Here, Air (13th song off The Empyrean) released on iTunes in USA
Written on March 23, 2010 in New releases & with 42 responses
Tags: itunes, the empyrean, USA
First of all, for everyone who missed it, The Empyrean recordings, at least those meant to be public, contain 13 tracks, not 12. The 13th track is called Here, Air.
After it appeared in an announcement on a future release on iTunes a year ago and disappeared soon after, nice people from Record Collection Music explained that it was meant to be a part of a 13-track digital re-release of The Empyrean, which contains the Japanese edition bonus tracks, Today and Ah Yom as well. This was in March 2009 and well, it's been a long time.
As of earlier today, Here, Air is available in the iTunes USA store. This post will be updated later with lyrics, tabs and information on how to obtain it if you're elsewhere in the world, as it isn't available anywhere else for now. However, I believe that all of you can hear the preview.
First impressions: the song is really similar to Outside Space, in terms of guitar work, very mellow and like some sort of a warm blanket. And have you heard the song yet? If so, feel free to talk about it in comments.
Here is the tab for this song, as done by Niels: download it, like 867 people before you.
Here's the first lyrics transcript, thanks to LSUtigers. If anyone has any corrections, you're welcome to submit them. Many thanks to Robbert who provided the initial transcript as well.
Here, Air
How can I be you, I could have been
I would like to start over again
Angels did I fail you with my fall
What are we but the cause of it all
It's been a long time
Of getting out of myself
Now that I’m here I find
That what gives you life
Is all you are
It's you have
Hey ya
Hey ya
How can I get just one more chance
I see you in pain and I wish I had
The ability to be your man
They once told me that time would come to pass
Now I know
To be careful
What I don't believe
Cause that fate keeps on going
Right out of my reach
What's good for you is good for me too
Do you hear I'm here for you now
I am here for you now
42 Reactions to Here, Air (13th song off The Empyrean) released on iTunes in USA
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sweetness
sounds nice!
listening to the sample it sounds great! like his early works
shame I can't buy it
Awww.
Why oh why do I live in Europe?
Ditto
Time to move to L.A.
I bought it--really love it. It's strange that "Today" wasn't included in the re-release. That song is incredible, also. And "Ah Yom"
wow, the preview just gave me goose pimples
its just like his old stuff, i love it
i hope he doesnt change his direction too much in his records to come
and i hope he does more live shows, just him, an acoustic and an echo machine
I need this song!
damn living in Europe
This is great—the guitar is very Niandra Lades, which I love. Thanks for Tuesday surprise!
always happy to hear something new but this sample really gave me goose bumbs
it showed me why i love johns art that much
i'm ashamed that i recently nearly forgot it
what a pity i live in bavaria :$
can someone please put a youtube video or something of this up!
Oh Iva, what would I do without you? I wouldn't have known this was released today without you. I bought it immediately after I saw this and, yes, it is great! Shame for the non US fans though. Sorry guys...
its really beautiful, reverse guitar parts remind me very much usually just a t shirt
OMG, I just bought DC-EP and another one of his today without realizing this was out. I used up my gift card. Oh well, I bought it anyway, lol. I LOVE this one. May be my favorite one from this album. I kind of thought the second hey ah sounded like aiiiiiiiirrrrrr but I was listening to it kind of low. He he, now I can go listen to this and pretend he is singing to me, lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuTNg0jToUM
Robert thanks for the initial transcript. I made a few corrections and I think this is just about spot on. Thanks.
How can I be who I could have been
I'd like to start over again
Angels did I fail you with my fall
What are we but the cause of it all
It's been a long time
Of getting out of myself
Now that I’m here I find
That what gives me life
Is all you are
It's all you have
Hey ya
Hey ya
How can I get just one more chance
I see you in pain and I wish I had
The ability to be your man
They once told me that time would come to pass
Now I know
To be careful
What I don't believe
Cause that fate came so close
But right out of my reach
What's good for you is good for me too
Do you hear I'm here for you now
I am here for you now
I think that Mike is right with his lyrics...
I have my doubts with the part that says;
"Is all you are
It's all you have"
I think it's:
"Is all you are
Is all you have"
Good stuff, thanks. Plus, (based mostly on the title), the Hey ya might be
heeeeeeere
aaaaaaiiiiiir
heres the full song
[youtube cuTNg0jToUM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuTNg0jToUM youtube]
I love youtube, the best way to promotionate artist, and if you dont have chances to buy his works, you can listen to they here.
Really beautifull song, I don't like the reversed guitar (I think with two or three listenings more I will love them), but is really magic. Like all The Empyrean
.
thank you so much
words can't explain....
Yeah, like...nobody was kind enough to send you the actual file or something. Pity. :$
I never understood what was the big fuss with putting wallpapers or random pics and music to it...but then again, us 27-year-olds are very old. =/
My recent post Mala Distordiae
Hmm... my copy of the album only has after the ending, I dont have the bonus tracks, they should be made available for free to those with the other cd version
thanks a lot! This is so beautiful, I love the lyrics- masterpiece
the chords as i figured them out :
intro: Am
Am G F Am
How can I be you, I could have been
Am G F
I would like to start over again
C G F
Angels did I fail you with my fall
Am G Fmaj7
What are we but the cause of it all
Backwards guitar playing over Am
F C
It's been a long time
Am7 Dm Am
Of getting out of myself
F C
Now that I’m here I find
Dm Am
That what gives you life
C
Is all you are
Am Dm Am
It's you have
C Em C Am
Hey ya
C Am F
Hey ya
Am G F
How can I get just one more chance
Am G F
I see you in pain and I wish I had
C G F
The ability to be your man
Am C G
They once told me that time would come to pass
Another backwards guitar interlude playing over Am
F
Now I know
C
To be careful
Dm Am
What I don't believe
F C
Cause that fate keeps on going
Dm Am
Right out of my reach
C Dm Am
What's good for you is good for me too
C Em Am
Do you hear I'm here for you now
F Am C
I am here for you now
Might do a guitar pro edition soon
hope it doesnt look too messed up!
Hi Niels...you didn't leave an email so I cannot contact you privately. Can you send me the non-messed-up version as a text file, so I can put it here on the site? Of course, put your credits inside.
iva@invisible-movement.net
i think the first chord progression is:
Am C Am C G F
How can I be you, I could've been
then...
C F C F G F
Angels did i fail you, with my fall
Yea, i think you're right
i think so too and already sent iva a text file with this chords a few days ago
hope she got it and will upload it
anyway good work Niels, thanks
the chords got messed up when i uploaded it...
Added to ultimateguitar so it should be up soon
when will it be available for Europe?
I asked someone in charge of it, let's hope they'll respond soon.
Thank you very much Iva!
beautiful song!
As said, its alot like his early works and I enjoy that. It stands apart from the Empyrean style. The very beginning gave me goosebumps and actually slightly scared me how he counted off "3..4". Nice song
Very good song. I wonder why it was cut from the original release album? The lyrics fit in with the theme of the album great (to me,anyway).
i'm purely clutching at straws here but in a past interview john said he haid like 10 songs that didn't make it to the brown bunny soundtrack and to my ears at least this sounds more like those era of songs than the empyrean,
great song but i'm glad he didn;t put it in the empyrean i dont think it wouldn't have fit in with the rest of the songs
he also said they were "just guitair vocals backing vocals with reversed solos"
I can't find the song on itunes, i live in the U.S. how can you find it??
Not up on Itunes USA anymore..crap..this song is awesome
Listen up. If you want this song for free no matter what country you're in, get the URL of the YouTube video and go to zamzar.com and paste them the URL choose whatever format you like and you'll have a nice mp3 or whatever emailed right to you. Regardless of country.
And why would anyone need to do that when it was released for free? Did you see the front page...?