Blue

Blue Flowers

I bumped into a stranger as he passed by.
"Oh, ...excuse me, please" was my reply.
He said, "Please excuse me too;
I wasn't even watching for you."
Oh, we were polite -- this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said our good-bye.
But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My daughter stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knocked her down.
"Move out of the way!" I said with a frown.
She walked away, her little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

Later that night wide awake in my bed,
God's still, small voice came to me and said,
"While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy
you use, But the children you love, you seem to abuse!

Look upon the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.
Those are the flowers she brought for you,
She picked them herself -- pink, yellow and blue.
She stood quietly not to spoil the surprise,
And you never saw the tears in her eyes."

By this time, I felt very small
And now my tears began to fall.
I quietly went and knelt by her bed;
"Wake up, sweetheart," I whispered and said.

"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
She smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.
I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew that you'd like them -- especially the blue."

I said, "Daughter, I'm sorry how I acted to you today;
She hugged me and said "Mommy, that's okay.
You know I love you anyway."
I said, Daughter, I love you too!
And I do like the flowers -- especially the blue."

Good morning Gusty :rose:
 
Once In A Lifetime/Talking Heads

And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself-Well...How did I get here?

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

And you may ask yourself
How do I work this?
And you may ask yourself
Where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful house!
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful wife!

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...

Water dissolving...and water removing
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Carry the water at the bottom of the ocean
Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean!

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/in the silent water
Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground.

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

And you may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
And you may ask yourself
Where does that highway go?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right?...Am I wrong?
And you may tell yourself
MY GOD!...WHAT HAVE I DONE?

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/in the silent water
Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground.

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
 
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A PILLOW OF WINDS/PINK FLOYD

A cloud of eider down
Draws around me softening the sound
Sleepy time in my life
With my love by my side
And she's breathing low
And the candle dies.
When night comes down you lock the door
The boot falls to the floor
As darkness falls and waves roll by
The seasons change
The wind is raw.
Now wakes the hour that sleeps the swan
Behold a dream, the dream is gone
Green fields
A cold rain is falling
Near the golden dawn.
And deep beneath the ground
The early morning sounds and I go down
Sleepy time in our life
With my love by my side
And she's breathing low
And I rise like a bird
In the haze and the first rays touch the sky
And the night winds die.
 
Is there anybody out there?
Is there anybody out there?
Is there anybody out there?
Is there anybody out there?
 
PINK FLOYD
ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL



I don't need no walls around me.
And I don't need no drugs to calm me.
I have seen the writing on the wall.
Don't think I need any thing at all.
No. Don't think I need anything at all.
All in all it was all just the bricks in the wall.
All in all it was all just the bricks in the wall.


Where's the half a brick on the wall.... ??
 
GOODBYE BLUE SKY

[Childs voice:]
Look, Mummy. There's an airplane up in the sky.

Oooooooo ooo ooo ooooh
Did you see the frightened ones
Did you hear the falling bombs
Did you ever wonder
Why we had to run for shelter
When the promise of a brave new world
Unfurled beneath a clear blue sky
Oooooooo ooo ooooo oooh
Did you see the frightened ones
Did you hear the falling bombs
The flames are all long gone
But the pain lingers on
Goodbye blue sky
Goodbye blue sky
Goodbye
Goodbye
 
Mother

Mother, do you think they'll drop the bomb?
Mother, do you think they'll like this song?
Mother, do you think they'll try to break my balls?
Ooooowaa Mother, should I build a wall?
Mother, should I run for President?
Mother, should I trust the government?
Mother, will they put me in the firing line?
Ooooowaa Is it just a waste of time?
Hush, my baby. Baby, don't you cry.
Momma's gonna make all of your nightmares come true.
Momma's gonna put all of her fears into you.
Momma's gonna keep you right here under her wing.
She won't let you fly, but she might let you sing.
Momma's gonna keep Baby cozy and warm.
Oooo Babe.
Oooo Babe.
Ooo Babe, of course Momma's gonna help build a wall.
Mother, do you think she's good enough,
For me?
Mother, do you think she's dangerous,
To me?
Mother will she tear your little boy apart?
Ooooowaa Mother, will she break my heart?
Hush, my baby. Baby, don't you cry.
Momma's gonna check out all your girlfriends for you.
Momma won't let anyone dirty get through.
Momma's gonna wait up until you get in.
Momma will always find out where you've been.
Momma's gonna keep Baby healthy and clean.
Oooo Babe.
Oooo Babe.
Ooo Babe, you'll always be Baby to me.
Mother, did it need to be so high?
 
OUTSIDE THE WALL

All alone, or in twos,
The ones who really know you,
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand,
Some gather together in bands,
The bleeding hearts and artists,
Make their stand.
And when they’ve given you their all,
Some stagger and fall.
After all it’s not easy,
Banging your heart against some mad bugger’s wall.
 
HEY YOU

Hey you, out there in the cold
Getting lonely, getting old
Can you feel me?
Hey you, standing in the aisles
With itchy feet and fading smiles
Can you feel me?
Hey you, don’t help them to bury the light
Don’t give in without a fight.

Hey you, out there on your own
Sitting naked by the phone
Would you touch me?
Hey you, with you ear against the wall
Waiting for someone to call out
Would you touch me?
Hey you, would you help me to carry the stone?
Open your heart, I’m coming home.

But it was only fantasy.
The wall was too high,
As you can see.
No matter how he tried,
He could not break free.
And the worms ate into his brain.

Hey you, standing in the road
Always doing what you’re told,
Can you help me?
Hey you, out there beyond the wall,
Breaking bottles in the hall,
Can you help me?
Hey you, don’t tell me there’s no hope at all
Together we stand, divided we fall.

[click of tv being turned on]
Well, only got an hour of daylight left. better get started
Isnt it unsafe to travel at night?
It’ll be a lot less safe to stay here. you’re father’s gunna pick up our trail before long
Can loca ride?
Yeah, I can ride... magaret, time to go! maigret, thank you for everything
Goodbye chenga
Goodbye miss ...
I’ll be back
 
PINK FLOYD/IF


If I were a swan, I'd be gone.
If I were a train, I'd be late.
And if I were a good man, I'd talk with you more often than I do.
If I were to sleep, I could dream.
If I were afraid, I could hide.
If I go insane, please don't put your wires in my brain.
If I were the moon, I'd be cool.
If I were a book, I would bend.
If I were a good man, I'd understand the spaces between friends.
If I were alone, I would cry.
And if I were with you, I'd be home and dry.
And if I go insane, will you still let me join in with the game?
If I were a swan, I'd be gone.
If I were a train, I'd be late again.
If I were a good man, I'd talk to you more often than I do.
 
fluffPE said:
Blue Flowers

I bumped into a stranger as he passed by.
"Oh, ...excuse me, please" was my reply.
He said, "Please excuse me too;
I wasn't even watching for you."
Oh, we were polite -- this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said our good-bye.
But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My daughter stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knocked her down.
"Move out of the way!" I said with a frown.
She walked away, her little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

Later that night wide awake in my bed,
God's still, small voice came to me and said,
"While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy
you use, But the children you love, you seem to abuse!

Look upon the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.
Those are the flowers she brought for you,
She picked them herself -- pink, yellow and blue.
She stood quietly not to spoil the surprise,
And you never saw the tears in her eyes."

By this time, I felt very small
And now my tears began to fall.
I quietly went and knelt by her bed;
"Wake up, sweetheart," I whispered and said.

"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
She smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.
I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew that you'd like them -- especially the blue."

I said, "Daughter, I'm sorry how I acted to you today;
She hugged me and said "Mommy, that's okay.
You know I love you anyway."
I said, Daughter, I love you too!
And I do like the flowers -- especially the blue."

Good morning Gusty :rose:
Night Fluff, great song! :kiss:
 
VELVET HEAVEN

When I'm down, I go into
the land of dreams built for two
It's a world of consolation
and there's no need of any conversation.

Oh, velvet heaven, high in the sky above
I think of you when I'm blue in love
blue in love

Come to me and I'll be your guide
The moon never fails tonight
We'll be only disturbed by
Some gently sounds out of the sky.
 
Good Gawd Gustybot...

Go buy a book or two and try some reading would you?

Try some Kafka or Joseph Heller's, "Catch-22."
 
The Conventions We Already Know
" In lyric poetry, there are some very basic conventions that we already "know," without even thinking about them. What would most of us expect to see in a lyric poem? How would we expect to read it? "

:D
 
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TO STEP ASIDE

By the cathedral
into the sun
pilgrims are singing
their journey done
I look at my short life and think
of all the champagne that I drink
with all the faces that I know
and how much further can one go?

And if I decide
to step aside
I will try to reply to
the feelings I hide

I look from my window
down to the square
at workers still queuing
patiently there
for market forces to provide
what history's so far denied
for a different kind of fate
than to labour long and always wait

And if I decide
to step aside
I will try to return to
the person inside

Will I always need you?
Would you want me to?
Can you love me for good
the way you thought you could?
Or will spring bring rain and summer burn?
Will tears at last precede the turn
from summer warmth to sudden cold
as certainly as growing old?

And if I decide
to step aside
I will try to forget all
the tears I'll have cried
 
Nobody Not Really

Who really cares?
Who really cares when I talk?
What I feel?
What I say?
Nobody not really
Who wants to take, the time to find a stand?
I would like someone to heal me with some empathy
That I can't find
Nobody not really
Maybe I'm invisible to the world
Is there anyone in the world even think of me
As more than just a hopeless cause
Maybe the world is not my block
My stoop
My life
My dreams
My anything, anything
Who wants to help?
Oh but she's so tired
Powerful, but you're not here
I'm alone in a big empty space with
Nobody not really
 
Coming soon

Oooooooooo x n
Oh Oh Oh x n
I get some headaches when I hit the heights
Like in the morning after crazy nights
Like some mother in law in her nylon tights
They're always
They're always
They're always
They're always
Coming soon,
Coming soon, on the outside, of the tracks,
You take 'em
The same old babies with the same old toys,
The neighbours screaming when the noise annoys,
Somebody naggin' you when you're out with the boys
They're always
They're always
They're always
They're always
Coming soon,
Coming soon, on the outside, of the track
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.
Watch me now,
They're always
They're always
They're always
They're always
Coming soon,
Coming soon, on the outside, of the track
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.
 
WOW!...whats that from, a song? This would fit well in my "quotes" thread.

Gusty Wind said:
Nobody Not Really

Who really cares?
Who really cares when I talk?
What I feel?
What I say?
Nobody not really
Who wants to take, the time to find a stand?
I would like someone to heal me with some empathy
That I can't find
Nobody not really
Maybe I'm invisible to the world
Is there anyone in the world even think of me
As more than just a hopeless cause
Maybe the world is not my block
My stoop
My life
My dreams
My anything, anything
Who wants to help?
Oh but she's so tired
Powerful, but you're not here
I'm alone in a big empty space with
Nobody not really
 
Coming Soon

Soon Baby
I will cry my last tear
Soon yeah
I will be over you
Soon darlin'
All these tears wont be here
Soon yeah

You know that I will be over you Soon
One night baby you wont be in my dreams
One night yeah
Ill finally make it through one night darlin'
I wont call out your name
I wont be in this place
Soon I will be over you

Soon as the mountains turn into rivers
Soon as the sea turns into sand
Soon as the sun comes up at midnight
That's how Soon

Soon all the hurt will end
until then ill just pretend
Soon it will be over
Soon Yeah
I Keep telling myself Ill be over you
Someday Soon

Soon as the mountains turn into rivers
Soon as the sea turns into sand
Soon as the sun comes up at midnight
That's how soon

Musical break

I will be over you Baby
Soon yeah
I will be over you darlin
If only in my dreams
I will be over you
Someday Soon
Someday Soon

Soon oh yeah
Soon
 
Talking With Myself

And if it's all right with you
I'll just talk with myself
I never was the one to leave you mad
And when the light's shining down on you
You sure look tragic too
And if it's all right with you
I'll just talk with myself
Oh when the stars are bright and the lights shine down
And everything moves all around
It's a wonder world and a perfect time for loving tonight
And when it all gets hung and it all gets tough and
everything won't be enough
It's a perfect time to all come true for loving tonight
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
I've seen you passing by
And when you caught my eye
I thought "God this could be the next big thing"
And when you issued a command
Telling me to hold your hand
Oh baby, I wish it would rain
Woh Oh-Woh
And when it all gets hung and it all gets tough and
everything won't be enough
It's a perfect time to all come true for loving
Oh yeah...
 
ROLL ENGINE ROLL

REFRAIN 1:

Roll engine roll
Roll me to my honey
Roll engine roll
Roll me to my honey

REFRAIN 2:

Times goes too slow
Now so I wish I could fly
Roll engine roll

REFRAIN 1

Time goes too slow
No so I wish I could fly
I count the reasons that I counted sittin' here
Wonderin' how long it would take to lug there
Where I first met her blue eyes
Which would meam a lot 'bout how Cupid shoots
Just shout roll engine roll
Roll me to my honey

REFRAIN 2

REFRAIN 1

REFRAIN 2

REFRAIN 1

Times goes too slow
No so I wish I could fly
Don't nothin' matters with beatin' that train
Don't you know my way to beat a train
I'm waitin' a long time
Sight of your arms again
Since I got gone in the place where I've been

Roll engine roll
Roll me to my honey

REFRAIN 2 (Three times)
 
Stuck Inside a Cloud

Never slept so little
Never smoked so much
Lost my concentration I could
even lose my touch
Talking to myself
Crying out loud
Only I can hear me
I'm stuck inside a cloud

I made some exhibition
I lost my will to eat
The only thing that matters to me is to
touch your lotus feet
Talking to myself
Crying out loud

Only I can hear me
I'm stuck inside a cloud
Talking to myself
Crying out loud
Only I can hear me
And i'm stuck inside a cloud

Talking to myself
Crying out loud
Only I can hear me
I'm stuck inside a cloud

Never been so crazy
But I've never felt so sure
I wish I had the answer to give
Don't even have the cure

Just talking to myself crying as we part
Knowing as you leave me
I also lose my heart
Talking to myself crying as we part
Knowing as you leave me
I also lose my heart
 
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