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Post by wren on Nov 28, 2006 13:23:05 GMT -5
Southbound Train (Julie Gold)
I’m sitting on a southbound train Staring at the sky I’m thinking of my childhood And I’m trying not to cry While the stranger sleeps against me And it feels like I’m his wife The towns and cities flutter past Like the pages of my life
My heart is on the baggage rack It’s heavy as can be I wish that I could find someone To carry it for me To pay it some attention To handle it with care Because it has been dropped and is in need of some repair
Some things I know Some things I guess Some things I wish that I could learn to express Like the way that I feel as I stare at the sky And remember your voice and the sound of goodbye
Maybe it’s the autumn chill Maybe it’s the rain Maybe I should wake the stranger and ask him his name But my eyes they would betray me And my words would not defend No I must learn to wait my turn Before I love again
Some things I know Some things I guess Some things I wish that I could learn to express Like the way that I feel as I stare at the sky And remember your voice and the sound of goodbye
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Post by wren on Jan 7, 2007 18:04:40 GMT -5
Never-ending Road (Amhrán Duit) (Loreena McKennitt)
The road now leads onward As far as can be Winding lanes And hedgerows in threes By purple mountains Round every bend All roads lead to you There is no journey's end
Here is my heart and I give it to you Take me with you across this land These are my dreams, so simple and few Dreams we hold in the palm of our hands
Deep in the winter Amidst falling snow High in the air Where the bells they all toll And now all around me I feel you still here Such is the journey No mystery to fear
Here is my heart and I give it to you Take me with you across this land These are my dreams, so simple so few Dreams we hold in the palm of our hands
The road now leads onward I know not where I feel in my heart That you will be there Whenever a storm comes Whatever our fears The journey goes on As your love ever nears
Here is my heart and I give it to you Take me with you across this land These are my dreams, so simple and few Dreams we hold in the palm of our hands
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Post by ihrian on Jan 8, 2007 1:29:55 GMT -5
i ordered her new cd the other day..i found it at the cd shop, but when i finally had some money and went back for it, they were all gone...so they're gonna get one for me cant wait!!!
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Post by ihrian on Jan 8, 2007 1:39:50 GMT -5
ok, loreena mckennitt then..i have never, ever stopped loving this song The Old Ways on a dark new years night, on the west coast of Clare i heard your voice, singing your eyes danced the song, your hands played the tune twas a vision before me we left the music behind, and the dance carried on as we stole away to the seashore and we smelt the brine, felt the wind in our hair with sadness you paused suddenly i knew, that youd have to go your world was not mine, your eyes told me so yet it was there, i felt the crossroads of time and i wondered why... as we cast our gaze on the tumbling sea a vision came o'er me of thundering hooves, and beating wings in the clouds above turning to go, i heard you call out my name like a bird in a cage, spreading its wings to fly 'the old ways are lost' you sang as you flew, and i wondered why.. the thundering waves, are calling me home, home to you the pounding sea is calling me home, home to you
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Post by wren on Jan 8, 2007 2:05:48 GMT -5
Oh, gods, Ihrian, I love that one too! The new CD is great! You'll love it... here's another new one... The English Ladye and the Knight
It was an English ladye bright, (The sun shines fair on Carlisle wall) And she would marry a Scottish knight, For Love will still be lord of all.
Blithely they saw the rising sun When he shone fair on Carlisle wall; But they were sad ere day was done, Though Love was still the lord of all.
Her sire gave brooch and jewel fine, Where the sun shines fair on Carlisle wall; Her brother gave but a flask of wine, For ire that Love was lord of all.
For she had lands both meadow and lea, Where the sun shines fair on Carlisle wall, For he swore her death, ere he would see A Scottish knight the lord of all.
That wine she had not tasted well (The sun shines fair on Carlisle wall) When dead, in her true love's arms, she fell, For Love was still the lord of all!
He pierced her brother to the heart, Where the sun shines fair on Carlisle wall, So perish all would true love part That Love may still be lord of all!
And then he took the cross divine, Where the sun shines fair on Carlisle wall, And died for her sake in Palestine; So Love was still the lord of all.
Now all ye lovers, that faithful prove, (The sun shines fair on Carlisle wall) Pray for their souls who died for love, For Love shall still be lord of all!
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Post by ihrian on Jan 13, 2007 6:20:09 GMT -5
i got it i got it i got it!!! YAY!!! oh i do love it---tho not quite as good as her older ones. but tis stil really great!! i rather like caravanserai..think thats right and neverending road..but they are all good heres another then.. Full Circle...LM stars were falling, deep in the darkness, as prayers rose, softly, petals at dawn and as i listened, your voice seemed so clear so calmly, you were calling your god Somewhere the sun rose, o'er dunes in the desert such was the stillness, I ne'er felt before Was this the question, pulling, pulling, pulling you in your heart, in your soul, did you find peace there? Elsewhere a snowfall, the first in the winter covered the ground as the bells filled the air You in your robes sang, calling, calling, calling him in your heart, in your soul, did you find peace there? in your heart, in your soul, did you find peace there?
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Post by KittyLane on Feb 7, 2007 16:32:10 GMT -5
Like A Stone video by AudioslaveOn a cobweb afternoon In a room full of emptiness By a freeway I confess I was lost in the pages Of a book full of death Reading how we'll die alone And if we're good we'll lay to rest Anywhere we want to go In your house I long to be Room by room patiently I'll wait for you there Like a stone I'll wait for you there Alone And on my deathbed I will pray To the gods and the angels Like a pagan to anyone Who will take me to heaven To a place I recall I was there so long ago The sky was bruised The wine was bled And there you led me on In your house I long to be Room by room patiently I'll wait for you there Like a stone I'll wait for you there Alone, alone And on I read Until the day was gone And I sat in regret Of all the things that I've done For all that I've blessed And all that I've wronged In dreams until my death I will wander on In your house I long to be Room by room patiently I'll wait for you there Like a stone I'll wait for you there Alone, alone
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Post by KittyLane on Feb 7, 2007 16:32:55 GMT -5
love to listen to that song and sing it when I am being meloncholy
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Post by KittyLane on Feb 7, 2007 16:37:52 GMT -5
Cold video by Crossfadeanother sing-a-long for me. Looking back at me I see That I never really got it right I never stopped to think of you I'm always wrapped up in Things I cannot win You are the antidote that gets me by Something strong Like a drug that gets me high [Chorus x2:] What I really meant to say Is I'm sorry for the way I am I never meant to be so cold To you I'm sorry about all the lies Maybe in a different light You could see me stand on my own again Cause now i can see You were the antidote that got me by Something strong like a drug that got me high [Chorus x2] I never meant to be so cold I never really wanted you to see The screwed up side of me that I keep Locked inside of me so deep It always seems to get to me I never really wanted you to go So many things you should have known I guess for me theres just no hope I never meant to be so cold [Chorus x2]
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Post by ihrian on Feb 7, 2007 20:50:04 GMT -5
this is one of my favourite songs that we play at the pub...tis so funny, poor ned, we hang him every week Poor Ned Eighteen-hundred and seventy-eight was the year I remember so well. They put my father in an early grave and slung my mother in gaol. Now I don't know what's right or wrong But they hung Christ on nails. Six kids at home and two still on the breast They wouldn't even give us bail. chp: Poor Ned, you're better off dead. At least you'll get some peace of mind. You're out on the track, They're right on your back, Boy, they're gonna hang you high. You know I wrote a letter 'bout Stringy Bark Creek So they would understand That I might be a bushranger But I'm not a murdering man. I didn't want to shoot Kennedy Or that copper Lonnigan. He alone could have saved his life By throwing down his gun. You know they took Ned Kelly And they hung him in the Melbourne Gaol. He fought so very bravely Dressed in iron mail. And no man single handed Can hope to break the bars. There's a thousand like Ned Kelly Who'll hoist the flag of stars.
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Post by KittyLane on Feb 7, 2007 22:47:48 GMT -5
oh that is just too great! thanks!
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Post by Der Trommler on Feb 11, 2007 11:28:53 GMT -5
This is a couple of Rush tunes (my favorite band). Neil Peart writes the lyrics & I thought I'd share.
Animate Me Goddess in my garden Sister in my soul Angel in my armor Actress in my role
Daughter of a demon-lover Empress of the hidden face Priestess of the pagan mother Ancient queen of inner space
Spirit in my psyche Double in my role Alter in my image Struggle for control
Mistress of the dark unconscious Mermaid of the lunar sea Daughter of the great enchantress Sister to the boy inside of me
My counterpart - my foolish heart A man must learn to rule his tender part A warming trend - a gentle friend A man must build a fortress to defend
A secret face - a touch of grace A man must learn to give a little space A peaceful state - a submissive trait A man must learn to gently dominate
Between Sun & Moon There is a lake between sun and moon Not too many know about In the silence between whisper and shout The space between wonder and doubt
This is a fine place Shining face to face Those bonfire lights in the mirror of sky The space between wonder and why
ahh yes to yes to ahh ahh to yes why the sun why the sun
There is a fine line between love and illusion - A fine place to penetrate The gap between actor and act The lens between wishes and fact
This is a fine place To hesitate Those bonfire lights in the lake of sky The time between wonder and why
Some need to pray to the sun at high noon Some need to howl at the midwinter moon Reborn and baptized in a moment of grace We just need a break - From the headlong race
ahh yes to yes to ahh ahh to yes why the sun why the sun
This is a fine place, shining face to face These bonfire lights in the mirrored sky The space between wonder and why
Totem I've got twelve disciples and a Buddha smile The Garden of Allah, Viking Valhalla A miracle once in a while
I've got a pantheon of animals in a pagan soul Vishnu and Gaia - Aztec and Maya Dance around my totem pole
I believe in what I see I believe in what I hear I believe that what I'm feeling Changes how the world appears
Angels and demons dancing in my head Lunatics and monsters underneath my bed Media messiahs preying on my fears Pop culture prophets playing in my ears
I've got celestial mechanics To synchronize my stars Seasonal migrations - daily variations World of the unlikely and bizarre
I've got idols and icons, unspoken holy vows Thoughts to keep well-hidden - Sacred and forbidden Free to browse among the holy cows
That's why I believe
Angels and demons inside of me Saviors and Satans all around me
Sweet chariot, swing low, coming for me
These songs, ironically, were my favorite to play drums to. I never really knew why until I sat down & read the lyrics later.
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Post by KittyLane on Feb 11, 2007 23:00:42 GMT -5
i really like those iwould love to hear them
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Post by Der Trommler on Feb 15, 2007 9:16:34 GMT -5
I can make a copy of them for you! Wouldn't able to upload to here.....with all the craze about Napster & pirating songs!!! I'm trying to think of how you can here them....Anyone got suggestions?
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Post by Der Trommler on Feb 15, 2007 9:32:37 GMT -5
This is a couple of songs from Rush's latest album...it is noted that the artwork in this had several things related to Pagans (ie: a tarot deck that is noted in this song)
Peaceable Kingdom
A wave toward the clearing the sky
All this time we're talking and sharing our Rational View A billion other voices are spreading other news All this time we're living and trying to understand Why a billion other choices are making their demands
Talk of a Peaceable Kingdom Talk of a time without fear The ones we wish would listen Are never going to hear
Justice against The Hanged Man Knight of Wands against the hour Swords against the kingdom Time against The Tower
All this time we're shuffling and laying out all our cards While a billion other dealers are slipping past our guards All this time we're hoping and praying we all might learn While a billion other teachers are teaching them how to burn
Dream of a Peaceable Kingdom Dream of a time without war The ones we wish would hear us Have heard it all before
A wave toward the clearing sky A wave toward the clearing sky
The Hermit against The Lovers Or the Devil against the Fool Swords against the kingdom The Wheel against the rules
All this time we're burning like bonfires in the dark A billion other blazes are shooting off their sparks Every spark a drifting ember of desire To fall upon the earth and spark another fire
A homeward angel on the fly A wave toward the clearing sky
This one....well, I'll let you read
Sweet Miracle I wasn't walking on water I was standing on a reef When the tide came in Swept beneath the surface Lost without a trace No hope at all No hope at all
Oh - sweet miracle Oh - sweet miracle Of life
I wasn't walking with angels I was talking to myself Rising up to the surface Raging against the night Starless night
Oh - sweet miracle Love's sweet miracle Of life
Oh salvation Oh salvation
I wasn't praying for magic I was hiding in plain sight Rising up from the surface To fly into the light
For those into the new movie coming out....
Ghost Rider
Pack up all those phantoms Shoulder that invisible load Keep on riding north and west Haunting that wilderness road Like a ghost rider
Carry all those phantoms Through bitter wind and stormy skies From the desert to the mountain From the lowest low to the highest high Like a ghost rider
Keep on riding North and West Then circle South and East Show me beauty, but there is no peace For the ghost rider
Shadows on the road behind Shadows on the road ahead Nothing can stop you now
There's a shadow on the road behind There's a shadow on the road ahead Nothing can stop you now
Sunrise in the mirror Lightens that invisible load Riding on a nameless quest Haunting that wilderness road Like a ghost rider
Just an escape artist Racing against the night A wandering hermit Racing toward the light
From the White Sands To the Canyonlands To the redwood stands To the Barren Lands
Sunrise on the road behind Sunset on the road ahead There's nothing to stop you now Nothing can stop you now
(ok....this is not about the actual comic book character but Neil's healing process from the loss of his wife to cancer & his daughter to an accident less than a year later. Contemplating suicide, he decides to take his motor bike out riding North America. Rush halted everything for 5 years...his book is of the same name)
Stars Look Down
Like the fly on the wheel, who says "What a lot of dust we're raising" Are you under the illusion That you're part of this scheme? Seems like a lifetime ago You could look with pride On your world of dreams
What is the meaning of this? And the stars look down What are you trying to do? And the stars look down Was it something I said And the stars look down
Like the rat in a maze who says, "Watch me choose my own direction" Are you under the illusion The path is winding your way? Are you surprised by confusion When it leads you astray? Have you lived a lifetime today - Or do you feel like you just got carried away?
What is the meaning of this? And the stars look down What are you trying to do? And the stars look down Was it something I said? And the stars look down Something you'd like me to do? And the stars look down
The stars look down
There's more that I'll be posting on this as I truly believe he is either Pagan or Buddhist....He is a very learned man & it shows in his writing...but still his writing seems to always touch down on Pagan views.....
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