadd9] [E]

Outro

(Return to Arpeggiated Analog Synths - Sudden Drop)

(Vocals: Whisper)

[Dadd9] They change to a high [A/C#] new house,

[Cadd9] Clocks and carpets and [G/B] chairs...

[Dadd9] Down their carved names the [A/C#] rain-drop ploughs.

[Cadd9] The rain-drop [G/B] ploughs.

[Dadd9] (Final Chord fades into Rain)