*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
If I were a boy
Even just for a day
I’d roll outta bed in the morning
And throw on what I wanted, then go
Drink beer with the guys
And chase after girls
I’d kick it with who I wanted
And I’d never get confronted for it
'Cause they’d stick up for me
If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I’d be a better man.
I’d listen to her
'Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
'Cause he’s taken you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
If I were a boy
I would turn off my phone
Tell everyone it’s broken
So they’d think that I was sleeping alone
I’d put myself first
And make the rules as I go
'Cause I know that she’d be faithful
Waiting for me to come home
If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I’d be a better man.
I’d listen to her
'Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
'Cause he’s taken you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
It’s a little too late for you to come back
Say it's just a mistake, think I’d forgive you like that?
If you thought I would wait for you, you thought wrong
But you’re just a boy
You don’t understand
Yeah, you don’t understand
How it feels to love a girl
Someday you'll wish you were a better man.
You don’t listen to her
You don’t care how it hurts
Until you lose the one you wanted
'Cause you’ve taken her for granted
And everything you have got destroyed
But you’re just a boy.
They tell me you walk on the water now
I know who showed you the stones
You pray that I banish my appetite and lie there alone
I hope that you've practiced your instrument
I fear it will take you away
You ain't the type to be traveling, so why not just stay
Here it is morning for some folks
and twilight for those of us left
who sleep while the soldiers get sunstroke
and make little fools of ourselves
Are we supposed to get good at this?
What does it mean to give up?
Why did I call you? I shouldn't be giving a fuck
Answer these questions for everyone
so maybe they'll stop asking me
What really happened and where is your masterpiece?
Here it is morning for some folks
and twilight for those of us left
who give up the dangers of sunstroke
and make little fools of ourselves
They tell me you walk on the water now,
but I know who showed you the stones
I need some things to look forward to
Maybe these colors will fade
I never meant to get bored with you
but I never meant to stay
Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
Walkin down this rocky road
wondering where my life is leadin'
rollin' on, to the bitter end
finding out along the way
what it takes to keep love living
you should know, how it feels my friend...
Ooh, I want you to stay
Ooh, I want you today
O'm ready for love, yeah
I'm ready for love
Ooooh, for you love....
Now I'm on my feet again
better things are bound to happen
all my dues, surely must be paid...
Many miles and many tears
times were hard but now they're changing
you should know that I'm not afraid....
Ooh, I want you to stay
ooh, I want you today
I'm ready for love
oh baby, I'm ready for love
ready for your love, oh baby I'm ready for love
mmmmmm
Oh, I'm ready for you love......
Well the truth it fell so heavy
Like a hammer through the room
That I could choose another over her
You always said I was an actor, baby
Guess in truth you thought me just amateur
That you never saw the signs
That you never lost your grip
Oh, come on now
That's such a childish claim
Now I wear the brand of traitor
Don't it seem a bit absurd
When it's clear I was so obviously framed
When it's clear I was so obviously framed
Now you act so surprised
To hear what you already know
And all you really had to do was ask
I'd have told you straight away
All those lies were truth
And all that was false was fact
Now you hold me close and hard
But I was like a statue at most
Refusing to acknowledge you'd been hurt
Now you're clawing at my throat
And you're crying all is lost
But your tears they felt so hot upon my shirt
But your tears they felt so hot upon my shirt
Well the truth it fell so heavy
Like a hammer through the room
That I could choose another over her
You always said I was an actor, baby
Guess in truth you thought me just amateur
Was it you who told me once
Now looking back it seems surreal
That all our mistakes are merely grist for the mill
So why is it now after I had my fill would you steal from me the sorrow that I've earned
Shall we call this a lesson learned?
Shall we call this a lesson learned?
"I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
You know my old car needs washing
And the front yard needs a trim
And the telephone keeps ringing
And the bossman knows I know its him
And the bills ain't gonna pay themselves
No matter anyway
Cause I ain't in no hurry today
There's nothing wrong with an old cane fishing pole
And the smell of early spring
Sit down in a fold-up easy chair
On a quiet shady river bank
Let the world go on without me
Wouldn't have it any other way
Cause I ain't in no hurry today
Ain't in no hurry
I'd Be a fool now to worry
About all those things I can't change
And the time that I borrow
Can wait till tomorrow
Cause I ain't in no hurry today
When I must return
To the cold cold ground
Have 'em take their time
When they lay this sinner down
Heaven knows that I ain't perfect
I've raised a little cain
And I plan to raise a whole lot more
Before I hear those angels sing
(Gonna get right with the lord)
But there'll be hell to pay
But I ain't in no hurry
Ain't in no hurry
Be a fool now to worry
About all those things I can't change
And the time that I borrow
Can wait till tomorrow
Cause I ain't in no hurry
Ain't in no hurry
Ain't in no hurry today
All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
Wanna be there, hard as a statue
Black as a tattoo, never to wash awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
Like a book among the many on a shelf...
Dublin 02 Arena - 22/6/10. Belfast Odyssey Arena - 23/6/10. London Hyde Park - 25/6/10. Berlin Wuhlheide - 30/6/10.
Manchester MEN - 20/06/12. Manchester MEN - 21/06/12
Why, why, does he do me that way?
If they say
'Why?', why, tell 'em that it's 'human nature'
'Why, why, does he do me that way?'
If they say
'Why?', why, tell 'em that it's 'human nature'
'Why, why, does he do me that way?'
Reaching out
To touch a stranger
Electric eyes are everywhere
See that girl
She knows I'm watching
'She likes the way I stare'
Looking out
Across the nightime
Where the city's heart begins to beat
Reaching out
I touch her shoulder
I'm dreaming of the street
Cancel my subscription to the Ressurection
Send my credentials to the house of detention
Three-thirty in the morning,
not a soul in sight
the city's lookin' like a ghost town
on a moonless summer night
raindrops on the windshild, there's a storm moving in...
He's headin' back from somewhere...that he never should have been...
Every light is burnin', in a house across town
she's pacin' by the telephone, in her faded flannel gown...
asking for a miracle, hoping she's not right
prayin' it's the weather, thats kept him out all night....
Another love grows cold, on a sleepless night
as the storm blows on, out of control, deep in her heart...
the thunder rolls
She's waitin' by the window, when he pulls into the drive
she rushes to hold him, thankful he's alive
through all the wind and rain
a strange new perfume blows
and the lightnin' flashes in her eyes, and He knows that She knows....
and for a moment i lose myself
wrapped up in the pleasures of the world
i've journeyed here and there and back again
but in the same old haunts i still find my friends
mysteries not ready to reveal
sympathies i'm ready to return
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
Comments
We've got bombs and planes
We've got plans and people
And we do it in your name
We've got our anger and rage
To send you back from where you came
We are hurting you to heal you
And we're doin' it in your name
We've got missiles and tanks
We've got bombs and planes
We've got plans and people
And we do it in your name
We're the righteous and true
You're the unholy, profane
We are fighting for your freedom
And we do it in your name
We've got missiles and tanks
We've got bombs and planes
We've got plans and people
And we do it in your name, yeah
We are the victims of privilege
You're the one to blame
We hate you, you hate us
We all feel the same
We've got missiles and tanks
We've got bombs and planes
We've got plans and people
And we do it in your name, yeah
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
Even just for a day
I’d roll outta bed in the morning
And throw on what I wanted, then go
Drink beer with the guys
And chase after girls
I’d kick it with who I wanted
And I’d never get confronted for it
'Cause they’d stick up for me
If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I’d be a better man.
I’d listen to her
'Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
'Cause he’s taken you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
If I were a boy
I would turn off my phone
Tell everyone it’s broken
So they’d think that I was sleeping alone
I’d put myself first
And make the rules as I go
'Cause I know that she’d be faithful
Waiting for me to come home
If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I’d be a better man.
I’d listen to her
'Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
'Cause he’s taken you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
It’s a little too late for you to come back
Say it's just a mistake, think I’d forgive you like that?
If you thought I would wait for you, you thought wrong
But you’re just a boy
You don’t understand
Yeah, you don’t understand
How it feels to love a girl
Someday you'll wish you were a better man.
You don’t listen to her
You don’t care how it hurts
Until you lose the one you wanted
'Cause you’ve taken her for granted
And everything you have got destroyed
But you’re just a boy.
I know who showed you the stones
You pray that I banish my appetite and lie there alone
I hope that you've practiced your instrument
I fear it will take you away
You ain't the type to be traveling, so why not just stay
Here it is morning for some folks
and twilight for those of us left
who sleep while the soldiers get sunstroke
and make little fools of ourselves
Are we supposed to get good at this?
What does it mean to give up?
Why did I call you? I shouldn't be giving a fuck
Answer these questions for everyone
so maybe they'll stop asking me
What really happened and where is your masterpiece?
Here it is morning for some folks
and twilight for those of us left
who give up the dangers of sunstroke
and make little fools of ourselves
They tell me you walk on the water now,
but I know who showed you the stones
I need some things to look forward to
Maybe these colors will fade
I never meant to get bored with you
but I never meant to stay
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
wondering where my life is leadin'
rollin' on, to the bitter end
finding out along the way
what it takes to keep love living
you should know, how it feels my friend...
Ooh, I want you to stay
Ooh, I want you today
O'm ready for love, yeah
I'm ready for love
Ooooh, for you love....
Now I'm on my feet again
better things are bound to happen
all my dues, surely must be paid...
Many miles and many tears
times were hard but now they're changing
you should know that I'm not afraid....
Ooh, I want you to stay
ooh, I want you today
I'm ready for love
oh baby, I'm ready for love
ready for your love, oh baby I'm ready for love
mmmmmm
Oh, I'm ready for you love......
Like a hammer through the room
That I could choose another over her
You always said I was an actor, baby
Guess in truth you thought me just amateur
That you never saw the signs
That you never lost your grip
Oh, come on now
That's such a childish claim
Now I wear the brand of traitor
Don't it seem a bit absurd
When it's clear I was so obviously framed
When it's clear I was so obviously framed
Now you act so surprised
To hear what you already know
And all you really had to do was ask
I'd have told you straight away
All those lies were truth
And all that was false was fact
Now you hold me close and hard
But I was like a statue at most
Refusing to acknowledge you'd been hurt
Now you're clawing at my throat
And you're crying all is lost
But your tears they felt so hot upon my shirt
But your tears they felt so hot upon my shirt
Well the truth it fell so heavy
Like a hammer through the room
That I could choose another over her
You always said I was an actor, baby
Guess in truth you thought me just amateur
Was it you who told me once
Now looking back it seems surreal
That all our mistakes are merely grist for the mill
So why is it now after I had my fill would you steal from me the sorrow that I've earned
Shall we call this a lesson learned?
Shall we call this a lesson learned?
but i'm not the only one.
oh gosh.. i just watched the US versus john lennon yesterday and the words to imagine have been running through my head ever since.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
And the front yard needs a trim
And the telephone keeps ringing
And the bossman knows I know its him
And the bills ain't gonna pay themselves
No matter anyway
Cause I ain't in no hurry today
There's nothing wrong with an old cane fishing pole
And the smell of early spring
Sit down in a fold-up easy chair
On a quiet shady river bank
Let the world go on without me
Wouldn't have it any other way
Cause I ain't in no hurry today
Ain't in no hurry
I'd Be a fool now to worry
About all those things I can't change
And the time that I borrow
Can wait till tomorrow
Cause I ain't in no hurry today
When I must return
To the cold cold ground
Have 'em take their time
When they lay this sinner down
Heaven knows that I ain't perfect
I've raised a little cain
And I plan to raise a whole lot more
Before I hear those angels sing
(Gonna get right with the lord)
But there'll be hell to pay
But I ain't in no hurry
Ain't in no hurry
Be a fool now to worry
About all those things I can't change
And the time that I borrow
Can wait till tomorrow
Cause I ain't in no hurry
Ain't in no hurry
Ain't in no hurry today
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
Everyone is the same
i dream in color, just like you.....
www.cluthelee.com
www.cluthe.com
a fact's a fact
it belongs to them
let's give it back
how can we dance when our earth is turning?
how do we sleep while our beds are burning?
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
There's a port on a western bay
And it serves a hundred ships a day
Lonely sailors pass the time away
And talk about their homes
And there's a girl, in this harbor town
And she works, laying whiskey down
They say "Brandy, fetch another round"
She serves them whiskey and wine
The sailors say "Brandy, you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
Yeah your eyes could steal a sailor
From the sea."
Brandy, wears a braided chain
Made of finest silver from the north of Spain
A locket, that bears the name
Of a man that Brandy loved
He came, on a summer's day
Bringing gifts, from far away
But he made it clear, he couldn't stay
No harbor was his home
The sailors said "Brandy, you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life, my lover, my lady
Is the sea."
Yeah Brandy used to watch his eyes when he told his sailor's story
She could feel the ocean fall and rise, she saw it's raging glory
But he had always told the truth,
Lord he was an honest man
And Brandy does her best to understand
At night, when the bars close down
Brandy walks through a silent town
And loves a man, who's not around
She still can hear him say, she hears him say
"Brandy, you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life, my lover, my lady
Is the sea"
"Brandy, you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life, my lover, my lady
Is the sea"
that i'd never die alone
hand over your heart
let's go home
everyone noticed,
everyone has seen the signs
i've always been known
to cross lines
i never ever
cried when i was feeling down
i've always been scared of the sound
jesus don't love me
no one's ever carried my load
i'm too young to feel this old
just scored some KOL tickets for tonight...if they play "cold desert" people might see a grown man tear up... :oops: :oops:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMfP4Ps_M8c
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
I'm gonna try n love again
Black as a tattoo, never to wash awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
Dublin 02 Arena - 22/6/10. Belfast Odyssey Arena - 23/6/10. London Hyde Park - 25/6/10. Berlin Wuhlheide - 30/6/10.
Manchester MEN - 20/06/12. Manchester MEN - 21/06/12
If they say
'Why?', why, tell 'em that it's 'human nature'
'Why, why, does he do me that way?'
If they say
'Why?', why, tell 'em that it's 'human nature'
'Why, why, does he do me that way?'
Reaching out
To touch a stranger
Electric eyes are everywhere
See that girl
She knows I'm watching
'She likes the way I stare'
Looking out
Across the nightime
Where the city's heart begins to beat
Reaching out
I touch her shoulder
I'm dreaming of the street
Send my credentials to the house of detention
And there's nothing left to say
This love...
Is over.
what the hell am I doin' here?
Are played in loops 'till it's madness in my head
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
we are eternal all this pain is an illusion...
I know it looks like I’m moving, but I’m standing still.
Every nerve in my body is so vacant and numb.
I can’t even remember what it was I came here to get away from.
Don’t even hear a murmur of a prayer.
It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there...
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Send my credentials to the house of detention
It's a wave
Building before it breaks
to go back in time
I already lived it
"To question your government is not unpatriotic --
to not question your government is unpatriotic."
-- Sen. Chuck Hagel
(mostly heaven. good lyrics)
i won't live or die that way.;.
If he's truly out of site....?
Is he truly out of mind....?
not a soul in sight
the city's lookin' like a ghost town
on a moonless summer night
raindrops on the windshild, there's a storm moving in...
He's headin' back from somewhere...that he never should have been...
Every light is burnin', in a house across town
she's pacin' by the telephone, in her faded flannel gown...
asking for a miracle, hoping she's not right
prayin' it's the weather, thats kept him out all night....
Another love grows cold, on a sleepless night
as the storm blows on, out of control, deep in her heart...
the thunder rolls
She's waitin' by the window, when he pulls into the drive
she rushes to hold him, thankful he's alive
through all the wind and rain
a strange new perfume blows
and the lightnin' flashes in her eyes, and He knows that She knows....
and the thunder rolls,
and the thunder rolls....
If it feels like dyin'
wrapped up in the pleasures of the world
i've journeyed here and there and back again
but in the same old haunts i still find my friends
mysteries not ready to reveal
sympathies i'm ready to return
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."