Screeching Weasel is an American punk band from Chicago, Illinois. They were formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel (aka Ben Foster who also used to be a columnist for the punk fanzine Maximum Rocknroll) and John Jughead (aka John Pierson). The band gained prominence in the early 1990s after signing to East Bay punk label, Lookout! Records and are cited to be a major influence over many bands playing that style of punk music.
Through the years, the band went through many line-up changes
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"The Science of Myth" performed by Screeching Weasel written by Ben Weasel (C) 1991 Screeching Weasel from the Lookout! Records release My Brain Hurts (LK 50 LP/CS/CD) transcribed by Mike Ripplinger ([email protected])
[Notes] * All F# chords refer to X-9-11-11-X-X-X, not 2-4-4-X-X-X.
*** ["The Science of Myth"]
[Intro chord: F#]
F#B If you've ever questioned beliefs that you hold you're not alone F#B But you oughta realize that every religion is a methaphor D#C#BD#C#B In the case of Christianity and Judaism there exists the belief D#C#B That spiritual matters are enslaved to history F#B The Buddhists believe that the functional aspects override the myth F#B While other religions use the literal core to build foundations with D#C#B See half the world sees the myth as fact D#C#B And it's seen as a lie by the other half and D#C#B The simple truth is that it's none of that cause D#B Somehow no matter what the world keeps turning F#C# Somehow we get by without ever learning D#B Somehow no matter what the world keeps turning F#C# Somehow we get by without ever learning D#F#BC# Science and religion are not mutually exclusive D#F# In fact for better understanding BC# We take the facts of science and apply them D#F#BC# And as both factors keep evolving then we continue getting information D#F#BC# But closing off possibilities makes it hard to see the bigger picture F#B Consider the case of the woman whose faith helped her make it through F# When she was raped and cut up, left for dead in a trunk, B But her beliefs held true D#C#B It doesn't matter if it's real or not D#C#B Cause some things are better left without a doubt and D#C#B If it works and it gets the job done... D#B Somehow no matter what the world keeps turning F#C# Somehow we get by without ever learning D#B Somehow no matter what the world keeps turning