Revisiting The Velvet Underground on Spotify. So utterly superb.
I’m a living sunset
Lightning in my bones
Push me to the edge
But my will is stone
Fools will be fools
And wise will be wise
But i will look this world
Straight in the eyes
What good is a man
Who won’t take a stand
What good is a cynic
With no better plan
Reality is sharp
It cuts at me like a knife
Everyone i know
Is in the fight of their life
Take your face out of your hands
And clear your eyes
You have a right to your dreams
And don’t be denied
I believe in a better way
I love LOVE this song!
Once the nursery rhyme bit finishes, this song is just not long enough. Nowhere near. Amazing. Velvet Underground have made some really long records in the past. Why didn’t they with this little beauty?
As I raise my head to broadcast my objection
As your latest triumph draws the final straw
Who died and lifted you up to perfection?
And what silenced me is written into law.
I can’t believe where circumstance has thrown me
And I turn my head away
If I look I’m not sure that I could face you.
Not again. not today. not today.
If hatred makes a play on me tomorrow
And forgiveness takes a back seat to revenge
There’s a hurt down deep that has not been corrected.
There’s a voice in me that says you will not win.
And if I ignore the voice inside,
Raise a half glass to my home.
But it’s there that I am most afraid,
And forgetting doesn’t hold. it doesn’t hold.
Now I don’t believe and I never did
That two wrongs make a right.
If the world were filled with the likes of you
Then I’m putting up a fight. I’m putting up a fight.
Putting up a fight. make it right. make it right.
Now love cannot be called into question.
Forgiveness is the only hope I hold.
And love- love will be my strongest weapon.
I do believe that I am not alone.
For this fear will not destroy me.
And the tears that have been shed
It’s knowing now where I am weakest
And the voice in my head. in my head.
Then I raise my voice up higher
And I look you in the eye
And I offer love with one condition.
With conviction, tell me why.
Tell me why.
Tell me why.
Look me in the eye.
Tell me why.
REM: Final Straw
Those who feel the breath of sadness
Sit down next to me
Those who find they’re touched by madness
Sit down next to me
Those who find themselves ridiculous
Sit down next to me
Love, in fear, in hate, in tears
Posted by green party digital campaign team on April 4, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Hello
We’d really love to contact you to tell you about our online campaign and how we need your help!
Have a nice weekend.
Digital team for Green Party
Posted by Jose on June 24, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Excellent, this section will make the blog much more attractive.
Posted by earthpal on June 25, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Thanks Jose. I love music and I love telling people what my favourites are.
Posted by dee lourens on February 28, 2012 at 8:58 am
I am writing to you from South Africa to tell you about THE EARTH JUNKIES PROJECT and our development of ‘The First Global Children’s Charter for the Rights for Mother Earth’. We foster ecological citizenship amongst children in their foundation years.
Please see our trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCwOxcwAPfE
We are really trying to get global online exposure, following and support for our next phase. We thought the fresh and empathetic qualities of THE EARTH JUNKIES PROJECT would definitely resonate with you and your audience. We would like to connect with people from all over the world. The details of our next phase is specified here:
http://www.indiegogo.com/Earth-Junkies?a=416460
We hope you enjoy watching the 5min film and that you like it enough for you to possibly help us by sharing the trailer on Twitter, Facebook and your website. We will be happy to provide you with any additional writing or photographs for inserts.
We are so grateful for your time.
Kindest Regards,
Dee Lourens
Posted by Lisa Devaney on May 4, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Hi there,
We’d like to invite you to come along and check out the green side of summer festivals at Nozstock: The Hidden Valley, 27-29 July 2012. We are happy to add you to the press list.
Check out what we are doing this year in our Green Policy:
Click to access NozTHV_Green_Policy_300611.pdf
To secure your press pass please contact me: lisa AT namepr DOT co DOT uk
Cheers,
-Lisa