Nemesis (Dark Star) (song)

Additional Information
The guitars for this song were recorded in the key of B, with a tempo of 134.

Title meaning by Jon: "The reason it's called Nemesis (Dark Star) is because we had to have a song called Nemesis (Dark Star) on the record. It had nothing to do with it".

Song meaning by Jon: "I'm talking about the anti-me. You can't go through life without disagreeing with people, I reckon that's a part of being an adult. I spent most of my life going, 'the worst thing that could happen to me is for someone to not like me'..why? What have I done? And then you realise 'right, you can't control everything'. People are gonna disagree with you, people are gonna agree with you...snd you've gotta let go control of that and just work out who you are and what you believe. As long as you think your morals are good and you're not hurting anyone, then if someone's got a beef with you, it's their fucking problem and you've got more control of that situation once you let go of control of that situation. That's one thing I've been trying to work on. I'm still failing". (Taken from Radio New Zealand interview, September 2010).

Lyrics
Little cancer you've got the answer It's a disaster for all to see

Now everybody's got it in for me Everybody's got a place to be Everybody's got it in for me Everybody's got a place to be

There you go Well it's broken now you own it There you go You'll be out there all alone

Just let it go

It's a total headfuck Now they think you suck Not gonna get stuck Not what you think

Now everybody's got it in for me Everybody's got a place to be Everybody's got it in for me Everybody's got a place to be

There you go Well now, I'm not blaming no one There you go You can win this on your own

Because I thought I'd be alright My ammunition was low And I'll be charging it all night But this bitch won't let it go

Won't let it go

It doesn't concern nobody else But you don't care You're gonna destroy the ones you tell Odd(?) you dare Doesn't matter who falls along the way If you get your man Even if there's no truth to what you say You will make them understand, yeah

Little cancer, you've got the answer It's a disaster for all to see

Now everybody got it in for me Everybody got it in for me

Everybody's got it in for me Everybody's got a place to be Everybody's got it in for me Everybody's got a place to be

There you go Well it's broken now you own it There you go You'll be out there all alone

There you go Well now I'm not blaming no one There you go You can win this on your own

Just let it go Let it go Just let it go

Little cancer, got the answer Little cancer, got the answer

Now everybody knows

Guitar
chords used in standard guitar tuning

intro

--9-10-10-9- --9-10-10-9- --7-8--8--7-

- - -11--12--11-- -11--12--11-- -9---10--9--- -

-- -- -12---12--11-- -12---12--11-- -10---10--9--- -- x 2

- - -11--12--11-- -11--12--11-- -9---10--9--- -

repeat above

--9-10-10-9- --9-10-10-9- --7-8--8--7- x4

chorus -- -- -2--4-5--7 -2--4-5---3--7 -0--2-3---3--5 --1---

after chorus

- - ---8-7--- -9-9---8-7-8- -9-9---6-5-8- -7-7---6-

intro again

chorus again

because i thought...

- - ---12-11-10-- -9-12-11-10-- -9-10-9--8--- -7---x2

- - - -9--5-4-3 -9--5-4-3 -7--3-2-1x2

- - ---8-7--- -9-9---8-7-8- -9-9---6-5-8- -7-7---6-

- - ---8-7--- -9-9---8-7--- -9-9---6-5--- -7-7- etc

it dosn't concern --- --- --- --- 8~--5~--7~- -7~ repeat

repeat where necessary

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