This Is The Time Ballast

Riff 1   "When did we become these sinking stones..."
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Play Riff 1 x3   "Dropping our hearts to grip our brothers' throat..."

Riff 2 (w/ heavy delay and lightly palm-muted)   "You can't see because you don't know..."
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Riff 3   "We always start with good intentions..."
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Riff 4   "This is the time that we let it go..."
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Fill 1
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           *   *   * ^ whammy pedal down an octave

Play Riff 1 x2   "Anchored in anger, we exile ourselves..."
Play Riff 2 x1   "You can't see because you don't know..."
Play Riff 3 x1   "We always start with good intentions..."
Play Riff 4 x1   "This is the time that we let it go..."

Riff 5   (lower volume, lightly palm-muted)
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                                           ^ ends here 2nd time through

Play Riff 5 x2

Riff 6
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Play Riff 6 x2

Riff 7
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Play Riff 4 x2   "This is the time that we let it go..."

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