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blue_raven
Feb. 27th, 2007 08:46 pmcinaedOkay, I've studied for what, four hours, and my eyes are tearing up, and my head feels like it's stuffed with cotton or something. Time to take a break, eh? ;)
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duckduck, I am writing you a M/Z recs list...but it's kind of been expanding and, uh, turned into a giant list. *shifty eyes* So that will be in a separate post. Heh. But it will be well worth the wait, I promise!
As promised toblue_raven...and probably other people, but my memory is shot, some really amazing songs by Sarah Slean and Ani DiFranco. And one by Emilie Autumn because I was rambling about it to lilyayl yesterday...or another day. Was it yesterday? Damn, my brain is broken.
Sarah Slean - Duncan
Whatever happened to Duncan?
He was a good boy they say
The girls all wanted him to dance with,
The boys to play, to play
When the policeman came knocking
She didn’t know what to say
Except his shoes and socks were all gone,
It seems he ran away
Oh you fool you fool!
Don’t give in to fate
If this is all we’ve got to fight for,
Rage my darling rage!
Duncan good for you!
Sad but on your way
Well the army never turned his crank
But love sure made him brave
A sweeter infatuation
Oh you’d be hard pressed to find
He loved so deeply and madly
He nearly lost his mind
And oh behold the mayor’s daughter
She was a treat for the eye
Why this is the only thing to live for
Just made you want to die!
Oh you fool you fool!
Don’t give in to fate
If this is all we’ve got to fight for,
Rage my darling rage!
Duncan good for you!
Sad but on your way
Well the army never turned his crank
But love sure made him brave
This is holy war!
We must fight and fight again
And go a thousand times for the sake of love
But never once in vain
Sarah Slean - Eliot
Armies and ice and dirty green
Newspapers shovels sand on the breeze
I think of Eliot when I smell the street
And it's sometimes wise just to shut your eyes
Workers and lovers make their living space neat
Bent out of shape over what to eat
I dream of Eliot but I am discrete
Cause it's sometimes wise just to shut your eyes
How sure how right
Can anyone be on sight?
I said I had hope
I lied
The city in winter, the sewage the steam
You fill buildings with people
And they rip at the seams
And somebody’s suffering infected my dreams
And don’t they know?
It’s just my old soul
How sure how right
Can anyone be on sight?
I said I had hope
I lied
So calm so wise
Give him the Nobel prize
He said he had hope
He lied
Sarah Slean - Angel
I bought my angel on the Fourth of July
I didn't plan it, it just happend that way.
I guess faith stepped in in the end,
'Cause I needed him then.
When I bought him they said, Are you sure?
No refunds, returns or exchanges because
once he's yours, he's yours for good.
Now, you behave like an angel should.
'Cause I saw it on TV,
they were selling pieces of heaven
and I thought, Hey, what about me?
When am I considered... ooh
I chained my angel to the eavestrough
It was November and I think I pissed him off
He's mad but I don't care
You're my Angel, so there.
I figure it's only about sixty more years
So come on Angel, stop all the tears
Come sing me a song or two
Whatever it is you Angels do.
'Cause I saw it on TV
They were selling pieces of heaven
And I thought, Hey what about me?
When can I make reservations.. ooh
My pet angel's got a long lost friend.
He says he's coming back when the world ends
when us humans have lost our touch...
God never liked people that much
'Cause he saw it on TV
they were selling pieces of heaven
and he thought, Well, how can this be?
What in the Hell are they thinking?
Sarah Slean - California
I went to California
I met a lovely man
He rubs a wedding finger
Without a wedding band
He knows better anyhow
His kisses are just all in his eyes
I know better
I know better still I wish I was
By your side
The taxi open window
The summer on the wind
I'd ask about a lover
But how would I begin?
He knows better anyhow
His kisses are just all in his eyes
I know better
I know better, still I wish I was
By your side
Ani DiFranco - Both Hands
I am walking
Out in the rain
And I am listening to the low moan
Of the dial tone again
And I am getting
Nowhere with you
And I can't let it go
And I can't get through...
The old woman behind the pink curtains
And the closed door
On the first floor
She's listening through the air shaft
To see how long our swan song can last
And both hands
Now use both hands
Oh, no don't close your eyes
I am writing
Graffitti on your body
I am drawing the story of
How hard we tried
How hard we tried
I am watching your chest rise and fall
Like the tides of my life,
And the rest of it all
And your bones have been my bedframe
And your flesh has been my pillow
I am waiting for sleep
To offer up the deep
With both hands
With both hands
In each other's shadows we grew less and less tall
And eventually our theories couldn't explain it all
And I'm recording our history now on the bedroom wall
And when we leave the landlord will come
And paint over it all
And I am walking
Out in the rain
And I am listening to the low moan of the dial tone again
And I am getting nowhere with you
And I can't let it go
And I can't get though
So now use both hands
Please use both hands
Oh, no don't close your eyes
I am writing graffitti on your body
I am drawing the story of how hard we tried
Hard we tried
How hard we tried
Ani DiFranco - As Is
You can't hide
Behind social graces
So don't try
To be all touchy feely
'Cause you lie
In my face of all places
But I've got no
Problem with that really
What bugs me
Is that you believe what you're saying
What bothers me
Is that you don't know how you feel
What scares me
Is that while you're telling me stories
You actually
Believe that they are real
And I've got
No illusions about you
And guess what?
I never did
And when I said
When I said I'll take it
I meant,
I meant as is
Just give up
And admit you're an asshole
You would be
In some good company
I think you'd find
That you friends would forgive you
Or maybe I
Am just speaking for me
'Cause when I look around
I think this, this is good enough
And I try to laugh
At whatever life brings
'Cause when I look down
I just miss all the good stuff
When I look up
I just trip over things
And I've got
No illusions about you...
You can't hide
Behind social graces
'Cause I don't buy it
Like everyone else
And you can lie
In my face of all places
Just don't
Lie to yourself
'Cause I've got
No illusions about you
And guess what?
I never did
And when I say
When I say I'll take it
I mean,
I mean as is...
...As is...
Ani DiFranco - Outta Me, Onto You
No no no no no no no no no no no no
No more
No no no no no no no no no no no no
No more
No no no
No more
It's gonna be sudden
It's gonna be strange
I'm gonna turn on a dime
Give you five cents change
It's gonna be long
Overdue
It's all gonna come out
Outta me, onto you
Outta me, onto you...
One of these days
You're gonna push too hard
We'll go on like we've always done
'Til you go too far
Yeah one of these days
It's gonna reach the top
Then it's gonna start to spill
And it's not gonna
Stop
Outta me, onto you...
No more...
Some people wear their smile
Like a disguise
Those people who smile a lot
Watch the eyes
I know it 'cause I'm like that a lot
You think everything's okay
And it is
'Til it's not
Outta me, onto you...
No more
Some people wear their heart
Up on their sleeve
I wear mine underneath my right pant leg
Strapped to my boot
Don't think cause I'm easy, I'm naive
Don't think I won't pull it out
Don't think I won't shoot
Outta me, onto you...
Most people like to talk a lot
Including you
You know there isn't much I have to say
That I wouldn't rather
Just shut up and do
I'm gonna miss you
When you're gone
Yeah I'm gonna be torn
Just remember that I love you
Just remember you were warned
Outta me, onto you...
No more...
No more
Ani DiFranco - She Says
She says forget what you have to do
Pretend there is nothing
Outside this room
And like an idea she came to me
But she came too late
Or maybe too soon
I said please try not to love me
Close your eyes, I'm turning on the light
You know I have no vacancy
And it's awfully cold outside tonight
The rain stains the brick a darker red
Slowly I'm rolling out of her bed
The rain stains the streets a darker black
I dress my face in stone
Because I can't go back
I feel her eyes watching me
From behind the curtain of her hair
And she says I'm sorry
I didn't mean to stare
I say I think I really have to go now
But oh baby, maybe someday
Maybe somehow
Ani DiFranco - I'm No Heroine
You think I wouldn't have him
Unless I could have him by the balls
You think I just dish it out
You don't think I take it at all
You think I am stronger
You think I walk taller than the rest
You think I'm usually wearing the pants
Just 'cause I rarely wear a dress
Well...
When you look at me
You see my purpose,
See my pride
You think I just saddle up my anger
And ride and ride and ride
You think I stand so firm
You think I sit so high on my trusty steed
Let me tell you
I'm usually face down on the ground
When there's a stampede
I'm no heroine
At least, not last time I checked
I'm too easy to roll over
I'm too easy to wreck
I just write about
What I should have done
I just sing
What I wish I could say
And hope somewhere
Some woman hears my music
And it helps her through her day
'Cause some guy designed
These shoes I use to walk around
Some big man's business turns a profit
Every time I lay my money down
Some guy designed the room I'm standing in
Another built it with his own tools
Who says I like right angles?
These are not my laws
There are not my rules
I'm no heroine
I still answer to the other half of the race
I don't fool myself
Like I fool you
I don't have the power
We just don't run this place
Emilie Autumn - By the Sword
"Days of old," I tell my restless mind
Searching mountains, fields, and meadows green
What is it my heart can hope to find
All that I long for I have never seen
Tales of glory written in the dust
Tapestries of deepest purple gold
Legends carved in stone tell me I must
Journey through the mist and bitter cold
For in this brotherhood I still believe
And for the ones we've lost my soul will grieve
Yet through the world alone I wander for I know somewhere
I will find my brothers by the sword, I swear
In my memory awakening
Like a dream too sweet to cast away
Shadows of the past begin to sing
Calling out to me in their gallant way
Come away with us brother in arms
Through the seas of silver, fields of gold
Join us as we battle those who harm
And fight with valor as in days of old
For in this brotherhood I still believe
And for the ones we've lost my soul will grieve
Yet through the world alone I wander for I know somewhere
I will find my brothers by the sword, I swear
Um,
duckduck, I am writing you a M/Z recs list...but it's kind of been expanding and, uh, turned into a giant list. *shifty eyes* So that will be in a separate post. Heh. But it will be well worth the wait, I promise! As promised to
blue_raven...and probably other people, but my memory is shot, some really amazing songs by Sarah Slean and Ani DiFranco. And one by Emilie Autumn because I was rambling about it to lilyayl yesterday...or another day. Was it yesterday? Damn, my brain is broken. Sarah Slean - Duncan
Whatever happened to Duncan?
He was a good boy they say
The girls all wanted him to dance with,
The boys to play, to play
When the policeman came knocking
She didn’t know what to say
Except his shoes and socks were all gone,
It seems he ran away
Oh you fool you fool!
Don’t give in to fate
If this is all we’ve got to fight for,
Rage my darling rage!
Duncan good for you!
Sad but on your way
Well the army never turned his crank
But love sure made him brave
A sweeter infatuation
Oh you’d be hard pressed to find
He loved so deeply and madly
He nearly lost his mind
And oh behold the mayor’s daughter
She was a treat for the eye
Why this is the only thing to live for
Just made you want to die!
Oh you fool you fool!
Don’t give in to fate
If this is all we’ve got to fight for,
Rage my darling rage!
Duncan good for you!
Sad but on your way
Well the army never turned his crank
But love sure made him brave
This is holy war!
We must fight and fight again
And go a thousand times for the sake of love
But never once in vain
Sarah Slean - Eliot
Armies and ice and dirty green
Newspapers shovels sand on the breeze
I think of Eliot when I smell the street
And it's sometimes wise just to shut your eyes
Workers and lovers make their living space neat
Bent out of shape over what to eat
I dream of Eliot but I am discrete
Cause it's sometimes wise just to shut your eyes
How sure how right
Can anyone be on sight?
I said I had hope
I lied
The city in winter, the sewage the steam
You fill buildings with people
And they rip at the seams
And somebody’s suffering infected my dreams
And don’t they know?
It’s just my old soul
How sure how right
Can anyone be on sight?
I said I had hope
I lied
So calm so wise
Give him the Nobel prize
He said he had hope
He lied
Sarah Slean - Angel
I bought my angel on the Fourth of July
I didn't plan it, it just happend that way.
I guess faith stepped in in the end,
'Cause I needed him then.
When I bought him they said, Are you sure?
No refunds, returns or exchanges because
once he's yours, he's yours for good.
Now, you behave like an angel should.
'Cause I saw it on TV,
they were selling pieces of heaven
and I thought, Hey, what about me?
When am I considered... ooh
I chained my angel to the eavestrough
It was November and I think I pissed him off
He's mad but I don't care
You're my Angel, so there.
I figure it's only about sixty more years
So come on Angel, stop all the tears
Come sing me a song or two
Whatever it is you Angels do.
'Cause I saw it on TV
They were selling pieces of heaven
And I thought, Hey what about me?
When can I make reservations.. ooh
My pet angel's got a long lost friend.
He says he's coming back when the world ends
when us humans have lost our touch...
God never liked people that much
'Cause he saw it on TV
they were selling pieces of heaven
and he thought, Well, how can this be?
What in the Hell are they thinking?
Sarah Slean - California
I went to California
I met a lovely man
He rubs a wedding finger
Without a wedding band
He knows better anyhow
His kisses are just all in his eyes
I know better
I know better still I wish I was
By your side
The taxi open window
The summer on the wind
I'd ask about a lover
But how would I begin?
He knows better anyhow
His kisses are just all in his eyes
I know better
I know better, still I wish I was
By your side
Ani DiFranco - Both Hands
I am walking
Out in the rain
And I am listening to the low moan
Of the dial tone again
And I am getting
Nowhere with you
And I can't let it go
And I can't get through...
The old woman behind the pink curtains
And the closed door
On the first floor
She's listening through the air shaft
To see how long our swan song can last
And both hands
Now use both hands
Oh, no don't close your eyes
I am writing
Graffitti on your body
I am drawing the story of
How hard we tried
How hard we tried
I am watching your chest rise and fall
Like the tides of my life,
And the rest of it all
And your bones have been my bedframe
And your flesh has been my pillow
I am waiting for sleep
To offer up the deep
With both hands
With both hands
In each other's shadows we grew less and less tall
And eventually our theories couldn't explain it all
And I'm recording our history now on the bedroom wall
And when we leave the landlord will come
And paint over it all
And I am walking
Out in the rain
And I am listening to the low moan of the dial tone again
And I am getting nowhere with you
And I can't let it go
And I can't get though
So now use both hands
Please use both hands
Oh, no don't close your eyes
I am writing graffitti on your body
I am drawing the story of how hard we tried
Hard we tried
How hard we tried
Ani DiFranco - As Is
You can't hide
Behind social graces
So don't try
To be all touchy feely
'Cause you lie
In my face of all places
But I've got no
Problem with that really
What bugs me
Is that you believe what you're saying
What bothers me
Is that you don't know how you feel
What scares me
Is that while you're telling me stories
You actually
Believe that they are real
And I've got
No illusions about you
And guess what?
I never did
And when I said
When I said I'll take it
I meant,
I meant as is
Just give up
And admit you're an asshole
You would be
In some good company
I think you'd find
That you friends would forgive you
Or maybe I
Am just speaking for me
'Cause when I look around
I think this, this is good enough
And I try to laugh
At whatever life brings
'Cause when I look down
I just miss all the good stuff
When I look up
I just trip over things
And I've got
No illusions about you...
You can't hide
Behind social graces
'Cause I don't buy it
Like everyone else
And you can lie
In my face of all places
Just don't
Lie to yourself
'Cause I've got
No illusions about you
And guess what?
I never did
And when I say
When I say I'll take it
I mean,
I mean as is...
...As is...
Ani DiFranco - Outta Me, Onto You
No no no no no no no no no no no no
No more
No no no no no no no no no no no no
No more
No no no
No more
It's gonna be sudden
It's gonna be strange
I'm gonna turn on a dime
Give you five cents change
It's gonna be long
Overdue
It's all gonna come out
Outta me, onto you
Outta me, onto you...
One of these days
You're gonna push too hard
We'll go on like we've always done
'Til you go too far
Yeah one of these days
It's gonna reach the top
Then it's gonna start to spill
And it's not gonna
Stop
Outta me, onto you...
No more...
Some people wear their smile
Like a disguise
Those people who smile a lot
Watch the eyes
I know it 'cause I'm like that a lot
You think everything's okay
And it is
'Til it's not
Outta me, onto you...
No more
Some people wear their heart
Up on their sleeve
I wear mine underneath my right pant leg
Strapped to my boot
Don't think cause I'm easy, I'm naive
Don't think I won't pull it out
Don't think I won't shoot
Outta me, onto you...
Most people like to talk a lot
Including you
You know there isn't much I have to say
That I wouldn't rather
Just shut up and do
I'm gonna miss you
When you're gone
Yeah I'm gonna be torn
Just remember that I love you
Just remember you were warned
Outta me, onto you...
No more...
No more
Ani DiFranco - She Says
She says forget what you have to do
Pretend there is nothing
Outside this room
And like an idea she came to me
But she came too late
Or maybe too soon
I said please try not to love me
Close your eyes, I'm turning on the light
You know I have no vacancy
And it's awfully cold outside tonight
The rain stains the brick a darker red
Slowly I'm rolling out of her bed
The rain stains the streets a darker black
I dress my face in stone
Because I can't go back
I feel her eyes watching me
From behind the curtain of her hair
And she says I'm sorry
I didn't mean to stare
I say I think I really have to go now
But oh baby, maybe someday
Maybe somehow
Ani DiFranco - I'm No Heroine
You think I wouldn't have him
Unless I could have him by the balls
You think I just dish it out
You don't think I take it at all
You think I am stronger
You think I walk taller than the rest
You think I'm usually wearing the pants
Just 'cause I rarely wear a dress
Well...
When you look at me
You see my purpose,
See my pride
You think I just saddle up my anger
And ride and ride and ride
You think I stand so firm
You think I sit so high on my trusty steed
Let me tell you
I'm usually face down on the ground
When there's a stampede
I'm no heroine
At least, not last time I checked
I'm too easy to roll over
I'm too easy to wreck
I just write about
What I should have done
I just sing
What I wish I could say
And hope somewhere
Some woman hears my music
And it helps her through her day
'Cause some guy designed
These shoes I use to walk around
Some big man's business turns a profit
Every time I lay my money down
Some guy designed the room I'm standing in
Another built it with his own tools
Who says I like right angles?
These are not my laws
There are not my rules
I'm no heroine
I still answer to the other half of the race
I don't fool myself
Like I fool you
I don't have the power
We just don't run this place
Emilie Autumn - By the Sword
"Days of old," I tell my restless mind
Searching mountains, fields, and meadows green
What is it my heart can hope to find
All that I long for I have never seen
Tales of glory written in the dust
Tapestries of deepest purple gold
Legends carved in stone tell me I must
Journey through the mist and bitter cold
For in this brotherhood I still believe
And for the ones we've lost my soul will grieve
Yet through the world alone I wander for I know somewhere
I will find my brothers by the sword, I swear
In my memory awakening
Like a dream too sweet to cast away
Shadows of the past begin to sing
Calling out to me in their gallant way
Come away with us brother in arms
Through the seas of silver, fields of gold
Join us as we battle those who harm
And fight with valor as in days of old
For in this brotherhood I still believe
And for the ones we've lost my soul will grieve
Yet through the world alone I wander for I know somewhere
I will find my brothers by the sword, I swear
