Strict Polyphony is Very Sad

Verse

Voices dancin' in the old hall

Separate paths, no one to call

Counterpoint chains 'em tight

Fugue lines twistin' through the night

Pre-chorus

No single star to steal the show

They weave and pull, but never let go

Chorus

Strict polyphony is very sad (very sad)

All those melodies feelin' bad (feelin' bad)

Equal but alone, yeah, equal but alone

Strict polyphony is very sad (very sad, oh)

Mmm-hmm, very sad

Verse

Renaissance rules, they bind so true

No harmony to pull 'em through

Imitative games, round and round

Lost in the swell, no solid ground

Pre-chorus

Bach might smile, but I just sigh

Those tangled threads make tears in my eye

Chorus

Strict polyphony is very sad (very sad)

All those melodies feelin' bad (feelin' bad)

Equal but alone, yeah, equal but alone

Strict polyphony is very sad (very sad, oh)

Mmm-hmm, very sad

Very sad (sad), very sad (oh yeah)

Bridge

If one voice broke free, sang out loud

Would the others follow through the cloud?

But no, they march in perfect stride

Strict and somber, side by side

Chorus

Strict polyphony is very sad (very sad)

All those melodies feelin' bad (feelin' bad)

Equal but alone, yeah, equal but alone (alone, alone)

Strict polyphony is very sad (very sad, oh)

Mmm-hmm, very sad

Very sad (sad-sad), very sad (ooh-ooh)

Outro

Very sad... (fade on voices, mmm)

Strict polyphony... very sad