Tenure Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 The object is simple: post a few lines from some of your favourite song lyrics, ones that exemplify man as a hero, or which profess self-sufficiency, strength, pride; anything that you feel is inherently-Objectivist. Hopefully we can get people interested in each others songs and checking out those artists - basically, this is a kind of 'post your favourite bands' thread really, only you can actually back up why they're good with some choice quotes from your favourite songs. Here you have a chance to show why they're good. I do understand however that often lyrics don't have quite the impact they do as when they are being sung and have music playing behind them. But let's give it a shot. I'll get the ball rolling with a nice lot of my favourites: Everything seems tempting, But nothing comes for free... I often wonder how you drive, when the roads too dark to see... If you don't stop there, you'll make it through. Stop dreaming, start something When it's in your hand just start anew It's ok to use your ability You must know, it's hard to choose Your righteous lies, you slip and slide And now I want you to just Fade out, the static in my stereo may, Fade out, the new transmission's calling. Have you ever made love to a beautiful girl Made you feel like it's not such a bad world Hey man now you're really living Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor And cry your guts out 'til you got no more Hey man now you're really living Constantly searching to find something new But what will you find when you think that nothing’s true? Maybe it’s that nothing is new So you let me hear songs that were written all about you The good songs weren’t written for you, they’ll never be about you... ... Sing a song about myself, keep singing the song about myself Not some invisible world The process of belief is an elixir when you're weak I must confess, at times I indulge it on the sneak But generally my outlook's not so bleak... ...I'm materialist I ain't no Deist It's there for all to see, so don't talk of hidden mystery with me (and I'm not meek!) Are you going to live your life standing in the back looking around? are you going to waste your time gotta make a move or you'll miss out Someone is going to ask you what it's all about stick around nostalgia won't let you down someone is going to ask you what it's all about what are you going to have to say for yourself? I think that'll do for now. I could go on for hours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kufa Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 (edited) Some people say that i'm not worth it I've made mistakes but nobody's perfect Guess I'll give it a try I've got one last chance to get myself together I can't lose no more time it's now or never and I'll try to remember who i used to be I've got one last chance to get myself together i'm awake, why wait? i dont need someone to tell me who to be today. i'm quite sure, unlike before, came off the road and i forgot what i was looking for. all i see, is a less good version of a man i dont wanna be. all i feel, is you tie me down to something that just isnt real. all i need, is some truth god help me, before the devil buries me, yeah. i cant do nothing, if i cant do something my way, well i must be crazy if i follow every word you say. when the shit comes down, you're the first to walk away Maybe I'm mistaken Expecting you to fight Or maybe I'm just crazy I don't know wrong from right. But while I'm still living I've just got this to say It's always up to you, if you want to be that, Want to see that, want to see it that way. Someone said give, but I just didn't dare What good advice are you waiting to hear? Hearing's alright for them that's all there You'd better gain control now You'd better show 'em all now You'd better make or break now You'd better give and take now You'll have to push and shove now You'll have to find some love now You'd better gain control now I couldn't resist posting these ones: When Karl Marx was a boy he took a hard look around He saw people were starving all over the place while others were painting the town The public spirited boy became a public spirited man So he worked very hard and he read everything until he came up with a plan There'll be no exploitation of the worker or his kin No discrimination 'cause of the color of your skin No more private property It would not be allowed No one could rise too high No one could sink too low or go under completely like some we all know Oh Karl the world isn't fair It isn't and never will be They tried out your plan It brought misery instead If you'd seen how they worked it you'd be glad you were dead just like I'm glad I'm living in the land of the free where the rich just get richer and the poor you don't ever have to see Que pasó pregunto yo -What Happened I ask Pregunto yo que pasó en el mundo hoy - I ask what happened in the world today Que en todos los diarios yo leo las mismas noticias de horror -That in all the papers I read the same news of horror Vidas que callan sin razón -Lives that close/end without reason Porque será que hay tanta guerra -Because it will be if theres so much war Porque será que hay tanta pena -Becasue it will be if theres so much pain Edited June 29, 2007 by kufa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrocktor Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 (edited) I'll go with: You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice. If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill; I will choose a path that's clear- I will choose Free Will! The most endangered species, The honest man, Will still survive annihilation. Forming a world State of integrity, Sensitive, open and strong. No, his mind is not for rent To any god or government Always hopeful, yet discontent He knows changes aren't permanent... But change is! They say there are strangers, who threaten us In our immigrants and infidels They say there is strangeness, too dangerous In our theatres and bookstore shelves That those who know what's best for us Must rise and save us from ourselves... You can twist perceptions Reality won't budge You can raise objections I will be the judge and the jury If the futures looking dark We're the ones who have to shine If there's no one in control We're the ones who draw the line Though we live in trying times; We're the ones who have to try Though we know that time has wings; We're the ones who have to fly! If we keep our pride Though paradise is lost We will pay the price, But we will not count the cost Well, you can stake that claim Good work is the key to good fortune Winners take that praise Losers seldom take that blame I don't believe in destiny, or the guiding hand of fate I don't believe in forever, or love as a mystical state I don't believe in the stars or the planets, or angels watching from above But I believe there's a ghost of a chance we can find someone to love And make it last One day I feel I'm on top of the world And the next it's falling in on me I can get back on I can get back on I've got my own moral compass to steer by A guiding star beats a spirit in the sky And all the preaching voices - Empty vessels ring so loud The guy is too good... Edited June 29, 2007 by mrocktor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kufa Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 I'm gonna see Rush in concert at the end of july. I am so excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Mac Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 Not that I agree with everything Bob Marley said or did, but I really like this particular line from "Get Up, Stand Up"... "Most people think great god will come from the sky, take away everything and make everybody feel high/But if you know what life is worth you will look for yours on earth/And now when you see the light, stand up for your right/Get up stand up, stand up for your right/Get up stand up, don't give up the fight/Life is your right, so don't give up the fight". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KendallJ Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 (edited) I'll go with: The guy is too good... Damn, mrock, you took all my good Rush quotes. Nicely done... Roll the Bones, Counterparts, Moving Pictures, all great albums. Edited June 29, 2007 by KendallJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KendallJ Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 A favorite when I'm feeling high on life. Cowboy Junkies - To Live is to Fly Days up and down they come like rain on a conga drum forget most, remember some but don't turn none away Everything is not enough nothing is too much to bear where you been is good and gone all you keep's the getting there To live is to fly low and high so shake the dust off of your wings and the sleep out of your eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Mac Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 I'm gonna see Rush in concert at the end of july. I am so excited! I saw them in Houston about 10 years ago and they were awesome! Neil Peart's drum solo is one of the most amazing things I've ever heard. And watching Geddy Lee play bass and keyboard at the same time is quite amazing as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrocktor Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 I saw them in Houston about 10 years ago and they were awesome! I saw them in São Paulo (their largest audience ever at 60,000 people!), that was something - way better than the Rio show that ended up on DVD. If you think the crowd was wild on Rush in Rio, you've seen nothing! I'm hoping they bring their Snakes & Arrows tour here, but it doesn't seem likely right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KendallJ Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 (edited) ooh, MRock you forgot one. I have to think they are talking about man's mind. It is the fire that lights itself But it burns with a restless flame The arrow on a moving target The archer must be sure of his aim It is the engine that drives itself But it chooses the uphill climb A bearing on magnetic north Growing farther away all the time ... It is the rocket that ignites itself And launches its way to the stars A driver on a busy freeway Racing the oblivious cars It's the motor of the western world Spinning off to every extreme Pure as a lover's desire Evil as a murderer's dream and the other high on life song... I turn my back to the wind To catch my breath Before I start off again. Driven on without a moment to spend To pass an evening with a drink and a friend I let my skin get too thin I'd like to pause No matter what I pretend Like some pilgrim Who learns to transcend Learns to live as if each step was the end (Time stand still) I'm not looking back But I want to look around me now (Time stand still) See more of the people and the places that surround me now Freeze this moment a little bit longer Make each sensation a little bit stronger Experience slips away Experience slips away Edited June 29, 2007 by KendallJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McVey Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 Helloween had the capacity simultaneously to create fantastic material and also awful nonsense. Here's extracts from some of the best, all of which are on Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1: You, you say that you have lost the way Got no aim, just living for today? Look up to the sky above and see the morning sun again You've got so much power inside so cry it out, my friend I'm alive! There's no use in hanging all around You're a king, can't you see your crown? Look into my eyes, so many things are waiting to be done You just need a friend, together, we will sing along I'm alive! Higher, I've set my own limits and bounds There's a fire burning so hot in my head Oh, I hear you say "That is the way of the world" No, hear what I say, I wanna do so much in my way We've got A little time - to build up our lives A little time - to make up our minds A little time - to fill up our dreams A little time - time... Life can be for living Just try and never give in Tell everyone the way To Future World One day you'll live in happiness with a heart that's full of joy You'll say "the world tomorrow" without fear The feeling of togetherness will be at your side You'll say you love your life and you'll know why 'cause we all live in Future World A world that's full of love Our future life will be glorious Come with me - Future World JJM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JASKN Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 Two verses from Cake's "Short Skirt, Long Jacket": I want a girl with a mind like a diamond I want a girl who knows what's best I want a girl with shoes that cut And eyes that burn like cigarettes I want a girl with the right allocations who is fast and thorough and sharp as a tack, She is playing with her jewelry, she is putting up her hair She is touring the facility and picking up slack I want a girl with a short skirt and a long jacket I want a girl who gets up early I want a girl who stays up late I want a girl with uninterrupted prosperity Who uses a machete to cut through red tape With fingernails that shine like justice And a voice that is dark like tinted glass She is fast, thorough and sharp as a tack, She is touring the facility and picking up slack I want a girl with a short skirt and a looooooong, long jacket Unfortunately they sink the song with the last verse, which reveals the woman to be not all that great, and the implication is that she doesn't know it. Matches the way the song sounds, but after those two verses... man! They really dropped the ball. My favorite is "fingernails that shine like justice..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles2112 Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 One more Peart What you own is your own kingdom What you do is your own glory What you love is your own power What you live is your own story In your head is the answer Let it guide you along Let your heart be the anchor And the beat of your own song Also Peart We can only grow the way the wind blows On a bare and weathered shore We can only bow to the here and now In our elemental war We can only go the way the wind blows We can only bow to the here and now Or be broken down blow by blow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentin Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 "Attack" by 30 Seconds to Mars I won't suffer, be broken, get tired, or wasted Surrender to nothing, or give up what I Started and stopped it, from end to beginning A new day is coming, and I am finally free This verse was nothing short of my anthem (no pun intended) for my first year of college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Man Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 The Fire Theft - Sinatra Believe in all the good things you keep inside There is no freedom in life without freedom of mind I find myself running from fate Whether or not I'm hunted by circumstance Every day, rearranging Wind and waves and the cool of a moon-lit sound Hole in the cloud from the tears of faded crowds Remembering a reason to be born Taking back the fire from all the gods I can't bury my life when I can fill it up with joy I can't bury my life when I know I have the choice More from Rush... imagine that! Rush - New World Man He's a rebel and a runner He's a signal turning green He's a restless young romantic Who wants to run the big machine And from the song I want played at my funeral: Frank Sinatra - My Way For what is a man, what has he got? If not himself, then he has naught To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels The record shows I took the blows and did it my way! [instrumental] Yes, it was my way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles White Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 (edited) Time- Pink Floyd Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day You fritter and waste the hours in an off hand way Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Waiting for someone or something to show you the way Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today And then one day you find ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but its sinking And racing around to come up behind you again The sun is the same in the relative way, but youre older Shorter of breath and one day closer to death Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines Hanging on in quiet desperation is the english way The time is gone, the song is over, thought Id something more to say Home, home again I like to be here when I can And when I come home cold and tired Its good to warm my bones beside the fire Far away across the field The tolling of the iron bell Calls the faithful to their knees To hear the softly spoken magic spells. Do it again- Steely Dan In the mornin you go gunnin For the man who stole your water And you fire till he is done in But they catch you at the border And the mourners are all singin As they drag you by your feet But the hangman isnt hangin And they put you on the street Chorus: You go back jack do it again Wheel turnin round and round You go back jack do it again When you know shes no high climber Then you find your only friend In a room with your two timer And youre sure youre near the end Then you love a little wild one And she brings you only sorrow All the time you know shes smilin Youll be on your knees tomorrow Chorus Now you swear and kick and beg us That youre not a gamblin man Then you find youre back in vegas With a handle in your hand Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when youre able In the land of milk and honey You must put them on the table Edited July 2, 2007 by Miles White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrassDragon Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Amen to all the Rush posts!!! I went to their Snakes & Arrows tour in Raleigh, NC on the Wednesday before the last one... it was beyond incredible. I'm thinking about driving to another show in Texas or up somewhere north at the end of the summer. Some of my very favorites have already been taken (especially Something for Nothing), but here's a few that have been left out: Anthem Know your place in life is where you want to be Don't let them tell you that you owe it all to me Keep on looking forward...no use in looking 'round Hold your head above the ground and they won't bring you down Anthem of the heart and anthem of the mind A funeral dirge for eyes gone blind We marvel after those who sought The wonders of the world, wonders of the world Wonders of the world they wrought Live for yourself...there's no one else More worth living for Begging hands and bleeding hearts will only cry out for more Well, I know they've always told you Selfishness was wrong Yet it was for me, not you, I came to write this song Closer to the Heart And the men who hold high places Must be the ones who start To mold a new reality Closer to the heart Closer to the heart The blacksmith and the artist Reflect it in their art They forge their creativity Closer to the heart Closer to the heart Philosophers and ploughmen Each must know his part To sow a new mentality Closer to the heart Closer to the heart You can be the captain I will draw the chart Sailing into destiny Closer to the heart 2112, Part V - Oracle: The Dream I wandered home though the silent streets And fell into a fitful sleep Escape to realms beyond the night Dream can't you show me the light? I stand atop a spiral stair An oracle confronts me there He leads me on light years away Through astral nights, galactic days I see the works of gifted hands That grace this strange and wondrous land I see the hand of man arise With hungry mind and open eyes They left the planet long ago The elder race still learn and grow Their power grows with purpose strong To claim the home where they belong Home to tear the Temples down... Home to change! There's lots of great Rush stuff on YouTube for anyone who isn't familiar with them. Anybody recognize what my avatar is from? If you do, I'll give you a digital smile... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrocktor Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 ooh, MRock you forgot one. I have to think they are talking about man's mind. I didn't so much forget it as not post it because you can't really take a quote from it and preserve the message and impact. Your solution of quoting pretty much the whole thing works for me though Counterparts is my favorite Rush album, the lyrics are powerful and inspiring and the music is pretty much Rush at peak performance - which is saying something. The level of creativity that went into composing those songs is fantastic - as is the musicianship (is that a word?) that it takes to perform them. Anyone interested in the band would do well starting with Counterparts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles2112 Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 I didn't so much forget it as not post it because you can't really take a quote from it and preserve the message and impact. Your solution of quoting pretty much the whole thing works for me though Counterparts is my favorite Rush album, the lyrics are powerful and inspiring and the music is pretty much Rush at peak performance - which is saying something. The level of creativity that went into composing those songs is fantastic - as is the musicianship (is that a word?) that it takes to perform them. Anyone interested in the band would do well starting with Counterparts. Indeed. Counterparts was an EXCEPTIONAL piece of work. I'm highly impressed with Snakes And Arrows, as well. Probably along the same level, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEgoist Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 (edited) Guttermouth - Contribution not gonna say I'm sorry would society even care not gonna volunteer my time to cracked out mothers all the others who wasted every chance they're given not gonna say I'm sorry my anger won't turn to shame you'll get no apology cuz I don't care Bad Religion - Give You Nothing Now we realize that we have nothing to say. If your reserve is weak, audacity complete. Ask yourself again, "Do I deserve much from them?" No! Hey, everybody's looking but they never can see, All the angst, corruption and the dishonesty. Look around and ask someone if you are alive, You're a sidewalk cipher speaking prionic jive, So I give you me, I give you nothing! I said I give you me, I give you nothing! Bad Religion - Don't Pray On Me A bitter debate and a feminine fate Lie in tandem like two precious babes While the former gets warmer, it's the latter that matters Except on the nation's airwaves And custodians of public opinion stayed back After vainly discussing her rights Lay hands off her body It's not your fucking life Bad Religion - Live Again ( The Fall of Man ) The road is narrow, the horizon wide And they say what's waiting on the other side is so rewarding and the ultimate prize But what good is something if you can't have it until you die? Desperate, tenacious, clinging like a grain of sand Watching its foundation wash away Drunk with the assertions they know they can't defend Confident that they might live again. Dragonforce - Revolution DeathSquad Far and wide across the land the victory is ours On towards the gates of reason Fight for the truth and the freedom Gloria FEAR - No More Nothing No more peace talks No more disarmament No more Mr. Nice Guy No more nothing Ignite - Poverty For All Poverty for all But freedom's the exception The Proletariat, now the Red Bourgeoisie The murder, the torture The terror, the famine Fifty years under the Communist regimes The sorrow, a so-called liberation The sorrow, a violent domination Sorrow, the humiliation Fifty years, the death of a nation The price of freedom, is worth it to me Minor Threat - Filler Your brain is clay What's going on? You picked up a bible And now you're gone It's in your head [x3] FILLER You call it religion You're full of shit FILLER And of course Rush - Cinderella Man 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 splendor A manic depressive He walks in the rain Edited July 12, 2007 by TheEgoist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinokamen Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Hank Williams, Jr. -- "The Coalition to Ban Coalitions" Why can't everybody else leave everybody else alone? Hank Williams, Jr. -- "Give a Damn" Take pride in anything that you sign your name to. Johnny Cash -- "Man in Black" I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down Living on the hopeless, hungry side of town. I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crimes but is there because he's a victim of the times. . . . Just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back <----by the government) up front there ought to be a man in black. . . . I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could've been Each week we lose a hundred fine young men. And I wear it for the thousands who have died Believing that the lord was on their side. Metallica -- "Eye of the Beholder" Independence limited Freedom of choice is made for you my friend. Freedom of speech is words that they will bend. Freedom with their exception. Do you fear what I fear? Living properly Truths to you are lies to me Do you need what I need? Boundaries overthrown Look inside to each his own Do you want what I want? Desire not a thing I hunger after independence lengthen freedoms ring . . . Freedom no longer frees you! Metallica -- "Dyer's Eve" Pushed onto Me What's Wrong or Right Hidden from this Thing That They Call Life. . . . Always Censoring My Every Move Children Are Seen But Are Not Heard Tear out Everything Inspired. . . . No Guarantee,it's Life as Is But Damn You for Not Giving Me My Chance. . . . You Took My Wings Before I Learned to Fly. Metallica -- "Damage, inc." Honesty is my only excuse Try to rob us of it, but it's no use. Metallica -- "The Unforgiven" . . . [H]e's known a vow unto his own that never from this day his will they'll take away. Metallica -- "The Unforgiven II" What I've felt, what I've known Sick and tired, I stand alone Could you be there, 'cause I'm the one who waits for you Or are you unforgiven too? Metallica -- "Wherever I May Roam" . . . Only knowledge will I save . . . Call me what you will But I'll take my time anywhere Free to speak my mind anywhere And I'll redefine anywhere. And the earth becomes my throne I adapt to the unknown Under wandering stars I've grown By myself but not alone I ask no one. And my ties are severed clean Less I have the more I gain Off the beaten path I reign. Metallica -- "Don't Tread on Me" Liberty or death, what we so proudly hail Once you provoke her, rattling of her tail Never begins it, never, but once engaged... Never surrenders, showing the fangs of rage So be it Threaten no more To secure peace is to prepare for war So be it Settle the score Touch me again for the words that you'll hear evermore: Don't tread on me. Metallica -- "Nothing Else Matters" Life is ours, we live it our way . . . Open mind for a different view . . . never cared for what they say never cared for games they play never cared for what they do. Metallica -- "Carpe Diem Baby Take this world and shake it. The Rolling Stones -- "Ruby Tuesday" Don't question why she needs to be so free She'll tell you,"It's the only way to be." She just can't be chained to a life where nothing's gained and nothing's lost. There's no time to lose, I've heard her say Cash your dreams before they slip away. Waylon Jennings -- "Mammas don't let your..." Them that don't know him won't like him and them that do, Sometimes won't know how to take him. He ain't wrong, he's just different but his pride won't let him, Do things to make you think he's right. Bad Company -- "Bad Company" Behind a gun, I'll make my final stand. Charlie Daniels -- "Simple Man" 'Watch where you're going, remember where you've been,' Thats the way I see it, I'm a simple man. Hank Williams -- "I'll Never get out of this World Alive" No matter how I struggle and strive, I'll never get out of this world alive. (So don't try! Live this life, now.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thales Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Bob Seger's Like A Rock has very straightforward lyrics, which is part of it's charm. It's about pride and strength and being a man. Here it is on youtube. Someone set the song to their family album, so you can just listen without viewing. The Lyrics: Stood there boldly Sweatin' in the sun. Felt like a million, Felt like number one. The height of summer, I'd never felt that strong, Like a rock. I was eighteen, Didn't have a care, Working for peanuts, Not a dime to spare. But I was lean and Solid everywhere Like a rock. My hands were steady. My eyes were clear and bright. My walk had purpose. My steps were quick and light. And I held firmly To what I felt was right Like a rock. Like a rock, I was strong as I could be. Like a rock, nothin' ever got to me. Like a rock, I was something to see. Like a rock. And I stood arrow straight, Unencumbered by the weight Of all these hustlers and their schemes. I stood proud, I stood tall, High above it all. I still believed in my dreams. Twenty years now. Where'd they go? Twenty years, I don't know. I sit and I wonder sometimes Where they've gone. And sometimes late at night When I'm bathed in the firelight, The moon comes callin' a ghostly white, And I recall, I recall. Like a rock, standin' arrow straight. Like a rock, chargin' from the gate. Like a rock, carryin' the weight. Like a rock. Oh, like a rock, the sun upon my skin. Like a rock, hard against the wind. Like a rock, I see myself again. Like a rock. Oh, like a rock. Oh.... Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jws1776 Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Virgin Steele (lyrics by David De Feis) INVICTUS "A Sonnet of Pure Victory A Hymn to the Spirits of Freedom and Grace And whichever Gods there may be... Manacled, Beaten, Blackened and Burned Cast from the Light of the Goal I'll never falter, stumble or kneel Thanks to the strength of my Soul Lashed by the Winds of Fate Stung by the Gods of Hate I'm Rising in Power, I'm Rising Unchained Call this a Sacred Vow All that I tell you now I may be Bloody, but I am unbowed I am Power Harken the Hour, Season and Day Phantom of Dark Misery Summon your Demons, Hunger and Hate Spirit of Impurity Ravaged by Fire, stripped and enslaved Torn from the World that I know I'll never cry out, buckle or kneel I am the King of my Soul Stung by the Gods of Wrath Blinded by Circumstance I'm Rising in Power, I'm Rising Unchained All that I tell you now Sure as a Sacred Vow I may be Bloody, but I am unbowed" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Rush- Something for Nothing: "What you own is your own kingdom. What you do is your own glory. What you love is your own power. What you live is your own story." Rush- 2112- The Oracle I stand atop a spiral stair An oracle confronts me there He leads me on light years away Through astral nights, galactic days I see the works of gifted hands That grace this strange and wondrous land I see the hand of man arise With hungry mind and open eyes They left the planet long ago The elder race still learn and grow Their power grows with purpose strong To claim the home where they belong Home to tear the Temples down... Home to change! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kufa Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 so my dad and I saw Rush last night, and it was the coolest concert I've ever been to! I have to agree with kelly, the drum solo was amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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