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Cat says:
Love this song....
Ani DeFranco Fuel
they were digging a new foundation in manhattan
and they discovered a slave cemetary there
may their souls rest easy
now that lynching is frowned upon
and we've moved on to the electric chair
and i wonder who's gonna be president, tweedle dum or tweedle dummer?
and who's gonna have the big blockbuster box office this summer?
how about we put up a wall between houses and the highway
and you can go your way, and i can go my mine
except all the radios agree with all the tvs
and all the magazines agree with all the radios
and i keep hearing that same damn song everywhere i go
maybe i should put a bucket over my head
and a marshmallow in each ear
and stumble around for
another dumb-numb week for another hum drum hit song to appear
people used to make records
as in a record of an event
the event of people playing music in a room
now everything is cross-marketing
its about sunglasses and shoes
or guns and drugs
you choose
we got it rehashed
we got it half-assed
we're digging up all the graves
and we're spitting on the past
and you can choose between the colors
of the lipstick on the whores
cause we know the difference between
the font of 20% more
and the font of teriyaki
you tell me
how does it make you feel?
you tell me
what's real?
and they say that alcoholics are always alcoholics
even when they're as dry as my lips for years
even when they're stranded on a small desert island
with no place in 2,000 miles to buy beer
and i wonder
is he different?
is he different?
has he changed? what's he about?...
or is he just a liar with nothing to lie about?
am i headed for the same brick wall
is there anything i can do about
anything at all?
except go back to that corner in manhattan
and dig deeper, dig deeper this time
down beneath the impossible pain of our history
beneath unknown bones
beneath the bedrock of the mystery
beneath the sewage systems and the path train
beneat...
posted Oct 2
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sctas says:
I found "religion" in the greeting card aisle.. . {!} ["baptized in fluorescent light" no less.. . ]
posted Dec 2
kilroy says:
taylor knows what song i loooove!
La Vie Boheme!!!
COLLINS
What brings a Mogul in his own mind to the Life Cafe?
BENNY
I would like to propose a toast
To Maureen's noble try
It went well
MAUREEN
Go to hell
BENNY
Was the yuppie scum stomped?
Not counting the homeless
How many tickets weren't comp'ed?
ROGER
Why Did Muffy--
BENNY
Alison
ROGER
Miss The Show?
BENNY
There was a death in the family
If you must know
ANGEL
Who died?
BENNY
Our akita
MARK, RODGER, ANGEL, COLLINS
Evita
BENNY
Mimi- I'm surprised
A bright and charming girl like you
Hangs out with these slackers
(Who don't adhere to deals)
They make fun -Yet I am the one
Attempting to do some good
Or do you really want a neighborhood
Where people piss on your stoop every night?
Bohemia, Bohemia
Is a fallacy in your head
This is Calcutta
Bohemia is dead
MARK
Dearly beloved, we gather here to say
our goodbyes
COLLINS & ROGER
Dies Irae - Dies Illa
Kyrie Eleison
Yitgadal V' Yitkadash (etc.)
MARK
Here she lies
No one knew her worth
The late great daughter of Mother Earth
On these nights when we celebrate the birth
In that little town of Bethlehem
We raise our glass- You bet your ass to-
La Vie Boheme
ALL
La Vie Boheme
La Vie Boheme
La Vie Boheme
La Vie Boheme
MARK
To days of inspiration,
Playing hookey, making something
Out of nothing, the need
To express-
To communicate,
To going against the grain,
Going insane,
Going mad
To loving tension, no pension
To more than one dimension,
To starving for attention,
Hating convention, hating pretension,
Not to mention of course,
Hating dear old mom and dad
To riding your bike
Midday past the three piece suits-
To fruits- To no absolutes-
To Absolut- To choice-
To the Village Voice-
To any passing fad
To being an us- For once-
Instead of a them-
ALL
La Vie Boheme ...
posted Sep 3
Alex. says:
This song has got to be one of my favourites.
Casimir Pulaski Day by Sufjan Stevens
Golden rod and the 4-H stone
The things I brought you
When I found out you had cancer of the bone
Your father cried on the telephone
And he drove his car to the Navy yard
Just to prove that he was sorry
In the morning through the window shade
When the light pressed up against your shoulder blade
I could see what you were reading
Oh the glory that the lord has made
And the complications you could do without
When I kissed you on the mouth
Tuesday night at the bible study
We lift our hands and pray over your body
But nothing ever happens
I remember at Michael's house
In the living room when you kissed my neck
And I almost touched your blouse
In the morning at the top of the stairs
When your father found out what we did that night
And you told me you were scared
Oh the glory when you ran outside
With your shirt tucked in and your shoes untied
And you told me not to follow you
Sunday night when I cleaned the house
I find the card where you wrote it out
With the pictures of your mother
On the floor at the great divide
With my shirt tucked in and my shoes untied
I am crying in the bathroom
In the morning when you finally go
And the nurse runs in with her head hung low
And the cardinal hits the window
In the morning in the winter shade
On the first of March on the holiday
I thought I saw you breathing
Oh the glory that the lord has made
And the complications when I see his face
In the morning in the window
Oh the glory when he took our place
But he took my shoulders and he shook my face
And he takes and he takes and he takes
posted Aug 28
the oppressed lesbian says:
I like to hang around songmeanings.net. It makes me smile. Anyone else a fan?
posted Aug 28
sctas says:
anatomy of falling in love with a song: here is "sunrise", from Doveman. this song sounds like the only hope left in the state of madness is under the thick winter blanket that Thomas Bartlett whispers beneath, his recording volume set to max, tone near the same. goodness what a song.
And after finding out
I tried to make it right.
to call the party off
to teach you how to fight.
strange then to know one day
your heart just stopped.
And when I sing alone
it's only in my head
I know it all by heart
remember every word
you ever said.
But sometimes the best laid lies
just turn around on you.
And when I call your name
its only in my sleep.
I can't repeat it now
I've promises to keep.
And sunrise is when you know
the day is lost.
And in your arms
salvation's not so far away.
we're getting closer
closer every day.
And I swear that I can see forever
in your eyes.
and I swear that I can see forever
in your eyes.
and I swear that I can see forever
in your eyes.
And it's paradise.
and it's paradise.
and it's paradise.
posted Aug 20
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sctas says:
and here is a version of the song, for the true adventurist[s]:http://www.daytrotter.com/file_download/110
"sunrise by Doveman.
posted Aug 20
sunnnny says:
a breakup song that actually brings back the feeling/emotion felt from said breakup.
When you get the time
Sit down and write me a letter
When you're feeling better
Drop me a line
I wanna know how it all works out
I had a feeling we were fading out
I didn't know that people faded out so fast
That people faded out
When there was love enough left to fix it
But, there it is
There it is -- we were only one push from the nest
There it is -- we were only one argument from deaf
There it is -- the sun rises, but the sun also sets
The sun sets, the sun also sets
When you get these feelings
Next time, next time
Oh, be sure..
You're gonna tear someone apart
I wanna know how it all works out
I had a feeling we were fading out
I didn't know that people faded out
That people faded out so fast
I wanna show you what I got inside
But you know those parts of me died
Just like that, they faded out, they faded out so fast
And there was love enough left to fix it
But, there it is
There it is -- we were only one shove from the nest
There it is -- we were only one argument from deaf
There it is -- we were only one moment from death
There it is -- we were only one push from the nest
There it is, there it is, there it is -- we were only one push from the nest
There it is -- we were only one moment from death
There it is -- the sun rises, but the sun also sets
The sun sets, the sun also sets
Ryan Adams - The Sun Also Sets
posted Jul 17
Cat says:
This song is awesome Josh Pyke is an amazing Aussie song writer.... the music to this song is just beautiful..... i was addicted to it for a little while, i'd play it everytime i'd hop in my car...
Feeding the Wolves
I fed the wolves, to try to keep them quiet,
now they just feed off me.
Now we howl right through the night,
with our bellies full of hollow,
and we're not even sure why.
So please don't pack away your summer clothes,
there's still gardens that I want to grow with you.
And now you know,
now you know.
And when you go,
you're a thousand miles above me,
and I feel all out at sea.
Yes you walk light, like a dancer,
but when you turn on your heel,
you turn away from me too.
So please don't pack away your summer clothes,
there's still gardens that I want to grow with you.
So I howl, oh I'll howl long,
till my belly aches with hollow.
Then I'll howl, oh I'll howl long,
till I can sit and sing you my songs again.
Now the wolves and I have a battle on our hands,
and we try to battle well,
but in full moonlight,
we just fight amongst ourselves,
and reason never shows why.
So please don't pack away your summer clothes,
there's still gardens that I want to grow with you.
So I howl, oh I'll howl long,
till my belly aches with hollow.
Then I'll howl, oh I'll howl long,
till I can sit and sing you my songs again.
posted Jun 21
sunnnny says:
Gonna Make You Love Me More - Ryan Adams
Riot on the streets, the touch beneath the sheets
It's only gonna make me love you more
The cops they got the guns, the night destroys the sun
It's only gonna make me love you more
This old world, well, it was mine to take
Faith can keep you warm, but I'll teach you how to shake
And I'll come to you like a little girl
It's only gonna make me love you more
Moonlight on the beach, sweet amphetamines
It's only gonna make you love me more
Bottles and the cans, the idiots go dance
It's only gonna make me love you more
This old world, well, it was mine to take
Faith can keep you warm, but I'll teach you how to shake
And I'll come to you like a little girl
It's only gonna make me love you more
They say that love is hell,
But I've only been laughin' ever since I fell
It's only gonna make me love you more
The lord will have his way but I'm just a call away
It's only gonna make you love me more
This old world, well, it was mine to take
Faith can keep you warm, but I'll teach you how to shake
And I'll come to you like a little girl
It's only gonna make me love you more
the part in bold was a valentine's message to me from my boyfriend. He
doesn't like Ryan Adams but he knows I love him so it was the cutest
little message ever!
posted Jun 20
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the oppressed lesbian says:
I start to melt
with your arms, round my waist
and your mouth, starts to spell
and the words, telling me, to fade
i start to fade
with her arms, round my waist
and he mouth, starts to spell
and the words, telling me, to stay
i start to melt
with my arms, round your waist
and my mouth, starts to spell
and the words, saying its, ok
posted Jul 21