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|year=1981
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A foreboding, ska-influenced track that seeks the answer to spiritual enrichment. Guitar, while somewhat cyclical in its patterns, has a deceptive bit of difficulty due to its off-beat structure and tempo, as well as subtle alternations in chord patterns. Bass is rhythmically off-kilter, dropping in-and-out of the timing one's ear will anticipate, and shuffling some triplet strums with occasional open notes in between. While the drums lack a visually complex chart, the feel and constant hi-hat variations do require a great deal of attention, especially as the verses and choruses alternate between on- and off-beat kick patterns.

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[[Category:Clone Hero Charts]]
[[Category:Tier 2 — Guitar]]
[[Category:Tier 3 — Drums]]
[[Category:Tier 5 — Bass]]
[[Category:1980s]]
[[Category:New Wave]]
[[Category:Songs To Be Upgraded]]