BestIKenster Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 hand over fist paper around the stone scissors cut the paper cut the paper to the bone hand over fist paper around the stone scissors cut the paper and the rock must stand alone I could disappear into the crowd but not if I keep my head in the clouds I could walk away so proud it's easy enough if you don't laugh too loud I thought I was okay alone wait for the postman and the telephone lost in a world of my own I thought I could run alone thought I could run through the night alone Hand over hand Doesn't seem so much Hand over hand Is the strength of the common touch you talk as we walk along you never imagined I could be so wrong humming your favorite song you know I've hated that song for so long how can we ever agree? like the rest of the world we grow farther apart I swear you don't listen to me holding my hand to my heart holding my fist to my racing heart Take a walk outside myself In some exotic land Greet a passing stranger Feel the strength in his hand Feel the world expand I feel my spirit resist But I open up my fist Lay hand over hand over Hand over fist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BestIKenster Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Well, I can see what you mean It just takes me longer And I can feel what you feel It just makes you stronger I know, I know, I know Oh, the feeling grows I see, I see, I see It's got to be You can take me for a little while You can take me, you can make me smile in the end Well, I can do what you do You just do it better And I can cry like you cry It just makes me sadder Well, I can shine like you shine It doesn't make me brighter But if I think like you think It don't make my load much lighter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I said I played this song so many times before That the melody keeps repeating Growing new ideas, flowing chords and notes Like a mountain river bleeding Well, I say as I look back at all the thoughts I've had They reflect just what I'm learning Yes, you know that the hardest part, yes, I say it is to stay on top On top of a world forever churning Well, you say you can laugh, but I can see that your eyes are glass Well, do you see, can't you see, what I'm feeling? Yes, I've seen your face before Why, I've seen it everywhere Showing up to me without a scent revealing Well, I said will it ever change? Will it stay the same? I'd surely like to know before it's over Well, I said I played some I said it won't be long Won't be long before I stop and play it over You know I've, I've seen your face before Is it ever gonna, ever gonna change again? Oh, oh, I've, I've been in one place too long Is it ever gonna, ever gonna change again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 It was long after midnight When we got to unconditional love She said sure, my heart is boundless But don't push my limits too far I said if love was so transcendant I don't understand these boundaries She said just don't disappoint me - You know how complex women are I'll be around If you don't let me down Too far It was just before sunrise When we started on traditional roles She said sure I'll be your partner But don't make too many demands I said if love has these conditions I don't understand those songs you love She said this is not a love song This isn't fantasy-land I'll be around If you don't push me down Too far DON'T GO TOO FAR - The phosphorescent wave on a tropical sea Is a cold fire DON'T CROSS THE LINE - The pattern of moonlight on the bedroom floor Is a cold fire DON'T LET ME DOWN - The flame at the heart of a pawnbroker's diamond Is a cold fire DON'T BREAK THE SPELL - The look in your eyes as you head for the door Is a cold fire Love is blind if you are gentle Love can turn to a long, cold burn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Love won't see me comin' On a Sunday noon today Still don't believe we're fadin' But now the world should wait And now you're finally listenin' To what I have to say Well, the time is right And it is today Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Maybe we could talk about it And try to get it straight After all these years, baby Maybe it's too late But I really need to Have you by my side And that's the only feelin' Baby, I can't hide Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Well you aren't listenin' I ain't talkin' We ain't gettin' nowhere I keep tryin' to get through to you baby All you do is stare I don't wanna see that I need you by my side Well, I don't want to be your lover Babe, I wanna be your man Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Well, now my story's over, baby And I ain't gonna tell it twice Well, you better start listenin' Or get out of my life Or you're gonna be left out I said left out in the cold Yeah, before you get my lovin' Babe, you'll be too old Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Well, I'm talkin' to you baby Well, I said yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 In the high school halls In the shopping malls Conform or be cast out In the basement bars In the backs of cars Be cool or be cast out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arleen2112 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 "To seek the sacred river Alph To walk the caves of ice To break my fast on honeydew And drink the milk of Paradise..." I had heard the whispered tales of immortality The deepest mystery From an ancient book I took a clue I scaled the frozen mountain tops of eastern lands unknown Time and Man alone Searching for the lost Xanadu Xanaduuu To stand within the Pleasure Dome Decreed by Kubla Khan To taste anew the fruits of life The last immortal man To find the sacred river Alph To walk the caves of ice Oh, I will dine on honeydew And drink the milk of Paradise A thousand years have come and gone but time has passed me by Stars stopped in the sky Frozen in an everlasting view Waiting for the world to end, weary of the night Praying for the light Prison of the lost Xanadu Xanaduuu Held within the Pleasure Dome Decreed by Kubla Khan To taste my bitter triumph As a mad immortal man Nevermore shall I return Escape these caves of ice For I have dined on honeydew And drunk the milk of Paradise Or is it Paradise?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I see the Middle Kingdom between Heaven and Earth Like the Chinese call the country of their birth We all figure that our homes are set above Other people than the ones we know and love In every place with a name They play the same territorial game Hiding behind the lines Sending up warning signs The whole wide world An endless universe Yet we keep looking through The eyeglass in reverse Don't feed the people But we feed the machines Can't really feel What international means In different circles We keep holding our ground Indifferent circles We keep spinning round and round We see so many tribes - overrun and undermined While their invaders dream of lands they've left behind Better people - better food - and better beer Why move around the world when Eden was so near? The bosses get talking so tough And if that wasn't evil enough We get the drunken and passionate pride Of the citizens along for the ride They shoot without shame In the name of a piece of dirt For a change of accent Or the colour of your shirt Better the pride that resides In a citizen of the world Than the pride that divides When a colourful rag is unfurled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I went to the crossroads, fell down on my knees I went to the crossroads, fell down on my knees Asked the Lord above, have mercy now, save poor Bob if you please Standin' at the crossroads, tried to flag a ride Whee-hee, I tried to flag a ride Didn't nobody seem to know me, everybody pass me by Standin' at the crossroads, risin' sun goin' down Standin' at the crossroads baby, the risin' sun goin' down I believe to my soul now, po' Bob is sinkin' down You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown That I got the crossroad blues this mornin', Lord, baby I'm sinkin' down I went to the crossroad, mama, I looked east and west I went to the crossroad, babe, I looked east and west Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman, ooh well, babe, in my distress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 The clouds prepare for battle In the dark and brooding silence Bruised and sullen stormclouds Have the light of day obscured Looming low and ominous In twilight premature Thunderheads are rumbling In a distant overture All at once, The clouds are parted Light streams down In bright unbroken beams Follow men's eyes As they look to the skies The shifting shafts of shining Weave the fabric of their dreams... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 How many times Do we tire of all the little battles Threaten to call it quits Tempted to cut and run How many times Do we weather out the stormy evenings Long to slam the front door Drive away into the setting sun Keep going on till dawn How many times must another line be drawn We could be down and gone But we hold on How many times Do we chafe against the repetition Straining against a fate Measured out in coffee breaks How many times Do we swallow our ambition Long to give up the same old way Find another road to take Keep holding on so long 'Cause there's a chance that we might not be so wrong We could be down and gone But we hold on How many times Do we wonder if it's even worth it Theres got to be some other way Way to get me through the day Keep going on till dawn How many times must another line be drawn We could be down and gone But we hold on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 A memo to a higher office Open letter to the powers-that-be To a God, a king, a head of state A captain of industry To the movers and the shakers- Can't everybody see? It ought to be second nature- I mean, the places where we live! Let's talk about this sensibly- We're not insensitive I know progress has no patience- But something's got to give I know you're different- You know I'm the same We're both too busy To be taking the blame I'd like some changes But you don't have the time We can't go on thinking It's a victimless crime No one is blameless But we're all without shame We fight the fire- While we're feeding the flames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Well, I can see what you mean It just takes me longer And I can feel what you feel It just makes you stronger I know, I know, I know Oh, the feeling grows I see, I see, I see It's got to be You can take me for a little while You can take me, you can make me smile in the end Well, I can do what you do You just do it better And I can cry like you cry It just makes me sadder Well, I can shine like you shine It doesn't make me brighter But if I think like you think It don't make my load much lighter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timintey Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 The office door closed early The hidden bottle came out The salesman turned to close the blinds A little slow now, a little stout But he's still heading down those tracks Any day now for sure Another day as drab as today Is more than a man can endure [Chorus:] Dreams flow across the heartland Feeding on the fires Dreams transport desires Drive you when you're down Dreams transport the ones who need to get out of town The boy walks with his best friend Through the fields of early May They walk awhile in silence One close, one far away But he'd be climbing on that bus Just him and his guitar To blaze across the heavens Like a brilliant shooting star The middle aged Madonna Calls her neighbor on the phone Day by day the seasons pass And leave her life alone But she'll go walking out that door On some bright afternoon To go and paint big cities From a lonely attic room It's understood By every single person Who'd be elsewhere if they could So far so good And life's not unpleasant In their little neighborhood [Chorus] They dream in Middletown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I. At The Tobes Of Hades The Tobes of Hades, lit by flickering torchlight The netherworld is gathered in the glare Prince By-Tor takes the cavern to the north light The sign of Eth is rising in the air. By-Tor, knight of darkness, Centurion of evil, devil's prince. II. Across The Styx Across the River Styx, out of the lamplight His nemesis is waiting at the gate The Snow Dog, ermine glowing in the damp night Coal-black eyes shimmering with hate. By-Tor and the Snow Dog Square for battle, let the fray begin... III. The Battle i) Challenge And Defiance ii) 7/4 War Furor iii) Aftermath iv) Hymn of Triumph IV. Epilogue The battle's over and the dust is clearing Disciples of the Snow Dog sound the knell Rejoicing echoes as the dawn is nearing By-Tor in defeat retreats to Hell Snow Dog is victorious The land of the Overworld is saved again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I Grim-faced and forbidding, Their faces closed tight, An angular mass of New Yorkers Pacing in rhythm, Race the oncoming night, They chase through the streets of Manhattan. Head-first humanity, Pause at a light, Then flow through the streets of the city. They seem oblivious To a soft spring rain, Like an English rain So light, yet endless From a leaden sky. The buildings are lost In their limitless rise. My feet catch the pulse And the purposeful stride. I feel the sense of possibilities, I feel the wrench of hard realities. The focus is sharp in the city. II Wide-angle watcher On life's ancient tales, Steeped in the history of London. Green and grey washes In a wispy white veil Mist in the streets of Westminster. Wistful and weathered, The pride still prevails, Alive in the streets of the city. Are they oblivious To this quality? A quality Of light unique to Every city's streets. Pavements may teem With intense energy, But the city is calm In this violent sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 A modest man from Mandrake Travelled rich to the city He had a need to discover A use for his newly-found wealth Because he was human Because he had goodness Because he was moral They called him insane Delusions of grandeur Visions of splendour A manic depressive He walks in the rain Eyes wide open Heart undefended Innocence untarnished Cinderella Man Doing what you can They can't understand What it means Cinderella Man Hang on to your plans Try as they might They cannot steal your dreams In the betrayal of his love he awakened To face a world of cold reality And a look in the eyes of the hungry Awakened him to what he could do He held up his riches To challenge the hungry Purposeful motion For one so insane They tried to fight him Just couldn't beat him This manic depressive Who walks in the rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timintey Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Trust to your instincts If it's safely restrained Lightning reactions Must be carefully trained Heat of the moment Curse of the young Spit out your anger Don't swallow your tongue [Chorus:] Stick it out Don't swallow the poison Spit it out Don't swallow your pride Stick it out Don't swallow your anger Spit it out Don't swallow the lies Natural reflex Pendulum swing You might be too dizzy To do the right thing Trial under fire Ultimate proof Moment of crisis Don't swallow the truth [Chorus] Each time we bathe our reactions In artificial light Each time we alter the focus To make the wrong moves seem right You get so used to deception You make yourself a nervous wreck You get so used to surrender Running back to cover your neck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I'm runnin' here, I'm runnin' there I'm lookin' for a girl 'Cause there's nothin' I need, there's nothin' I want more In the whole wide world Well, I need it quick and I need it now Before I start to fade away That's why I'm searchin', that's why I'm lookin' Each and ev'ry day [Chorus:] Ooh, I need some love I said I need some love Ooh yes, I need some love This feelin' I can't rise above Ooh, yeah, yeah Well, I been hustlin' here, I been hustlin' there I been searchin' for about a week And I started feelin' this strange sensation My knees are startin' gettin' weak Well, I need what keeps a young man alive I'm sayin' I need it now I'm gonna get the message across to you Some way, some how Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 A boy alone, so far from home Endless rooftops from my window I felt the gloom of empty rooms On rainy afternoons Sometimes in confusion I felt so lost and disillusioned Innocence gave me confidence To go up against reality All the same, we take our chances Laughed at by Time Tricked by Circumstances Plus ca change Plus c'est la meme chose The more that things change The more they stay the same Now I've gained some understanding Of the only world that we see Things that I once dreamed of Have become reality These walls that still surround me Still contain the same old me Just one more who's searching for A world that ought to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Driving away to the east, and into the past History receeds in my rear-view mirror Carried away on a wave of music down a desert road Memory humming at the heart of a factory town All my life I've been workin' them angels overtime Riding and driving and living So close to the edge Workin' them angels - Overtime Riding through the Range of Light to the wounded city Filling my spirit with the wildest wish to fly Taking the high road to the wounded city Memory strumming at the heart of a moving picture All this time I've been workin' them angels overtime Riding and driving and flying Just over the edge Workin' them angels - Overtime Driving down the razor's edge 'tween the past and the future Turn up the music and smile Get carried away on the songs and stories of vanished times Memory drumming at the heart of an English winter Memories beating at the heart of an African village Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Prologue In the constellation of Cygnus There lurks a mysterious, invisible force The Black Hole Of Cygnus X-1 Six Stars of the Northern Cross In mourning for their sister's loss In a final flash of glory Nevermore to grace the night... 1 Invisible To telescopic eye Infinity The star that would not die All who dare To cross her course Are swallowed by A fearsome force Through the void To be destroyed Or is there something more? Atomized - at the core Or through the Astral Door - To soar... 2 I set a course just east of Lyra And northwest of Pegasus Flew into the light of Deneb Sailed across the Milky Way On my ship, the 'Rocinante' Wheeling through the galaxies, Headed for the heart of Cygnus Headlong into mystery The x-ray is her siren song My ship cannot resist her long Nearer to my deadly goal Until the Black Hole - Gains control... 3 Spinning, whirling, Still descending Like a spiral sea, Unending Sound and fury Drowns my heart Every nerve Is torn apart.... To be continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I. Prelude When our weary world was young The struggle of the Ancients first began The Gods of Love and Reason Sought alone to rule the fate of Man They battled through the ages But still neither force would yield The people were divided Every soul a battlefield... II. Apollo Bringer of Wisdom 'I bring Truth and Understanding I bring Wit and Wisdom fair Precious gifts beyond compare We can build a world of wonder I can make you all aware' 'I will find you food and shelter Show you fire to keep you warm Through the endless winter storm You can live in grace and comfort In the world that you transform.' The people were delighted Coming forth to claim their prize They ran to build their cities And converse among the wise But one day the streets fell silent Yet they knew not what was wrong The urge to build these fine things Seemed not to be so strong The wise men were consulted And the Bridge of Death was crossed In quest of Dionysus To find out what they had lost... III. Dionysus Bringer of Love 'I bring Love to give you solace In the darkness of the night In the Heart's eternal light You need only trust your feelings; Only Love can steer you right' 'I bring Laughter, I bring Music I bring Joy and I bring Tears I will soothe your primal fears Throw off those chains of Reason And your prison disappears' The cities were abandoned And the forests echoed song They danced and lived as brothers; They knew Love could not be wrong Food and wine they had aplenty And they slept beneath the stars The people were contented And the Gods watched from afar But the winter fell upon them And it caught them unprepared Bringing wolves and cold starvation And the hearts of men despaired... IV. Armageddon The Battle of Heart and Mind The Universe divided As the Heart and Mind collided With the people left unguided For so many troubled years In a cloud of doubts and fears Their world was torn asunder Into hollow hemispheres Some fought themselves, some fought each other Most just followed one another Lost and aimless like their brothers For their Hearts were so unclear And the Truth could not appear Their spirits were divided Into blinded hemispheres Some who did not fight Brought tales of old to light My 'Rocinante' sailed by night On her final flight To the heart of Cygnus' fearsome force We set our course Spiralled through that timeless space To this immortal place V. Cygnus Bringer of Balance I have memory and awareness But I have no shape or form As a disembodied spirit I am dead and yet unborn I have passed into Olympus As was told in tales of old To the city of Immortals Marble white and purest gold I see the Gods in battle rage on high Thunderbolts across the sky I cannot move, I cannot hide I feel a silent scream begin inside Then all at once the Chaos ceased A stillness fell, a sudden peace The Warriors felt my silent cry And stayed their struggle, mystified Apollo was atonished Dionysus thought me mad But they heard my story further And they wondered, and were sad Looking down from Olympus On a world of doubt and fear Its surface splintered Into sorry hemispheres They sat a while in silence Then they turned at last to me 'We will call you Cygnus, The god of Balance you shall be' VI. The Sphere A Kind of Dream We can walk our road together If our goals are all the same We can run alone and free If we pursue a different aim Let the truth of love be lighted Let the love of truth shine clear Sensibility Armed with sense and liberty With the Heart and Mind united In a single perfect sphere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 You can tell me that I got no class Look around, you'll see who's laughin' last Don't give me speeches 'cause they're oh so droll Leave me alone, let me rock and roll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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