She came from Providence,
the one in Rhode Island
Where the old world shadows hang
heavy in the air
She packed her hopes and dreams
like a refugee
Just as her father came across the sea
She heard about a place people were smilin'
They spoke about the red man's way,
and how they loved the land
And they came from everywhere
to the Great Divide
Seeking a place to stand
or a place to hide
Down in the crowded bars,
out for a good time,
Can't wait to tell you all,
what it's like up there
And they called it paradise
I don't know why
Somebody laid the mountains low
while the town got high
Then the chilly winds blew down
Across the desert
through the canyons of the coast, to
the Malibu
Where the pretty people play,
hungry for power
to light their neon way
and give them things to do
Some rich men came and raped the land,
Nobody caught 'em
Put up a bunch of ugly boxes, and Jesus,
people bought 'em
And they called it paradise
The place to be
They watched the hazy sun, sinking in the sea
You can leave it all behind
and sail to Lahaina
just like the missionaries did, so many years ago
They even brought a neon sign: "Jesus is coming"
Brought the white man's burden down
Brought the white man's reign
Who will provide the grand design?
What is yours and what is mine?
'Cause there is no more new frontier
We have got to make it here
We satisfy our endless needs and
justify our bloody deeds,
in the name of destiny and the name
of God
And you can see them there,
On Sunday morning
They stand up and sing about
what it's like up there
They call it paradise
I don't know why
You call someplace paradise,
kiss it goodbye
-- The Eagles
I have traveled the paths of desire
Gathering flowers and carrying fire
Raising a grave to the reasons behind me
Looking for strength as you live to remind me
I'm drawn to you
I'm caught in you
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
The path to the web becomes deeper and wider
I dream of the silk that is tangled inside you
And know that I want to be somewhere beside you
I'm drawn to you
I'm caught in you
In your eyes
All of the promises
All the lies
Will you keep all of the promises
In your eyes
I am crossing the bridges of sorrow
Empty with yearning and full of tomorrow
The river is high and the bridges are burning
I know I've been hurt but I keep on returning
I'm drawn to you
I'm caught in you
In your eyes
All of the promises
All the lies
Will you keep all of the promises
In your eyes
I have traveled the paths of desire
Following smoke and remembering fire
The night is falling, the path is receding
I don't need to see it to know where it's leading
In your eyes
All of the promises
All the lies
Will you keep all of the promises
In your eyes
--October Project
MOMENTS LIKE THIS
by Alison Krauss and Union Station
While a dying world redefines
The reasons we strive to exist
We feign control, but we're bound to learn
The meaning of moments like this
'Cause in the peaceful lull, the quiet spell
Seduced by the promise of bliss
We soon forget, that nothing's happened yet
We're living for moments like this
So hold me, whisper gently
This is what we're made for
How we learn who we are
It defines us, ever reminding us
That life never is
More precious than this
From the dim light
In the grayness
Even the shore turns to mist
But when the clouds catch fire
And the oceans pitch
We'll wait for the moments like this
So hold me, whisper gently
That there's nothing to fear
You'll always be near
To remind me, stand behind me
Although life can be rough
We can never give up
It's in our power
To face the storm with all it's fury
And madness, the flash and thunder
Roll behind us with a longing
And sadness, the clouds will break
Hold me whisper gently
This is what we're made for
How we learn who we are
It defines us, ever reminding us
That life never is
More precious than this
So hold me, whisper gently
That there's nothing to fear
You'll always be near
To remind me, stand behind me
Although life can be rough
We can never give up
Never give up
Time here all but means nothing just shadows that move 'cross the wall.
They keep me company but they don't ask of me, they don't say nothing at all.
I need just a little more silence, I need just a little more time.
You send your thieves to me silently stalking me, dragging me into your war
Would you give me no choice in this? I know you can't resist trying to re-open a sore.
So leave me be, I don't want to argue. I just get confused and I come all undone.
If I agree well, it's just to appease you 'cause I don't remember what we're fighting for.
You see love a tight thorny thread that you spin in a circle of gold
To have me, to hold me, a token for all to see, captured to be yours alone
I need just a little more silence, yeah I need just a little more time
For courage to pull away, there will be hell to pay deeper you cut to the bone.
So leave me be, I don't want to argue. I just get confused and I come all undone.
If I agree well, it's just to appease you 'cause I don't remember what we're fighting for.
Time here all but means nothing just shadows that move 'cross the walls
They keep me company but they don't ask of me, they don't say nothing at all
So leave me be, I don't want to argue. I just get confused and I come all undone.
If I agree well, it's just to appease you 'cause I don't remember what we're fighting for...
-- Sarah McLachlan
I'm tired of the arguement...
No man, no madness
Though their sad power may prevail
Can possess, conquer, my country's heart
They rise to f ail
She is eternal
Long before nations' lines were drawn
When no flags flew, when no armies stood
My land was born.
And you ask me why I love her
Through wars, death and despair
She is the constant, we who don't care
And you wonder will I leave her - but how?
I cross over borders but I'm still there now.
How can I leave her?
Where would I start?
Let man's petty nations tear themselves apart
My land's only borders lie around my heart.
Anatoly - Chess
....A year later... and once again I find myself putting this song on constant repeat...
Look at your young men fighting
Look at your women crying
Look at your young men dying
The way they've always done before...
Look at the hate we're breeding
Look at the fear we're feeding
Look at the lives we're leading
The way we've always done before...
My hands are tied
The billions shift from side to side
And the wars go on with brainwashed pride
For the love of God and our human rights
And all these things are swept aside
By bloody hands time can't deny
And are washed away by your genocide
And history hides the lies of our civil wars...
D'you wear a black armband
When they shot the man
Who said "Peace could last forever."?
And in my in my first memories
They shot Kennedy
An' I went numb when I learned to see
So I never fell for Vietnam
We got the Wall of DC to remind us all
That you can't trust freedom
When it's not in your hands
When everybody's fightin'
For their promised land...
And
I don't need your civil war
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor
Your power hungry sellin' soldiers
In a human grocery store
Ain't that fresh?
I don't need your civil war...
Look at the shoes you're filling
Look at the blood we're spilling
Look at the world we're killing
The way we've always done before
Look in the doubt we've wallowed
Look at the leaders we've followed
Look at the lies we've swallowed
And I don't want to hear no more...
My hands are tied
For all I've seen has changed my mind
But still the wars go on as the years go by
With no love of God or human rights
'Cause all these dreams are swept aside
By bloody hands of the hypnotized
Who carry the cross of homicide
And history bears the scars of our civil wars...
I don't need your civil war
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor
Your power hungry sellin' soldiers
In a human grocery store
Ain't that fresh
And I don't need your civil war...
I don't need one more war...
Whaz so civil 'bout war anyway...
... I've decided that Axl Rose is a genius and a beautiful human being...