Faces of the Earth
Long Version A high-energy rock track featuring a driving rhythm section, distorted electric guitars, and a raw, powerful male vocal, The song is in a minor key, likely A minor, with a fast tempo around 140 BPM, The instrumentation includes a drum kit providing a solid backbeat, a bass guitar laying down a consistent root-note foundation, and two electric guitars, One guitar plays a rhythmic, distorted riff, while the other provides melodic fills and a prominent, heavily distorted solo, The vocal performance is characterized by a gritty, almost shouted delivery, with a strong emphasis on the lyrics, The song structure follows a typical verse-chorus format, with an instrumental break featuring a guitar solo, Production-wise, the mix is dense and powerful, with the drums and bass providing a strong low-end presence, and the guitars cutting through with their aggressive tone, Reverb is used on the vocals and guitars to add depth, and the overall sound is compressed for maximum impact
Faces of the Earth
Long Version A high-energy rock track featuring a driving rhythm section, distorted electric guitars, and a raw, powerful male vocal, The song is in a minor key, likely A minor, with a fast tempo around 140 BPM, The instrumentation includes a drum kit providing a solid backbeat, a bass guitar laying down a consistent root-note foundation, and two electric guitars, One guitar plays a rhythmic, distorted riff, while the other provides melodic fills and a prominent, heavily distorted solo, The vocal performance is characterized by a gritty, almost shouted delivery, with a strong emphasis on the lyrics, The song structure follows a typical verse-chorus format, with an instrumental break featuring a guitar solo, Production-wise, the mix is dense and powerful, with the drums and bass providing a strong low-end presence, and the guitars cutting through with their aggressive tone, Reverb is used on the vocals and guitars to add depth, and the overall sound is compressed for maximum impact
Lyrics
Sing the following lyrics exactly as written, no changes,
no rearrangement
INTRO – Spiritual Guitar (Clean Overdrive)
Guitar Tone: neck pickup, light overdrive, deep reverb.
Guitar Intro Riff
e|--------------------------8~--10b12--8----------------|
B|------8h10--8---------8h10-----------10-8-------------|
G|---9-----------9--10----------------------10-7--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Rhodes Chords (soft):
| Am7 | Gmaj7 | Fmaj7 | E7sus4 |
Percussion:
Cajón + Shaker + leichte Congas.
Guitar (Fingerpicking Arpeggio):
Am7 G Fmaj7 E
e|--0-------3-------0-------0---|
B|--1-------0-------1-------0---|
G|--0-------0-------2-------1---|
D|--2-------0-------3-------2---|
A|--0-------2-------3-------2---|
E|----------3---------------0---|
(ay-oh-ee-lah)
(oh-ee-lah)
Warm Pad + Rhodes + Guitar Sustain
Chords
Cmaj7 – G – Am7 – Fmaj7
Fmaj7 – G – Em – Am
Guitar Licks:
e|--8-10-12b13~--10--8--------------|
B|---------------------10--8--------|
G|----------------------------------|
Gitarre einfache Akustikbegleitung)
(Capo 2 optional)
Verse Picking Pattern:
Am | G | F | G
e|----0-------3-------1-------3---|
B|----1-------0-------1-------0---|
G|----2-------0-------2-------0---|
D|----2-------0-------3-------0---|
A|----0-------2-------3-------2---|
E|------------3----------------3---|
Chorus Strumming (soft):
C – G/B – Am – G
F – C – G – Em – Am
Verse 1
Faces of the Earth…
sometimes I feel like a motherless child.
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child,
Walking the edge of a broken mile.
Reflection of a universe, cracked and wide,
Going out for the evening—nowhere to hide.
Chorus
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Verse 2
The weaver of light on a lonely road,
Stitching the stars where the shadows erode.
Melody of the brook, but something’s wrong,
The water remembers an ancient song.
Hammond Orgel
Großes Crescendo:
| C5 – D5 – F5 – G5 – A♭5 – G5 – F5 – D5 – C5 |
mit Leslie auf schneller Mode
Danach Oktav-Läufe:
| C2–C3–C4–C5 (Glissando runter über die Tastatur) |
Bass
Fetter Pick-Attack-Sound
Bass Riff:
G|----------------------|
D|-----------------3----|
A|-----3---5---3--------|
E|-3--------------------|
Drums
Snare-Roll → Crash
Tom-Toms in 7/8
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | Floor–Rack–Rack–Snare–Rack–Floor–Kick
Verse 3
Together as one through time we stand,
Dust of the stars in a human hand.
Hear the silence start to shout:
Never give up—never bow out.
Chorus
Faces of the Earth, turning slow,
Nobody knows the trouble, Lord, I know.
Sky full of swirling galaxies,
We keep on knocking—on closed eternities.
Keep on knocking…
Keep on knocking…
Organ Riff Keyston
| Cm | Cm | Ab | G |
Right Hand:
c–g–c'–d'–c'–g–f | (16tel Arpeggio)
Left Hand:
C – G – C – Bb – G – C
Moog Lead:
Portamento ON
Singende Linien
schnelle Läufe:
| C–D–E♭–G–A♭–G–E♭–D (repeat) |
Bass:
Aggressiv, melodisch
G|-----------------------8-10-|
D|-----------8-10-11----------|
A|--8--8-----------------------|
E|--------8--------------------|
Drums:
Viel Ride-Bell
Schnelle 32tel Snare-Ghosts
typische-Beats in 5/4
Verse 4
Exploring the destroyed clock of time,
Where the seconds bleed into the rhyme.
Rust on the gears, the hands won’t stay,
Yesterday circles tomorrow’s face.
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Bridge – Deutsch, ruhig & eindringlich
Der letzte Sprung durch die Zeit,
Kein Netz, kein Boden, nur Weite.
Was wir waren, fällt von uns ab,
Was wir sind—ein brennender Pfad.
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Chorus – Variiert
Faces of the Earth, scarred and bright,
Children of shadow, children of light.
Nobody knows the trouble, Lord,
But the road keeps singing—we move forward on.
Outro – reduziert
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child…
Still I keep on knocking…
Keep on knocking…
Through time.
OUTRO – Classic Fade