12-24-2007, 03:09 AM | #501 |
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I completely forgot about this oh-so-cool song, until it came up on my media player. It's got great lyrics, I love it.
Unwinding Cable Car by Anberlin Emotive unstable You're like an unwinding cable car Listening for voices, but it's the choices that make us who we are Go your own way Even seasons have changed Just burn those new leaves over So self-absorbed You've seemed to ignore The prayers that have already come about This is the correlation Of salvation and love Don't drop your arms I'll guard your heart With quiet words I'll lead you in Backing away from the problem of pain You never had a home You've been misguided You're hiding in shadows for so very long Don't you believe that you've been deceived? That you're no better than, the hair in your eyes, it never disguised What you were really thinking of This is the correlation Of salvation and love Don't drop your arms I'll guard your heart With quiet words I'll lead you in This is the correlation Of salvation and love Don't drop your arms I'll guard your heart With quiet words I'll lead you in You're so brilliant Don't soon forget You're so brilliant Grace marked your heart This is the correlation Of salvation and love Don't drop your arms I'll guard your heart With quiet words I'll lead you in
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Adventure...betrayal...heroism... Atharon: where heroes are born. My wife once said to me—when I'd been writing for ten or fifteen years—that I could always go back to being a nuclear engineer. And I said to her, 'Harriet, would you let someone who quit his job to go write fantasy anywhere near your nuclear reactor? I wouldn't!' (Robert Jordan) |
12-29-2007, 04:46 PM | #502 |
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Great song..
Story of Isaac Leonard Cohen The door it opened slowly, My father he came in,was nine years old. And he stood so tall above me, His blue eyes they were shining And his voice was very cold. He said, Ive had a vision And you know Im strong and holy, I must do what Ive been told. So he started up the mountain, I was running, he was walking, And his axe was made of gold. Well, the trees they got much smaller, The lake a ladys mirror, We stopped to drink some wine. Then he threw the bottle over. Broke a minute later And he put his hand on mine. Thought I saw an eagle But it might have been a vulture, I never could decide. Then my father built an altar, He looked once behind his shoulder, He knew I would not hide. You who build these altars now To sacrifice these children, You must not do it anymore. A scheme is not a vision And you never have been tempted By a demon or a god. You who stand above them now, Your hatchets blunt and bloody, You were not there before, When I lay upon a mountain And my fathers hand was trembling With the beauty of the word. And if you call me brother now, Forgive me if I inquire, Just according to whose plan? When it all comes down to dust I will kill you if I must, I will help you if I can. When it all comes down to dust I will help you if I must, I will kill you if I can. And mercy on our uniform, Man of peace or man of war, The peacock spreads his fan.
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03-15-2008, 01:08 PM | #503 |
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Bachelorette
by Björk I'm a fountain of blood In the shape of a girl You're the bird on the brim Hypnotised by the Whirl Drink me, make me feel real Wet your beak in the stream Game we're playing is life Love is a two way dream Leave me now, return tonight Tide will show you the way If you forget my name You will go astray Like a killer whale Trapped in a bay I'm a path of cinders Burning under your feet You're the one who walks me I'm your one way street I'm a whisper in water Secret for you to hear You are the one who grows distant When I beckon you near Leave me now, return tonight The tide will show you the way If you forget my name You will go astray Like a killer whale Trapped in a bay I'm a tree that grows hearts One for each that you take You're the intruder hand I'm the branch that you break
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03-15-2008, 04:28 PM | #504 |
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Gotta love the Irish.
Fields of Athenry by Dropkick Murphys By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling Michael, they have taken you away, For you stole Trevelyan's corn, So the young might see the morn. Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay. [Chorus:] Low lie the fields of Athenry Where once we watched the small free birds fly Our love was on the wing We had dreams and songs to sing It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry. By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young man calling Nothing matters, Mary, when you're free Against the famine and the crown, I rebelled, they cut me down. Now you must raise our child with dignity. [Chorus] By a lonely harbor wall, she watched the last star falling As the prison ship sailed out against the sky Sure she'll wait and hope and pray, for her love in Botany Bay It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry. It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry. [Chorus]
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03-15-2008, 04:44 PM | #505 |
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Oh, yes. Great one, Curu!
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04-04-2008, 10:50 AM | #506 |
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Tori Amos - A Sorta Fairytale Lyrics
On my way up north Up on the ventura I pulled back the hood And I was talking to you And I knew then it would be A life long thing But I didnt know that we We could break a silver lining And Im so sad Like a good book I cant put this Day back A sorta fairytale With you A sorta fairytale With you Things you said that day Up on the 101 The girl had come undone I tried to downplay it With a bet about us You said that- Youd take it As long as I could I could not erase it And Im so sad Like a good book I cant put this Day back A sorta fairytale With you A sorta fairytale With you And I ride along side And I rode along side You then And I rode along side Till you lost me there In the open road And I rode along side Till the honey spread Itself so thin For me to break your bread For me to take your word I had to steal it And Im so sad Like a good book I cant put this Day back A sorta fairytale With you A sorta fairytale With you I could pick back up Whenever I feel Down new mexico way Something about The open road I knew that he was Looking for some indian blood and Find a little in you find a little In me we may be On this road but Were just Imposters In this country you know So we go along and we said Wed fake it Feel better with Oliver stone Till i Almost smacked him - Seemed right that night and I dont know what Takes hold Out there in the Desert cold These guys think they must Try and just get over on us And Im so sad Like a good book I cant put this Day back A sorta fairytale With you A sorta fairytale With you And I was ridin by Ridin along side For a while till you lost me And I was ridin by Ridin along till you lost me Till you lost Me in The rear View You lost me I said Way up north I took my day All in all was a pretty nice Day and I put the hood Right back where You could taste heaven Perfectly Feel out the summer breeze Didnt know when wed be back And I i dont Didnt think Wed end up like Like this |
04-04-2008, 03:57 PM | #507 |
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Hallelujah- sonny boy nick
I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this The fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you She tied you To a kitchen chair She broke your throne, and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Mabye I have been here before I know this room, I've walked this floor I used to live alone before I knew you I've seen your flag on the marble arch Love is not a victory march It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah There was a time You let me know What's real and going on below But now you never show it to me, do you? And remember when I moved in you? The holy dark was moving to And every breath we drew was Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Maybe there's a god above And all I ever learned from love Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you And it's not a cry you can hear at night, It's not somebody who's seen the light It's cold and it's a broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah
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04-06-2008, 08:59 AM | #508 |
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Great song, that. Originally written by Leonard Cohen, though: and there seems to be A LOT of covers of it.
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04-09-2008, 03:14 PM | #509 |
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Flogging Molly is back!
Us of Lesser Gods There's a breeze that's blowin' in from the land Instead of salt air all we breathe in is sand Crippled the cloud that once brought the rain Good job now we'll never see our coasts again But those of us, those of us Us of lesser gods Won't eat till we're hungry Won't drink till we're parched But those of us, those of us Who forget where we're from Create now this hell where no devil could spawn Take me back, take me back To the way life used to be A whisper's now sayin' What words used to speak Starve must the child, hungry sex on tv For no act of contrition Will pardon the soul The damage now glistens See how it glows But those of us, those of us Us of lesser gods Won't eat till we're hungry Won't drink till we're parched But those of us, those of us Who forget where we're from Create now this hell where no devil could spawn Take me back, take me back To the way life used to be Yesterday is better that it is today And today will be better than tomorrow they say We don't want what you know But we know what we want That's live and let live We're all different that counts But those of us, those of us Us of lesser gods Won't eat till we're hungry Won't drink till we're parched But those of us, those of us Who forget where we're from Create now this hell where no devil could spawn Take me back, take me back To the way life used to be Dark is the shallow man Proud without pride Worn out comes the welcome From a truth that never lies Weep now for the tear Cold on the face So come down from your heaven lord Let me show you hell on earth Take me back To the way life's never been
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This song is one of my favorite's. The epithomy of rock music, with an intensely meaningful message. It's a great song
"Bitter Fruit" - Little Steven (Album: "Freedom, No Compromise") (Length: 6min, 18sec) "I was born lucky they always say I work in these fields of plenty Sweat for the company far away Fruit once sweet now has bitter taste My father was a union man Very proud and outspoken They came and took him when I was young I will fight 'till his work is done And my children are hungry To taste the sweet life Though my eyes have grown tired Their desire keeps me alive I will gather no more of your bitter fruit I have a sister she loves to dream Now she works right beside me We work the land we can never own Someday we'll reap what we have sown I don't look east I don't look west I don't understand their accent If it's not soldiers it's foreign debt But they haven't won this one yet Soon from the fields will come fire To cleanse the lies from all sides The flames of freedom grow higher Until desire - is satisfied I will gather no more of your bitter fruit And they want to help in America And the guns they come from America But they fight against us North America Why are the people so quiet in America?" I advise you all to download it
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11-18-2008, 12:08 PM | #511 |
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(LOVE the video to Bachelorette too, Nerd!)
Am currently infatuated with the latest Elbow album. Could choose any number of tracks as having great lyrics, but this strikes a chord: The Bones Of You So I'm there Charging around with a juggernaut brow Overdraft, speeches and deadlines to make Cramming commitments like cats in a sack Telephone burn and a purposeful gait When out of a doorway the tentacles stretch Of a song that I know And the world moves in slow-mo Straight to my head Like the first cigarette of the day And it's you, and it's May And we're sleeping through the day And I'm five years ago And three thousand miles away Do I have time? A man of my calibre Stood in the street like a sleepwalking teenager No. And I dealt with this years ago I took a hammer to every memento But image on image like beads on a rosary Pulled through my head as the music takes hold And the sickener hits; I can work till I break But I love the bones of you That, I will never escape And it's you, and it's May And we're sleeping through the day And I'm five years ago And three thousand miles away And I can't move my arm Through the fear that you will wake And I'm five years ago And three thousand miles away
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Say Hello To Heaven ~ Temple of the Dog
Please, mother mercy Take me from this place And the long winded curses I keep hearing in my head Words never listen And teachers never learn Now I'm warm from the candle But I feel too cold to burn He came from an island And he died from the street He hurt so bad like a soul breaking But he never said nothing to me So say hello to heaven New like a baby Lost like a prayer The sky was your playground But the cold ground was your bed Poor stargazer She's got no tears in her eyes Smooth like whisper She knows that love heals all wounds with time Now it seems like too much love Is never enough, you better seek out Another road 'cause this one has Ended abrupt, say hello to heaven I never wanted To write these words down for you With the pages of phrases Of things we'll never do So I blow out the candle, and I put you to bed Since you can't say to me Now how the dogs broke your bone There's just one thing left to be said Say hello to heaven
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