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Raconteur, adventurer, musician, poet, writer, painter, artist, thinker
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"These are the contents of my head"

Musical Monday

Monday, October 4, 2010

Two versions of a great tune.






You know I've heard it said there's beauty in distortion.
By some people who've withdrawn to find their heads
Now they say that there is humor in misfortune
You know I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead

Why am I fighting to live if I 'm just living to fight?
Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothing in sight?
Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try?
Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die?

Hey, you know some people say that values are subjective,
But they're just speaking words that someone else has said.
And so they live and fight and kill with no objective.
Sometimes it's hard to tell the living from the dead.

Why am I fighting to live if I 'm just living to fight?
Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothing in sight?
Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try?
Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die?

Yeah, you know I used to weave my words into confusion.
And so I hope you'll understand me when I 'm through
You know I used to live my life as an illusion,
But reality will make my dreams come true.

So I'll keep fighting to live till there's no reason to fight
And I'll keep trying to see until the end is in sight
You know I'm trying to give so c'mon give me a try
You know I'm dying to live until I'm ready ...
'til I'm ready .....
'til I'm ready .....
'til I'm ready to die

   

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english inukshuk said...

oooooooh

me likey the lyrics. . .

. . .now to listen to the toon

(-:

happy Monday, sweetie!!!

October 4, 2010 at 2:26 AM  
Mel said...

Glorious Monday to you, sir!

I shall now have a listen! (or two)

October 4, 2010 at 6:58 AM  
english inukshuk said...

oooooooooooooooooooooooh

ok, I'm hooked. . . altho it is a tad sad. . . don't really like music that makes me feel like that anymore (you don't know how many times I haven't sung "I'm not in love" or. . . actually, I'd better stop the contents of this bracket before I incriminate myself)

gorgeous songs, both versions

makes me want to sing Hallelujah - now why is that?

October 4, 2010 at 8:23 AM  
Rimshot said...

E.I. - Happy Monday to you too!

Mel - Glorious even, wow! Let's start this week out with a bang, shall we?

E.I. - Ah, but which version of Hallelujah?

October 4, 2010 at 9:07 AM  
english inukshuk said...

my point exactly

(-:

October 4, 2010 at 12:19 PM  
english inukshuk said...

so, you going to tell us what

0MFG D00D /\Ü571N 15 T3H l_l83Я 1337 Я0XX0ЯZ

means then?

/\/\/\/\-:

(that's a "zig-zag" smile, according to Nancy - but I have no idea what one of those is)

October 5, 2010 at 8:35 AM  
mig said...

That's a great song.
I love how a really good song will allow many interpretations to sound right.

October 7, 2010 at 6:42 PM  

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