This page is Failure — Fantastic Planet — chord + lyric charts. It is one of the projects Brandon built and put online. The grown-up details are below, tap Grown-up mode to read them the normal way.
3 of the album's 14 tracks charted from section chord analysis. Failure's Fantastic Planet is a pedal/drone record: harmony is held per section, so most songs use 1-2 chords total. The remaining 11 tracks have lyrics but no chord data available (no stems in the library). Alignment is section-level. · Built 2026-06-12 14:06
Source: section chord chart (Failure/charts/). Key: Eb Mixolydian, ~70 BPM.
Pedal-drone architecture: Eb (I) is the only chord in the entire song.
Pure tonic drone in Mixolydian mode, the bVII (Db) implied by the mode but not voiced as a separate chord.
Key: Eb (Mixolydian). Scale: Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db
[Verse 1 — Eb (I)] Eb I heard you driving in my car Eb Then in a frozen bar Eb I claimed I didn't care for you Eb But your verse got trapped inside my head Eb Over and over again Eb You played yourself to death in me [Verse 2 — Eb (I)] Eb I thought I'd drop you easily Eb But that was not to be Eb You burrowed like a summer tick Eb So you invade my sleep Eb And confuse my dreams Eb Turn my nights to sleepless itch [Chorus — Eb (I)] Eb Stuck on you 'til the end of time Eb I'm too tired to fight your rhyme Eb Stuck on you 'til the end of time Eb You've got me paralyzed [Verse 3 — Eb (I)] Eb Holding on the telephone Eb I hear your mid-range moan Eb You're everywhere inside my room Eb Even when I'm all alone Eb I hear your mellow drone Eb You're everywhere inside of me [Chorus — Eb (I)] Eb Stuck on you 'til the end of time Eb I'm too tired to fight your rhyme Eb Stuck on you 'til the end of time Eb You've got me trapped [Outro — Eb (I)] Eb I can't escape Eb Your incessant whine Eb When you beam it out Eb All across the sky Eb No, I can't escape Eb Your insipid rhyme Eb When you shoot it deep Eb Straight into my mind
Source: section chord chart (Failure/charts/). Key: Bb major, ~105 BPM.
Pedal-drone architecture: Bb (I) is the only chord in the entire song.
Pure tonic drone, the harmonic content is texture and timbre, not progression.
Key: Bb major. Scale: Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, A
[Verse 1 — Bb (I)] Bb Right now we're sick of everything Bb Tonight we'll bind up our brains again Bb With eyes pinned I'll fly around on your bed Bb We'll grow close while our hearts disconnect [Verse 2 — Bb (I)] Bb Morning is limping into the room Bb Pleading that we blind ourselves again Bb Rip out that heliotropic rose Bb Back off please let the lost get lost [Chorus — Bb (I)] Bb I know my faith has meaning Bb But I've forgotten why Bb It's so important to me Bb I can't remember why [Verse 3 — Bb (I)] Bb Living a phantasm of the nerves Bb Girlfriend's chemicals in your head Bb Good days eventually oxidize Bb Put them with thoughts that escape your mind's eye [Chorus — Bb (I)] Bb I know my faith has meaning Bb But I've forgotten why Bb It's so important to me Bb I can't remember why Bb Seems like I'm fucked forever Bb Seems like at least right now Bb But I forgot why Bb I need to feel these things
Source: section chord chart (Failure/charts/). Key: Db major, ~84 BPM.
Pedal-drone architecture: Db (I) holds for nearly the entire song.
Bridge introduces Bbm (vi), the only non-tonic chord. Two chords total.
Key: Db major. Scale: Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C
[Verse 1 — Db (I)] Db The solar panel's shining face Db Is smiling back on me Db Twisting off into the sun Db It's okay to be lonely Db All my missions float away Db I never trained too hard Db I'm so caught up in the tree of stars Db Falling in my backyard [Chorus — Db (I)] Db She'll always be what I can't find Db She'll always be where I break down Db She'll always hide behind a star Db I'll always dream she can't be far [Verse 2 — Db (I)] Db I've got no Houston to whine down to Db I've got no protocol Db Gravity's so far away Db Wrapped on that shrinking ball Db I eclipsed my memories Db Sleeping inside this pod Db Patient time will carry me Db On her back without a sigh [Bridge — Bbm (vi)] Bbm And I won't let her down Bbm My soul is celestial-bound Bbm And if I'm never found Bbm She'll always be... [Chorus — Db (I)] Db She'll always be what I can't find Db She'll always be where I break down Db She'll always hide behind a star Db I'll always dream she can't be far Db She'll always be what I can't find Db She'll always be where I break down Db She'll always hide behind a star Db I'll always dream she can't be far