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[Noor]

On a morning from a Bogart movie
In a country where they turn back time
You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre
Contemplating a crime

She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running
Like a watercolour in the rain
Don't bother asking for explanations
She'll just tell you that she came
In the year of the cat

She doesn't give you time for questions
As she locks up your arm in hers
And you follow 'till your sense of which direction
Completely disappears

By the blue tiled walls near the market stalls
There's a hidden door she leads you to
These days, she says, I feel my life
Just like a river running through
The year of the cat

Well, she looks at you so cooly
And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea
She comes in incense and patchouli
So you take her, to find what's waiting inside
The year of the cat

Well, morning comes and you're still with her
And the bus and the tourists are gone
And you've thrown away the choice and lost your ticket
So you have to stay on

But the drum-beat strains of the night remain
In the rhythm of the new-born day
You know sometime you're bound to leave her
But for now you're going to stay
In the year of the cat




Hi Harry Leg!

Ghost Riders in the Sky by Spiderbait
(clicky title to hear it)

An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
When all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he saw
A-plowing through the ragged sky and up the cloudy draw

Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel
Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky
For he saw the Riders coming hard and he heard their mournful cry

Yippie yi Ohhhhh
Yippie yi yaaaaay
Ghost Riders in the sky

Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat
He's riding hard to catch that herd, but he ain't caught 'em yet
'Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky
On horses snorting fire
As they ride on hear their cry


As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name
If you want to save your soul from Hell a-riding on our range
Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride
Trying to catch the Devil's herd, across these endless skies

Yippie yi Ohhhhh
Yippie yi Yaaaaay

Ghost Riders in the sky
Ghost Riders in the sky
Ghost Riders in the sky

[Harry Leg]

I am aglow with thoughts of you
Are the stories that you told me true?
It doesn’t matter if they are
They are to me, I am aglow

Some might say these thoughts are wrong
That you might see yourself in this song
I hope that you don’t mind if you do
I am aglow with thoughts of you

Does it matter that what I remember might be
Just my own imagination painting scenes more pretty
Is it obvious? Does it show?
With thoughts of you I am aglow

I am aglow with thoughts of you
Are the stories that you told me true?
It doesn’t matter if they are
They are to me, I am aglow

Some might say I’m thinking in sin
So I’ll just sit back and take you in
You’re a map of a place maybe someday I’ll go
With thoughts of you I am aglow

Does it matter that what I remember is not true
Does it matter that all I can think of is you

Does it matter that what I remember might be
Just my own imagination painting scenes more pretty
Well is it obvious? Does it show?
With thoughts of you I am aglow

[Chantilyvamp]

Past the devil's own temptation

Beyond where angels sleep

To the holy invocation

Of a neon city street

I feel your hand

I hold you

Through your eyes I see

My love, wherever I go

I take you with me

Down the road of my desires

To the oceans of my peace

Through the fueling of my fires

Until my yearnings cease

I hear your voice

I know you

In your arms I sleep

My love, wherever I go

I take you with me

Even though I've fed my hunger

Even though I've named my fear

I'll never understand it

How the journey led me here

But I have made a promise

That I intend to keep

My love, wherever you go

I take you with me

[ABSTRUSE]

This is a story about control, my control

Control of what I say, control of what I do

And this time Im gonna do it my way

I hope you enjoy this as much as I do

Are we ready? I am? cause its all about control

And Ive got lots of it


When I was 17, I did what people told me

Did what my father said, and let my mother mold me

But that was long ago


Chorus:

Im in control, never gonna stop

Control, to get what I want

Control, I got to have a lot

Control, now Im all grown up


First time I fell in love

I didnt know what hit me

So young and so naive

I thought it would be easy

But now I know Ive go to take...


Repeat chorus


Thats right, Im on my own,

Ill call my own shots, thank you


Bridge:

Got my own mind

I wanna make my own decisions

When it has to do with my life, my life

I wanna be the one in control


So let me take you by the hand

And lead you on this dance

Cause what Ive got is because I took a chance

I dont wanna rule the world

Just wanna run my life

So make your life a little easier

When you get the chance just take...


Repeat chorus


Free at last, out here on my own

Now control this

Thats right, career moves

I do whats right for me

And me wants to groove

Is that ok?


Repeat bridge


Hop to it

Im in control (and I love it, thats right)

Control, now Ive got a lot

Control, now Im all grown up

Im in control, Im in control

Dont make me lose it

[lucky-E-leven]

It's the quiet night that breaks me
I cannot stand the sight of this familiar place
It's the quiet night that breaks me
Like a dozen papercuts that only I can trace
All my books are lying useless now
All my maps will only show me how to lose my way

Oh! call my name
You know my name
And in that sound
Everything will change
Tell me it won't always be this hard
I am nothing without you
But I don't know who you are

It's the crowded room that breaks me
Everybody looks so luminous, and strangely young
It's the crowded room that's never heard
No one here can say a word of my native tongue
I can't be among them anymore
I fold myself away before it burns me numb

Oh! call my name
You know my name
And in your love
Everything will change
Tell me it won't always be this hard
I am nothing without you
But I don't know who you are

[RebeccaLeah]

Sometimes in our lives we all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you don't let show

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

If there is a load you have to bear
That you can't carry
I'm right up the road
I'll share your load
If you just call me

So just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'd understand
We all need somebody to lean on

Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

[cloudy]

this song never, ever gets old:

Tiny Dancer - Elton John

Blue jean baby,
L.A. lady,
seamstress for the band
Pretty eyed,
pirate smile,
you'll marry a music man
Ballerina,
you must have seen her d
ancing in the sand
And now she's in me,
always with me,
tiny dancer in my hand

Jesus freaks
out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back
she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad

Piano man
he makes his stand
In the auditorium
Looking on
she sings the songs
The words she knows, the tune she hums

But oh how it feels so real
Lying here with no one near
Only you and you can't hear me
When I say softly, slowly

Hold me closer tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
you had a busy day today

Blue jean baby,
L.A. lady,
seamstress for the band
Pretty eyed,
pirate smile,
you'll marry a music man
Ballerina,
you must have seen her
dancing in the sand
And now she's in me,
always with me,
tiny dancer in my hand

[Chantilyvamp]

I hate the world today
You're so good to me
I know but I can't change
Tried to tell you
But you look at me like maybe
I'm an angel underneath
Innocent and sweet
Yesterday I cried
Must have been relieved to see
The softer side
I can understand how you'd be so confused
I don't envy you
I'm a little bit of everything
All rolled into one

[Chorus:]
I'm a bitch, I'm a lover
I'm a child, I'm a mother
I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel ashamed
I'm your hell, I'm your dream
I'm nothing in between
You know you wouldn't want it any other way

So take me as I am
This may mean
You'll have to be a stronger man
Rest assured that
When I start to make you nervous
And I'm going to extremes
Tomorrow I will change
And today won't mean a thing

[Chorus]

Just when you think, you got me figured out
The season's already changing
I think it's cool, you do what you do
And don't try to save me

[Chorus]

I'm a bitch, I'm a tease
I'm a goddess on my knees
When you hurt, when you suffer
I'm your angel undercover
I've been numb, I'm revived
Can't say I'm not alive
You know I wouldn't want it any other way

[Fallenfromgrace]

**This song has been a personal favourite for some time- i didnt know who sang it till yesterday. And recently, it's taken on a whole new meaning and significance. For you **

Don't hold yourself like that
You'll hurt your knees
I kissed your mouth, and back
And that's all I need
Don't build your world around
Volcanoes melt you down

What I am to you is not real
What I am to you, you do not need
What I am to you is not what you mean to me
You give me miles and miles of mountains
And I'll ask for the sea

Don't throw yourself like that
In front of me
I kissed your mouth, your back
Is that all you need?
Don't drag my love around
Volcanoes melt me down

What I am to you is not real
What I am to you, you do not need
What I am to you is not what you mean to me
You give me miles and miles of mountains
And I'll ask
What I give to you is just what I'm going through
This is nothing new, no, no just another phase of finding
what I really need is what makes me bleed
But like a new disease, Lord, she's still too young to treat
Volcanoes melt you down
She's still too young +what iam to you+you do not need+is not real
I kissed your mouth
You do not need me

[Nirvanadragones]

Not the doctor: Alanis Morrisette

I don't want to be the filler if the void is solely yours
I don't want to be your glass of single malt whiskey
Hidden in the bottom drawer
I don't want to be the bandage if the wound is not mine
Lend me some fresh air
I don't want to be adored for what I merely represent to you
I don't want to be to be your baby-sitter
You're a very big boy now
I don't want to be you mother
I didn't carry you in my womb for nine months
Show me the back door

Visiting hours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at ten past six
Well I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and oh
Mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom
You see it's too much to ask for and I'm not the doctor

I don't want to be the sweeper of the eggshells that you walk upon
I don't want to be your other half I believe that 1 and 1 make 2
I don't want to be you food or the light from the fridge on your face
At midnight
Hey, what are you hungry for?
I don't want to be the glue that holds your pieces together
I don't want to be you idol
See this pedestal is high and I'm afraid of heights
I don't want to be lived through
A vicarious occasion
Please open the window

I don't want to live on someday when my motto is last week
I don't want to be responsible for your fractured heart
And its wounded beat
I don't want to be a substitute for the smoke you've been inhaling
What do you thank me?
What do you thank me for?

[cloudy]

Down on the Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Early in the evenin'
just about supper time,
Over by the courthouse
they're starting to unwind.
Four kids on the corner
trying to bring you up.
Willy picks a tune out
and he blows it on the harp.

Down on the corner,
out in the street,
Willy and the poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel; tap your feet.

Rooster hits the washboard
and people just got to smile,
Blinky thumps the gut bass
and solos for a while.
Poorboy twangs the rhythm out
on his kalamazoo.
Willy goes into a dance
and doubles on kazoo.

Down on the corner,
out in the street,
Willy and the poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel; tap your feet.

You dont need a penny
just to hang around,
But if you've got a nickel,
won't you lay your money down?
Over on the corner
there's a happy noise.
People come from all around
to watch the magic boy.

Down on the corner,
out in the street,
Willy and the poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel; tap your feet.

[Nirvanadragones]

Madonna: Sanctuary

Surely whoever speaks to me
in the right voice
Him or her I shall follow

Who needs the sun
When the rain's so full of life
Who needs the sky?
It's here in your arms
I want to be buried
You are my sanctuary

Who needs the sun
When the rain's so full of life
Who needs the sky
When the ground's open wide
It's here in your arms
I want to be buried
You are my sanctuary

Who needs a smile
When a tear's so full of love
Who needs a home
With the stars up above?
It's here in your heart
I want to be carried
You are my sanctuary

Who needs the light
With there's darkness in your eyes
Who needs to sleep
With the stars in the sky
It's here in your soul
I want to be married
You are my sanctuary

And the earth was void and empty
And darkness was upon the face of the earth

Is all of this pain
So necessary?
You are my sanctuary

Surely whoever speaks to me
in the right voice
Him or her I shall follow
As the water follows the moon
Silently
With fluid steps
Around the globe
I hear your voice
You are my sanctuary

[ABSTRUSE]

Originally Posted by Nirvanadragones

Madonna: Sanctuary

Surely whoever speaks to me
in the right voice
Him or her I shall follow

Who needs the sun
When the rain's so full of life
Who needs the sky?
It's here in your arms
I want to be buried
You are my sanctuary

Who needs the sun
When the rain's so full of life
Who needs the sky
When the ground's open wide
It's here in your arms
I want to be buried
You are my sanctuary

Who needs a smile
When a tear's so full of love
Who needs a home
With the stars up above?
It's here in your heart
I want to be carried
You are my sanctuary

Who needs the light
With there's darkness in your eyes
Who needs to sleep
With the stars in the sky
It's here in your soul
I want to be married
You are my sanctuary

And the earth was void and empty
And darkness was upon the face of the earth

Is all of this pain
So necessary?
You are my sanctuary

Surely whoever speaks to me
in the right voice
Him or her I shall follow
As the water follows the moon
Silently
With fluid steps
Around the globe
I hear your voice
You are my sanctuary

and you are mine.

[Fallenfromgrace]

'Cause I've been watchin it all......
'Cause I've been watchin it all......

You've been cheatin' while I'm sleepin'
and tellin' me lies
And you've been chasin' every girl in sight
You've been cheatin' and tellin' me lies
And you've been messin' round, It's over now

You've been creepin' while I'm sleepin'
and tellin' me lies
And you've been chasin' every girl in sight
You've been cheatin' and tellin' me lies
And you've been messin' round, It's over now

You've been creepin' while I'm sleepin'
and tellin' me lies
Cheatin' while I'm sleepin'
and tellin' me lies
Cheatin' while I'm sleepin'
and tellin' me lies
Cheatin' while I'm sleepin'
and tellin' me lies
Cheatin' while I'm sleepin'
and tellin' me lies........
And you've been messin' round, It's over now

You've been cheatin' while I'm sleepin'
and tellin' me lies
And you've been chasin' every girl in sight
You've been cheatin' and tellin' me lies
And you've been messin' round, It's over now

[Fallenfromgrace]

Craig david this is how we do (this is how we do)
Yeah well come on check it out
(watcha doing cos we’ll be rendevousing &
You know we’ll getting some getting jiggy just for fun)(4x)

Six o’clock in the morning wipe the sleep from my eyes(yeah)
Felt just like an ordinary day
Just around the corner, such a surprise, a beautiful angel materialised
Time stood still, face to face
I’m sure we’d met in another time and place(met in another time and place)

Our eyes met as you passed me by (passed me by)
Two souls entwined in the blink of an eye(yeah)
And I had to figure out what I’d be missing
So I turned to you and asked you if you wanted to
(you know we’ll be getting some getting jiggy just for fun)

Rendevous where to my place, say 2 & we can anything you wanna do
Hey, tonight is your night yeah
When you close your eyes, take a minute, take a moment, realise
Do you see me when you fantasise
Tonight’ll be your night

I’m just sitting here daydreaming about you and all the things you do
Girl feels so right
And all I know ist you’re the one for me, that special kinda’lady
In my life, in my life

Well here I am writing you a love song
Holding back those years, it’s been so long
And I can’t deny the way I’m asking you, can we ...

Chorus

Darling tell me, what’s on your mind? what you thinking?
Hey what you thinking? hey what you thinking?
Darling tell me what’s on your mind
What’s on your mind yeah?
Darlign what you are thinking?
Now darling what are you thinking?

Chorus

I’m just sitting here daydreaming about you and all the things you do
Girl feels so right
And all I know ist you’re the one for me, that special kinda’lady
In my life, in my life yeah

Watcha doing cos we’ll be rendevousing & you know
We’ll be getting some getting jiggy just for fun(x4)

[lucky-E-leven]

These lyrics make me smile every time I hear them. Damn she's inventive.

My upstairs neighbors are making sounds that I never want to hear.
I hope they're just moving furniture around, and really liking their ideas.

[matriarch]

Originally Posted by lucky-E-leven

These lyrics make me smile every time I hear them. Damn she's inventive.

My upstairs neighbors are making sounds that I never want to hear.
I hope they're just moving furniture around, and really liking their ideas.

Give us a clue??

[lucky-E-leven]

Originally Posted by matriarch

Give us a clue??

Oh, it's a new song about an ad for an apartment by an artist I doubt many people know. Her name is Vienna Teng. One of my favorites by her is called City Hall. I'll put the link in this post, if you promise not to watch it until Mindy's watching it with you. It's fun, and the song's perfect for you two.

Vienna Teng~City Hall

[maggot420]

Sé mo laoch mo Ghile Mear‘
Sé mo Chaesar, Ghile Mear,
Suan ná séan ní bhfuaireas féin
Ó chuaigh i gcéin mo Ghile Mear.

Seal da rabhas im’ mhaighdean shéimh,
‘S anois im’ bhaintreach chaite thréith,
Mo chéile ag treabhadh na dtonn go tréan
De bharr na gcnoc is imigéin.

Sé mo laoch mo Ghile Mear‘
Sé mo Chaesar, Ghile Mear,
Suan ná séan ní bhfuaireas féin
Ó chuaigh i gcéin mo Ghile Mear.

Bímse buan ar buairt gach ló,
Ag caoi go cruaidh ‘s ag tuar na ndeór
Mar scaoileadh uaim an buachaill beó
‘S ná ríomhtar tuairisc uaidh, mo bhrón.

Sé mo laoch mo Ghile Mear‘
Sé mo Chaesar, Ghile Mear,
Suan ná séan ní bhfuaireas féin
Ó chuaigh i gcéin mo Ghile Mear.

Ní labhrann cuach go suairc ar nóin
Is níl guth gadhair i gcoillte cnó,
Ná maidin shamhraidh i gcleanntaibh ceoigh
Ó d’imthigh sé uaim an buachaill beó.

Ghile Mear ‘sa seal faoi chumha,
‘S Eire go léir faoi chlócaibh dubha;
Suan ná séan ní bhfuaireas féin
Ó cuaigh i gcéin mo Ghile Mear.

[cloudy]

Too Little Too Late - JoJo

Come with me,
Stay the night,
You say the words but boy it don't feel right.
What do you expect me to say?..
(You know it's just too little too late)
You take my hand,
And you say you've changed,
But boy you know your begging don't fool me.
Because to you, it's just a game.
(You know it's just too little too late)

So let me on down,
'cause time has made me strong.
I'm starting to move on.
I'm gonna say this now:
Your chance has come and gone,
Did you know...

It's just too little too late,
A little too wrong,
And I can't wait.
But you know all the right things to say.
(You know it's just too little too late)
You say you dream of my face,
But you don't like me,
You just like the chase.
So be real it doesn't matter anyway.
(You know it's just too little too late)

I was young,
And in love.
I gave you everything,
But it wasn't enough,
And now you wanna communicate.
(You know it's just too little too late)
Go find someone else,
I'm letting you go,
I'm loving myself.
You got a problem,
But don't come asking me for help,
'Cause you know...

It's just too little too late,
A little too wrong,
And I can't wait.
But you know all the right things to say.
(You know it's just too little too late)
You say you dream of my face,
But you don't like me,
You just like the chase
So be real it doesn't matter anyway.
(You know it's just too little too late)

I can love with all of my heart, baby.
I know I have so much to give.
(I have so much to give)
With a player like you I don't have a prayer.
That's no way to live, oh.
It's just too little too late

It's just too little too late,
A little too wrong,
And I can't wait.
But you know all the right things to say.
(You know it's just too little too late)
You say you dream of my face,
But you don't like me,
You just like the chase
But Be real it doesn't matter anyway
You know it's just too little too late

[McKenna]

(If you don't have the piano version, get it. It's so much better than any other version.)


Listen as the wind blows
From across the great divide
Voices trapped in yearning
Memories trapped in time
The night is my companion
And solitude my guide
Would I spend forever here
And not be satisfied

And I would be the one
To hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I’ll take your breath away
And after I’d wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes dear

Through this world I’ve stumbled
So many times betrayed
Trying to find an honest word
To find the truth enslaved
Oh you speak to me in riddles and
You speak to me in rhymes
My body aches to breathe your breath
You words keep me alive

And I would be the one
To hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I’ll take your breath away
And after I’d wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes dear

Into this night I wander
It’s morning that I dread
Another day of knowing of
The path I fear to tread
Oh into the sea of waking dreams
I follow without pride
Nothing stands between us here
And I won’t be denied

And I would be the one
To hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I’ll take your breath away
And after I’d wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes dear

[maggot420]

When the days close on the memories that you’ve acquired
And your body cannot hold your soul inspired
You are here and not alone
Everybody has come home
There’s a bed made up upstairs
If you get tired

All the heaviness around you will get light
And your worry lifted up into the night
Left with nothing but pure love
Left with all you are made of
Can I stay around awhile
Is that all right?

Oh lives don’t end
Goin’ out to be brought back again
Oh our lives don’t end

When the days close on the memories that you’ve acquired
And your body cannot hold your soul inspired
You are here and not alone
Everybody has come home
There’s a bed made up upstairs
If you get tired

Oh lives don’t end
Goin’ out to be brought back again
Oh our lives don’t end
Oh lives don’t end
Goin’ out to be brought back again
Oh our lives don’t end

[maggot420]

He was the lone wolf you could see it in his eyes
The way he held his heart the way he held his lies
Sometimes he's just show up outside on the porch
And hour at a time like a lonely whore

She was a scarecrow the way she always looked around
For something she once had and never could be found
Time was on her side but she never kept track
All the hunters came and took her memories back

Once they met inside a dirty curtained room
And the rain fell down hard that day onto the tin roof
She said "I've seen you before, I've been looking for you
Better keep your heart close hunters are coming for you"
He said "I've seen them a hundred times and I always get away
Cuz you will never stop looking and I will never stay"

The lone wolf kissed her mouth like so many before
Scarecrow closed her eyes and then she closed the door
And the rain fell down on the tin roof when the hunters came that night
Stole all of her memories killed the wolf and all his lies

[Nirvanadragones]

Melissa Etheridge: Angels Would Fall

The rope that's wrapped around me
Is cutting through my skin
And the doubts that have surrounded me
Are finding their way in
I keep it close to me
Like a holy man prays
In my desperate hour
It's better that way

So I'll come by and see you again
I'll be such a very good friend
Have mercy on my soul
I will never let you know
Where my mind has been

Angels never came down
There's no one here they want to hang around
But if they knew
If they knew you at all
Then one by one the angels
Angels would fall

I've crept into your temple
I have slept upon your pew
I've dreamed of the divinity
Inside and out of you
I want it more than truth
I can taste it on my breath
I would give my life just for a little death

So I'll come by and see you again
I'll be just a very good friend
I will not look upon your face
I will not touch upon your grace
Your ecclesiastic skin

I'll come by and see you again
I'll have to be a very good friend
If I whisper they will know
I'll just turn around and go
You will never know my sin

I still dream of F + 3