I don't think anyone ever found paradise, 'cuz paradise is based on lies
Both his words and manner of speech seemed at first totally unfamiliar to me, and yet somehow they stirred memories - as an actor might be stirred by the forgotten lines of some role he had played far away and long ago.
LYRICS. How many of you people out there Been hurt in some kind of love affair And how many times do you swear that you'll never love again?
How many lonely, sleepless nights How many lies, how many fights And why would you want to put yourself through all that again?
"Love is pain," I hear you say Love has a cruel and bitter way Of paying you back for all the faith you ever had in your brain
How could it be that what you need the most Can leave you feeling just like a ghost? You never want to feel so sad and lost again
One day you could be looking Through an old book in rainy weather You see a picture of her smiling at you When you were still together You could be walking down the street And who should you chance to meet But that same old smile that you've been thinking of all day
You can turn the clock to zero, honey I'll sell the stock, we'll spend all the money We're starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock all the way back I wonder if she'll take me back I'm thinking in a brand new way
Turn the clock to zero, sister You'll never know how much I missed her Starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock to zero, boss The river's wide, we'll swim across Started up a brand new day
It could happen to you - just like it happened to me There's simply no immunity - there's no guarantee I say love's such a force - if you find yourself in it And sometimes no reflection is there
Baby wait a minute, wait a minute Wait a minute, wait a minute Wait a minute, wait a minute
Turn the clock to zero, honey I'll sell the stock, we'll spend all the money We're starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock to zero, Mac I'm begging her to take me back I'm thinking in a brand new way
Turn the clock to zero, boss The river's wide, we'll swim across Started up a brand new day
Turn the clock to zero buddy Don't wanna be no fuddy duddy Started up a brand new day
I'm the rhythm in your tune I'm the sun and you're the moon I'm a bat and you're the cave You're the beach and I'm the wave I’m the plow and you’re the land You're the glove and I'm the hand I'm the train and you're the station I'm a flagpole to your nation - yeah
Stand up all you lovers in the world Stand up and be counted every boy and every girl Stand up all you lovers in the world Starting up a brand new day
I'm the present to your future You're the wound and I’m the suture You're the magnet to my pole I'm the devil in your soul You're the pupil I'm the teacher You're the church and I'm the preacher You're the flower I'm the rain You're the tunnel I'm the train
Stand up all you lovers in the world Stand up and be counted every boy and every girl Stand up all you lovers in the world Starting up a brand new day
You're the crop to my rotation You're the sum of my equation I'm the answer to your question If you follow my suggestion We can turn this ship around We'll go up instead of down You're the pan and I'm the handle You're the flame and I'm the candle
Stand up all you lovers in the world Stand up and be counted every boy and every girl Stand up all you lovers in the world We're starting up a brand new day
Art will be the last bastion when all else fades away. ~ Timothy White (b 1952), American rock music journalist _________________
You've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government? Die for your country? That's shit! There's a Gulf War vet, dying a slow, cold death And the government says, "We don't know the source of his sickness." But don't believe what they say, because your government is lying They've done it before and don't you know they'll do it again A secret test, government built virus "Subject Test Group: Gulf Battle Field Troops" You've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government? Die for your country? That's shit! First World War veterans slaughtered, by General Eisenhower You give them your life, they give you a stab in the back Radiation, agent orange, tested on US souls Guinea pigs for Western corporations I never have, I never will Pledge allegiance to their flag You're getting used, you'll end up dead! You've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government? Die for your country? That's shit! I don't need you to tell me what to do And I don't need you to tell me what to be... FUCK YOU! I don't need you to tell me what to say And I don't need you to tell me what to think! What to think! What to think, what to think, what to think, think, think, think! You've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government? Die for your country? That's shit!
And so the time has finally come the bourgeoisie has signed the war decree with proletariat blood and that blood which flows from their pen is the closest that they've ever been to the people you've been to our shows you've sung our songs now we're asking you to add to each chorus you've sung and protest, against, injustice, state terror on the streets of the world for the disempowered you've sung at our shows cheered right over wrong now it's time to hit the streets back up those words you've sung because our voices alone this time will not get it done looking to stop a rogue regime? well the first ones that we must confront is WASHINGTON, DC! the bush "terror war", UNCONSTITUTIONAL, UNCONSCIENABLE we refuse to let him kill, in our name for oil we know their game know they're corrupt it's up to us to hit the streets,time to take our rights back! protest, against, injustice, state terror on the streets of the world for the disempowered you've sung at our shows cheer ed right over wrong now it's time to hit the streets back up those words you've sung because our voices alone this time will not get it done because the people, united will get it done protest, against injustice, state terror it's up to us to hit the streets,time to take our rights back! protest, against, injustice, state terror on the streets of the world for the disempowered you've sung at our shows cheer ed right over wrong now it's time to hit the streets back up those words you've sung because our voices alone this time will not get it done because the people, united will get it done protest, against injustice, state terror on the streets of the world for the disempowered
. Thank You, Hammer of Los, for those kind words. It's probably no surprise that I mostly surprise myself with vids I find to post. Seriously .
I couldn't imagine what Sting would know philosophically that we RIers don't know or haven't already considered, in one way or another. The Brand New Day imagery is quite a spectacle, I think, and that's enjoyable.
All good things to you and to All. ~ A.
Art will be the last bastion when all else fades away. ~ Timothy White (b 1952), American rock music journalist _________________
Jeff: I'm afraid that Earth, a-all of Earth, is nothing but an intergalactic reality-TV show. Man 2: My God. We're famous! [everyone stands and whoops it up] - script from "Cancelled" - South Park
I've posted this before but not since NINE SEVENTEEN
We can live our own lives; fuck authority! What is wrong we'll decide; fuck authority! You need not to fight; fuck authority! Stand up for your rights; fuck authority! Officials give us too much shit No longer can I deal with it They try and push and shove me around They try and knock me to the ground They tell me how to act and what not to wear They say be polite and do not swear Fuck authority! Do it just your own way; fuck authority! Don't listen to what they say; fuck authority! What gives them the right; fuck authority! This is America, man; fuck authority! Life is laughing in my face I am sick of the human race Getting knocked all about Makes me wanna scream and shout Don't we live in the land of the free Give me death or liberty Fuck authority!!!
NINE SEVENTEEN CHANGED EVERYTHING
'I beat the Devil with a shovel so he dropped me another level' -- Redman
by Bruce Dazzling » Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:06 am 
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