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GypsyDeath
Zapped Profile
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 Posted - 10/14/2004 : 07:25:39
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I think they are possibly the best lyrics I have ever read! thank you for enlightening my life Denis!
God forbid I exude confidence and enjoy sex |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 10/14/2004 : 08:29:55
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The Postal Service - This place is a prison
This place is a prison
And this people aren't your friends
Inhaling thrills through $20 bills
And the tumblers are drained and then flooded again
And again
Ther're guards at the on ramps armed to the teeth
And you may case the grounds from the cascades to puget sound,
But you are not permitted to leave
I know there's a big world out there like the one i saw on the screen
In my living room late last night,
It was almost too bright to see
And i know that it's not a party if it happens every night
Pretending there's glamour and candelabra
When you're drinking by candlelight
What does it take to get a drink in this place?
What does it take, how long must i wait?
And what the hell have I learned? |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 10/14/2004 : 09:30:53
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I thought this would be funny but I really like the lyrics.
Its been stuck in my head for days now.
And it's true we named our children
after towns that we've never been to.
And it's true that the clouds just hung around
like black Cadillacs outside a funeral.
And we were done, done, done
with all the fuck, fuck, fuckin' around.
You were so true to yourself.
You were true to no one else.
Well I should put you in the ground.
I've got the time, I got the hours,
I got the days, I got the weeks.
I could say to myself
I've got the words but I can't speak.
Well I was done, done, done
with all the circ, circ, circlin' round.
I didn't die and I ain't complainin'.
I ain't blamin' you.
I didn't know that the words you said to me
meant more to me than they ever could you?
I didn't lie and I ain't sayin'
I told the whole truth.
I didn't know that this game we were playin'
even had a set of rules.
We named our children after towns
that we've never been to.
And it's true that the clouds just hunger around
like black Cadillacs outside a funeral.
And we were laughing at the stars
while our feet clung tight to the ground.
So pleased with ourselves
for using so many verbs and nouns.
But we were all still just dumb, dumb, dumber
than the dirt, dirt, dirt on the ground.
Well wings on flames, kings with no names,
well this place just ain't got right air right now.
You were so all over town but still so Crayola brown.
Well you should run 'round yourself right now.
And we were done, done, done
with all the fuck, fuck, fuckin' around.
Circlin' round.
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"The things that will destroy us are: politics without principle; pleasure without conscience; wealth without work; knowledge without character; business without morality; science without humanity,
and worship without sacrifice." |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 10/14/2004 : 09:38:58
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I listened to that album yesterday!! nice Carol Banana
They will see us waving from such great
Heights, 'come down now,' they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away,
'come down now,' but we'll stay... |
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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1734 Posts |
Posted - 10/14/2004 : 09:40:54
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Mercury Rev - You're My Queen (I absolutly love this song)
Siren with a song in your eye
Slashing through my ear like a beast
Seven times I leapt upon your shore
Every night I let you conquer me
Serpent with your blue planet eyes
Passing like a ship through my sleep
Seven times I kissed you on the mouth
Every night I let You conquer me
You're my Queen, You're my Queen
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So you have no point of reference, Donny.
You're like a child that wanders INTO THE MIDDLE OF A MOVIE! |
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Monsieur
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1688 Posts |
Posted - 10/14/2004 : 09:55:02
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Rémi, that is definitely a beautiful song, and I really love Mercury Rev. I saw them on a special concert at Le Réservoir (for a TV show called Music Planet tonight)and their live performance is very good too.
This is real poetry. The language of the poetry should be essential, not commercial like the everyday language.
The subject of the song is not very original (see Song to the siren), neither is the way it is treated. Yet some images are very strong, and very characteristic of Mercury Rev (like the ship). The "s" sound is frequently repeated, giving it a special fluidity (like a snake).
I will show you fear in a handful of dust |
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
France
4233 Posts |
Posted - 10/19/2004 : 02:29:58
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you should give literature lessons!
pas de bras pas de chocolat |
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Lyrics As Poetry II
