A PLEASANT SHADE OF GRAY--FATES WARNING
from 1997's "A Pleasant Shade of Gray" album
Metal Blade
Lyrics and music by Jim Matheos

Transcribed by Eric Schlelein
email eric@u.arizona.edu

Part VI (7:28):
[free time]

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[5/4 time]

        -->bass only for 16 measures

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        -->this slowly fades up through 16 more measures.

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I know that I don't know you, and you couldn't know me,
But time and space collided and here we are, here we are.

I know that you don't understand, and I can't explain,
But circumstance conspired and here we are, here we are.

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        -->This for another 16 measures.

[4/4 time]
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And I know we can't turn back all the years.
Time reflected in a shade of grey.
But I often wonder what could have been,
And I still hold on to yesterday.

Solo (rhythm part)
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Solo (lead part)
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And I know we're not children anymore,
Innocence lost in a sea of grey.
But I often wonder what else could be,
And I still dream of running away.

So where do we begin, and what else can we say?
When the lines are all drawn, what should we do today?