Waste of Today

from Life From Generation XS by Brett Schieber

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This song really came to life for me when Darrell Leven played guitar on it with me. Then, in the studio, Mandi Watson Crosby and Tiffany Watson added the perfect accompaniment. I was always proud of the lyrics to the song, but didn't really love the song until they played their parts to it. The song is sort of about my school years, feeling as if I didn't fit in with anyone and walked by invisible to everyone.

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WASTE OF TODAY

Verse: F - minus the high F on the E string C - in the shape of a G chord 6543211
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Chorus: C Am D7
Bridge: C D

(verse)
F C
So here I am at night with so much to dream of

the lights going down and so do my thoughts with it

black room and empty walls and not much to speak of

lonely and high and nobody knows my name

What a waste of today

but this is what I have made

what a waste of today

(chorus)
C Am D7
Wasting my thoughts over you

Wasting my time with all that I do

(verse)
F C
Tomorrow at school, I'll hide in the corner and sink

So I'm invisible and no one will know what I think

I open my books and draw with permanent ink

so someone next year will know I was here today

But what a waste of today

This is what I have made

What a waste of today

(chorus)
C Am D7
Wasting my thoughts over you

Wasting my time with all that I do

(bridge)
F C (2x)
C D (4x)
F C (2x)

(verse)
F C
At night I walk the streets aimless and hollow

kicking rocks into the sewer water below

I listen to them splash and echo around me

they reverberate in and around my bones, around my bones

But what a waste of today………

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from Life From Generation XS, released September 1, 2006
Written by Brett Schieber. Produced by Gavin Fisher and Brett Schieber. Guitar by Brett Schieber and Darrell Leven. Bass by Gavin Fisher. Organ and mellotron by Doug Johnson. Drums by Marc Kipfer. Violin and viola by Mandi Watson Crosby and Tiffany Watson.

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On this Bandcamp page, you can purchase music from Brett Schieber, including his solo music, Arcanum (Brett & Tree), & Prankster. You'll find a couple albums he produced for others, as well. Brett's music for Mark D. Pencil & Friends can also be found on Bandcamp by searching for that name. Thank you for your time, ears, & hearts! ... more

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