Chemtrails (acoustic)
By: Beck Hansen
Written by: Beck Hansen

Version Of: Chemtrails

This Version:
  • Chemtrails (acoustic) (4:36)
    Available on Modern Guilt acoustic.
    Credits
    Bram Inscore: Bass
    Brian Lebarton: Cello
    Beck Hansen: Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
    Jessica Dobson: Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background)
    Joey Waronker: Percussion
 
Lyrics:
I can't believe what we've seen outside
You and me watching the jets go by

Down by the sea, so many people
They've already drowned
You and me watching the sea full of people
Try not to drown
So many people
So many people
Where do they go?
You and me watching a sky full of chemtrails
That's where we belong

All I can take from these scars is hope
But all I can see in this night are boats sinking

Down by the sea
Swallowed by evil
We've already drowned
You and me watching
A sea full of people
Try not to drown
So many people
So many people
Where do they go?
You and me watching the sky
Full of chemtrails
Watching the jet planes go by
You and me watching
You and me watching
Chemtrails is where we belong
That's where we'll be when we die
In the slipstream
We'll climb in a hole in the sky
 
The Song:

This is the acoustic version of "Chemtrails" which was posted on beck.com. Recorded live with his band, the dynamic drums and psychedelic haze of the original are replaced by quiet vocal harmonies, lots of percussion, and a droning string instrument (maybe a cello?). Beautiful.