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  • these 2 by Damien Rice:

    "The Blower's Daughter"

    And so it is just like you said it would be
    Life goes easy on me
    most of the time
    And so it is the shorter story
    No love, no glory
    No hero in her sky

    I can't take my eyes off of you
    I can't take my eyes off you
    I can't take my eyes off of you
    I can't take my eyes off you
    I can't take my eyes off you
    I can't take my eyes...

    And so it is just like you said it should be
    We'll both forget the breeze
    Most of the time
    And so it is the colder water
    The Blower's Daughter
    The pupil in denial

    I can't take my eyes off of you
    I can't take my eyes off you
    I can't take my eyes off of you
    I can't take my eyes off you
    I can't take my eyes off you
    I can't take my eyes...

    Did I say that I loathe you?
    Did I say that I want to
    Leave it all behind?

    I can't take my mind off of you
    I can't take my mind off you
    I can't take my mind off of you
    I can't take my mind off you
    I can't take my mind off you
    I can't take my mind...
    my mind...my mind...
    'Til I find somebody new

    "Amie"

    Nothing unusual, nothing strange
    Close to nothing at all
    The same old scenario, the same old rain
    And there's no explosions here
    Then something unusual, something strange
    Comes from nothing at all
    I saw a spaceship fly by your window
    Did you see it disappear?

    Amie come sit on my wall
    And read me the story of O
    And tell it like you still believe
    That the end of the century
    Brings a change for you and me
    Nothing unusual, nothing's changed
    Just a little older that's all
    You know when you've found it,
    There's something I've learned
    'Cause you feel it when they take it away

    Something unusual, something strange
    Comes from nothing at all
    But I'm not a miracle
    And you're not a saint
    Just another soldier
    On the road to nowhere

    Amie come sit on my wall
    And read me the story of O
    And tell it like you still believe
    That the end of the century
    Brings a change for you and me

    And Amie come sit on my wall
    And read me the story of O
    And tell it like you still believe
    That the end of the century
    Brings a change for you and me

    "Cheers Darlin"

    Cheers darlin'
    Here's to you and your lover boy
    Cheers darlin'
    I got years to wait around for you
    Cheers darlin'
    I've got your wedding bells in my ear
    Cheers darlin'
    You give me three cigarettes to smoke my tears away

    And I die when you mention his name
    And I lied, I should have kissed you
    When we were running the reins

    What am I darlin'?
    A whisper in your ear?
    A piece of your cake?
    What am I, darlin?
    The boy you can fear?
    Or your biggest mistake?

    Cheers darlin'
    Here's to you and your lover man
    Cheers darlin'
    I just hang around and eat from a can
    Cheers darlin'
    I got a ribbon of green on my guitar
    Cheers darlin'
    I got a beauty queen
    To sit not very far from here

    I die when he comes around
    To take you home
    I'm too shy
    I should have kissed you when we were alone

    hat am I darlin'?
    A whisper in your ear?
    A piece of your cake?
    What am I, darlin?
    The boy you can fear?
    Or your biggest mistake?

    Oh what am I? What am I darlin'?
    I got years to wait...


    "Older Chests"

    Older chests reveal themselves
    Like a crack in a wall
    Starting small, and grow in time
    And we always seem to need the help
    Of someone else
    To mend that shelf
    Too many books
    Read me your favourite line

    Papa went to other lands
    And he found someone who understands
    The ticking, and the western man's need to cry
    He came back the other day, you know
    Some things in life may change
    And some things
    They stay the same

    Like time, there's always time
    On my mind
    So pass me by, I'll be fine
    Just give me time

    Older gents sit on the fence
    With their cap in hand
    Looking grand
    They watch their city change
    Children scream, or so it seems,
    Louder than before
    Out of doors, and into stores with bigger names
    Mama tried to wash their faces
    But these kids they lost their graces
    And daddy lost at the races too many times

    She broke down the other day, yeah you know
    Some things in life may change
    But some things they stay the same

    Like time, there's always time
    On my mind
    So pass me by, I'll be fine
    Just give me time
    Time, there's always time
    On my mind
    Pass me by, I'll be fine
    Just give me time
  • seven... Time is lyrically one of my favorite floyd tunes...


    here's one from the illustrious ms. bjork :)


    Who would have known
    That a boy like him
    Would have entered me lightly
    Restoring my blisses

    Who would have known
    That a boy like him
    After sharing my core
    Would stay going nowhere

    Who would have known
    A beauty this immense
    Who would have known
    A saintly trance
    Who would have known
    Miraculous breath
    To inhale a beard
    Loaded with courage

    Who would have known
    That a boy like him
    Possessed of magical
    Sensitivity
    Who would approach a girl like me
    Who caresses cradles his head
    In her bosom

    He slides inside
    Half awake, half asleep
    We faint back
    Into sleephood
    When I wake up
    The second time
    In his arms
    Gorgeousness
    He's still inside me

    Who would have known
    Who ahhh
    Who would have known

    A train of pearls
    Carbon by carbon
    Is shot precisely
    Across an ocean

    From a mouth
    From a
    From the mouth
    Of a girl like me
    To a boy
    To a boy
    To a boy
    ~all is full of love~
  • " Hyper Ballad "

    we live on a mountain
    right at the top
    there's a beautiful view
    from the top of the mountain
    every morning i walk towards the edge
    and throw little things off
    like:
    car-parts, bottles and cutlery
    or whatever i find lying around

    it's become a habit
    a way
    to start the day

    i go through this
    before you wake up
    so i can feel happier
    to be safe up here with you

    it's real early morning
    no-one is awake
    i'm back at my cliff
    still throwing things off
    i listen to the sounds they make
    on their way down
    i follow with my eyes 'til they crash
    imagine what my body would sound like
    slamming against those rocks

    and when it lands
    will my eyes
    be closed or open?

    i'll go through all this
    before you wake up
    so i can feel happier
    to be safe up here with you
  • " All Is Full Of Love "
    Bjork

    you'll be given love
    you'll be taken care of
    you'll be given love
    you have to trust it

    maybe not from the sources
    you have poured yours
    maybe not from the directions
    you are staring at

    trust your head around
    it's all around you
    all is full of love
    all around you

    all is full of love
    you just aint receiving
    all is full of love
    your phone is off the hook
    all is full of love
    your doors are all shut
    all is full of love!

    all is full of love
    all is full of love
    all is full of love
    all is full of love
    all is full of love
    ...
  • i love this floyd one too:

    We don't need no education.
    We don't need no thought control.
    No dark sarcasm in the classroom.
    Teacher, leave those kids alone.
    Hey, Teacher, leave those kids alone!
    All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
    All in all you're just another brick in the wall.
    We don't need no education.
    We don't need no thought control.
    No dark sarcasm in the classroom.
    Teachers, leave those kids alone.
    Hey, Teacher, leave those kids alone!
    All in all you're just another brick in the wall.
    All in all you're just another brick in the wall.


    and:



    "Hey You"

    Hey you,
    Out there in the cold,
    Getting lonely, getting old,
    Can you feel me?
    Hey you,
    Standing in the aisle,
    With itchy feet and fading smile,
    Can you feel me?
    Hey you,
    Don't help them to bury the light.
    Don't give in without a fight.
    Hey you,
    Out there on your own,
    Sitting naked by the phone,
    Would you touch me?
    Hey you,
    With your ear against the wall,
    Waiting for someone to call out,
    Would you touch me?
    Hey you,
    Would you help me to carry the stone?
    Open your heart, I'm coming home.
    But it was only fantasy.
    The wall was too high, as you can see.
    No matter how he tried he could not break free.
    And the worms ate into his brain.
    Hey you,
    Out there on the road,
    Always doing what you're told,
    Can you help me?
    Hey you,
    Out there beyond the wall,
    Breaking bottles in the hall,
    Can you help me?
    Hey you,
    Don't tell me there's no hope at all.
    Together we stand, divided we fall.
  • incubus
    "Warning"

    Bat your eyes girl
    Be otherworldly
    Count your blessings
    Seduce a stranger
    What's so wrong with
    Being happy
    Kudos to those who
    See through sickness
    When she woke in the morning
    She knew that her life had passed her by
    And she called out a warning
    Don't ever let life pass you by
    I suggest we
    Learn to love ourselves before it's
    Made illegal
    When will we learn?
    When will we change?
    Just in time to
    See it all fall down
    Those left standing...will make millions
    Writing books on the way it should have been
    When she woke in the morning
    She knew that her life had passed her by
    And she called out a warning
    Don't ever let life pass you by
    Floating in this
    Cosmic jacuzzi
    We are like frogs oblivious
    To the water
    Starting to boil
    No one flinches
    We all float face down
    When she woke in the morning
    She knew that her life had passed her by
    And she called out a warning
    Don't ever let life pass you by
  • 3 poems i connected with:

    Jeremy Walter

    small penis
    to big to hide
    in the showers - ( realy connected with this one :) )

    &

    it was only a
    roch until i put my
    cock on it


    lastly

    "The Recipe of Rage"
    Fuck you.
  • MrBrian
    MrBrian Posts: 2,672
    Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody
    I've got some money 'cause I just got paid
    Now, how I wish I had someone to talk to
    I'm in an awful way

    I got in town a month ago
    I seen a lot of girls since then
    If I could meet 'em I could get 'em
    But as yet I haven't met 'em
    That's how I'm in the state I'm in

    Oh,
    Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody
    I've got some money 'cause I just got paid
    Now, how I wish I had someone to talk to
    I'm in an awful way


    Another fella told me
    He had a sister who looked just fine
    Instead of bein' my deliv'rance
    She had a strange resemblance
    To a cat named Frankenstein

    Ooh, la,
    Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody
    I've got some money 'cause I just got paid
    Now, how I wish I had someone to talk to
    I'm in an awful way


    It's hard on a fella
    When he don't know his way around
    If I don't find me a honey
    To help me spend my money
    I'm gonna have to blow this town

    Oh, no
    Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody
    I've got some money 'cause I just got paid
    Now, how I wish I had someone to talk to
    I'm in an awful way
  • Dreamin Man
    Neil Young

    I'm a dreamin' man, yes, that's my problem
    I can't tell when I'm not being real.
    In the meadow dusk I park my Aerostar
    With a loaded gun and sweet dreams of you.

    I'll always be a dreamin' man
    I don't have to understand
    I know it's alright.

    I see your curves and I feel your vibrations
    You dressed in black and white, you lost in the mall
    I watch you disappear past Club Med Vacations
    Another sleepless night, a sun that won't fall.

    I'll always be a dreamin' man
    I don't have to understand
    I know it's alright.

    Now the night is gone, a new day is dawning
    And our homeless dreams go back to the street
    Another time or place, another civilization
    Would really make this life feel so complete.

    I'll always be a dreamin' man
    I don't have to understand
    I know it's alright.

    Dreamin' man
    He's got a problem
    Dreamin' man
    Dreamin' man
    He's got a problem
    Dreamin' man.
  • olderman
    olderman Posts: 1,765
    I have always loved to read the poets of the romantic era..

    This one was written by P. B. Shelley


    To His Love

    Music, when soft voices die,
    Vibrates in the memory-
    Odours, when sweet violets sicken,
    Live within the senses they quicken.
    Rose leaves, when the rose is dead,
    Are heaped for the beloved's bed;
    And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone,
    Love itself shall slumber on.
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • Bob Dylan
    "Like a rolling stone"

    Once upon a time you dressed so fine
    You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
    People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
    You thought they were all kiddin' you
    You used to laugh about
    Everybody that was hangin' out
    Now you don't talk so loud
    Now you don't seem so proud
    About having to be scrounging for your next meal.

    How does it feel
    How does it feel
    To be without a home
    Like a complete unknown
    Like a rolling stone?

    You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely
    But you know you only used to get juiced in it
    And nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street
    And now you find out you're gonna have to get used to it
    You said you'd never compromise
    With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
    He's not selling any alibis
    As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
    And ask him do you want to make a deal?

    How does it feel
    How does it feel
    To be on your own
    With no direction home
    Like a complete unknown
    Like a rolling stone?

    You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns
    When they all come down and did tricks for you
    You never understood that it ain't no good
    You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
    You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat
    Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat
    Ain't it hard when you discover that
    He really wasn't where it's at
    After he took from you everything he could steal.

    How does it feel
    How does it feel
    To be on your own
    With no direction home
    Like a complete unknown
    Like a rolling stone?

    Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people
    They're drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made
    Exchanging all kinds of precious gifts and things
    But you'd better lift your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it babe
    You used to be so amused
    At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used
    Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse
    When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose
    You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal.

    How does it feel
    How does it feel
    To be on your own
    With no direction home
    Like a complete unknown
    Like a rolling stone?
  • There are two significant poems or songs by the same artist or band, Zao, which affected me in a personal level.

    These poems are all too surreal. They make me dream of real things without a place.

    "The Race of Standing Still"

    I'm racing racing towards it
    Like when I was a small boy
    Cutting through a waving field
    Decorated by summer sunlights
    Unable to remember
    Unable to forget
    Unaware yet at peace
    Unaware yet scared
    I'm racing racing towards it with fear and excitement
    They seem unseperable
    They seem so far apart
    They are my close friends
    They are my very ghosts
    I'm racing towards it
    Holding perfectly still
    In the race of standing still

    "The Dreams That Don't Come True"

    I tried again I fell again to find out for myself
    It hurts for a life time
    Your picture rests there for a lifetime
    And for a lifetime I will dream of you
    I prepare a mantle inside of my heart
    With your photograph to sooth the scars
    Unable to be erased unable to be forgotten
    As I grow older I will dream


    Sometimes the things we were meant to live for we will never have.
    This isn't the land of opportunity, it's the land of competition.
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    "Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are,
    That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm,
    How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides,
    Your looped and windowed raggedness, defend you
    From seasons such as these? O I have ta'en
    Too little care of this! take physic, pomp;
    Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel,
    That thou mayst shake the superflux to them,
    And show the heavens more just."

    (King Lear, 3.4.29-37)
  • olderman
    olderman Posts: 1,765
    This one was written by Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909)

    Love and Sleep

    Lying asleep between the strokes of night
    I saw my love lean over my sad bed,
    Pale as the duskiest lily's leaf or head,
    Smooth-skinned and dark, with bare throat made to bite,
    Too wan for blushing and too warm for white,
    But perfect-colored without white or red.
    And her lips opened amorously, and said--
    I wist not what, saving one word--Delight,
    And all her face was honey to my mouth,
    And all her body pasture to mine eyes;
    The long lithe arms and hotter hands than fire,
    The quivering flanks, hair smelling of the south,
    The bright light feet, the splendid supple thighs
    And glittering eyelids of my soul's desire.
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green