(Intro) - Mostly 7/8, however, they put an extra beat (making a bar of 4/4) on the bar at 4/4. (ERRATA: There's not actually a shift here.)
, which has the effect of shifting the downbeat. This is a *very* Yuyoyuppe trick, and you can see it all over his last album *Draw.* It comes up a couple more times here too, I'll point them out! Whenever I reference a shift, it's a bar of
- Another shift. You can see here how it allows an interesting transition between rhythms within the same meter; each third of this intro feels distinct, playing around the bar in different ways that are all justified, and in turn justify, the use of a shifting measure.
- One last shift leading into the verse!
(Verse) - The last shift leads into a more straightforward 7/8 groove for the verse. No shifts here, leading the pre-chorus to feel slightly tenuous; as you've come to expect them by now.
- A very sneaky shift!! You can miss this one if you're not keeping track. This leads into--
(Refrain) - --a section in 6/8, which is a far more common time signature. Straightening out like this lends to the soaring, cathartic nature of this refrain. It's clarity, in a song filled with uncertainty.
(Post-Chorus) - Right back into the 7/8, no shift until the one present in the way this riff is written at 4/4 measure, but the way Yuyoyuppe writes them, they're a rhythmic tool in his kit, disguised as a standard metalcore trope.
(Verse 2) - Nothing to write home about here! More topsy-turvy 7/8 goodness.
. It's interesting; usually, these little transitionary licks are part of a
(Break) - This part oscillates between a bar of 6/8, and a bar of _5_/8, actually, leading to an overall feel of 11/8, if you'd rather phrase it that way. After the bar of 5 at 6/8 and stays there through...
, it moves to
(Refrain 2) - ...the second refrain! No shift used here at all; we're still speaking the same rhythmic tongue through the chorus as in the break. Despite nothing else changing from the last chorus to this one, except the first stanza and a punctuated beginning, that smoother transition lends part of that sense of calm and introspection to this refrain, making it feel more conclusive. Maybe that's just me. :)
