In Act 2 of "Dumpster Diver the musical", Trevor, after having joined the Dumpster Liberation Front (DLF) is confronted by his past friends, who ask him why he has left his good job to travel across the country with a group of dumpster divers. He answers them with this song.
lyrics
Another life
134bpm / voice: 196 (wave 2001) / style: 057 (trance 1) / accompaniment
verse 1:
F F F F F F Bb Ab Ab C#(6) C
I never thought it would come to this every decision you make
F F F Bb Ab Ab C# C# C# C# C# C
leads to a - no - ther life was my choice a mi - stake
verse 2:
F(6) Bb Ab C#(6) C
i’m burning bridges behind me I’m building new ones ahead
F(6) Bb Ab C#(4) C# C
i’ve traded that life for this one been ridiculed instead
Ab C# C C# C
a no ther life (repeat)
chorus:
C# C Bb(5) C C# C#(2) C Ab Eb C C#
we know you’re an identity thief, it’s your lies that cause me grief
Bb(2) F# F# F(4) Eb
soon the world will know what you’re about
C# C Bb(2) F#(2) F C#(3) C Ab Eb(2) C#
you’re an info terror - ist, i’m dumpster di - ving, i in - sist
C#(3) Bb(2) F#(2) F(4) Eb
i found some tofu and a jar of sauerkraut
verse 3:
F(6) Bb Ab C#(6) C C C C#
we know you’re leading a movement that doesn’t follow the rules - that’s not true
F(5) Bb Ab C#(6) C
i’m a watchdog for freedom the kind they don’t teach at schools
Ab C# C C# C
a no ther life (repeat)
verse 4:
F(5) Bb Ab C#(6) C
hand me the file you’ve sto - len or you’ll be under arrest
F(4) Bb Ab C#(4) C Ab(2) C# C C# C
then taken for treatment, after you’ve confessed to this oth - er life
Ab C# C C# C
this oth - er life
chorus:
C# Bb Bb(2) F#(2) F C# C Ab Eb(2) C#
The file is our evidence the truth is our defense
C# Bb(2) F#(2) F(3) Eb C# C Bb(2) F#(2) F
we’re couchsurfing, we’re sleeping in tents and we’ll reach the radio
C#(2) C Ab Eb C# Bb(2) F#(2) F F(3) Eb
then the whole world will know options overflow, another life
Ab C# C C# C
this oth - er life (repeat)
verse 1:
F F F F F F Bb Ab Ab C# C# C# C# C# C# C
I never thought it would come to this every decision you make
F F F Bb Ab Ab C# C# C# C# C# C
leads to a - no - ther life was my choice a mi - stake
verse 2:
F F F F F F Bb Ab C# C# C# C# C# C# C
i’m burning bridges behind me I’m building new ones a - head
F F F F F F Bb Ab C# C# C# C# C# C
i’ve traded that life for this one been rid - i - culed instead
Ab C# C C# C
a - no - ther life
Ab C# C C# C
a - no - ther life
chorus:
C# C Bb Bb Bb F#(3) F C# C# C Ab Eb Eb C#
we know you’re an i - dentity thief, it’s your lies that cause me grief
Bb Bb F# F# F C# C# C# C
soon the world will know what you’re a - bout
C# C Bb(2) F#(2) F C# C#(2) C Ab Eb Eb C#
you’re an info terror - ist, i’m dumpster div - ing, i in - sist
C# C#(2) Bb C# Bb Ab
an open hand, not a fist
chorus 2:
C# C# Bb (2) F#(2) F C# C# C Ab Eb(2) C#
I’m free - cycling every day all the food you’re throwing away
C# Bb Bb F# F# F F Eb
sometimes it’s stale, but that’s o - kay
Eb(2) F Eb C# C C# C
dumpster diving’s here to stay (repeat)
C# C# Bb (2) F#(2) F C# C# C Ab Eb(2) C#
you’re brainwashed, it’s called a cult you’re not acting quite adult
Bb(2) F#(2) F F(4) Eb
oh, it’s not your fault it’s another life
C#(3) Bb Bb F#(2) F
an under - ground com - mun - i - ty
C#(3) C Ab(2) Eb(2) C#
you ridi - cule what you fail to see
C#(3) Bb F#(2) F F(3) Eb
a surro - gate fami - ly another life
Ab C# C C# C on last one end on C#
a - no - ther life (repeat 3x)