Thread: Lyrics: Post them here...

Con:
I thought I would start this thread so everyone can share lyrics of songs, songs that mean something to them, maybe they just like them, or could be something they are currently just listening to...

The Man Comes Around



And I heard as it were the noise of thunder
One of the four beasts saying come and see and I saw
And behold a white horse

There's a man going around taking names and he decides
Who to free and who to blame every body won't be treated
Quite the same there will be a golden ladder reaching down
When the man comes around

The hairs on your arm will stand up at the terror in each
Sip and each sup will you partake of that last offered cup
Or disappear into the potter's ground
When the man comes around

CHORUS

Hear the trumpets hear the pipers one hundred million angels singing
Multitudes are marching to a big kettledrum
Voices calling and voices crying
Some are born and some are dying
Its alpha and omegas kingdom come
And the whirlwind is in the thorn trees
The virgins are all trimming their wicks
The whirlwind is in the thorn trees
It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks
Till Armageddon no shalom no shalom

Then the father hen will call his chicken's home
The wise man will bow down before the thorn and at his feet
They will cast the golden crowns
When the man comes around

Whoever is unjust let him be unjust still
Whoever is righteous let him be righteous still
Whoever is filthy let him be filthy still
Listen to the words long written down
When the man comes around

CHORUS

Hear the trumpets hear the pipers one hundred million angels singing
Multitudes are marching to a big kettledrum
Voices calling and voices crying
Some are born and some are dying
Its alpha and omegas kingdom come
And the whirlwind is in the thorn trees
The virgins are all trimming their wicks
The whirlwind is in the thorn trees
It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks
In measured hundred weight and penny pound
When the man comes around

And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts
And I looked and behold, a pale horse
And it's name it said on him was Death
And Hell followed with him.

Johnny Cash

We'll be fighting in the streets
With our children at our feet
And the morals that they worship will be gone
And the men who spurred us on
Sit in judgement of all wrong
They decide and the shotgun sings the song

I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again

The change, it had to come
We knew it all along
We were liberated from the fold, that's all
And the world looks just the same
And history ain't changed
'Cause the banners, they are flown in the next war

I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
No, no!

I'll move myself and my family aside
If we happen to be left half alive
I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky
Though I know that the hypnotized never lie

Do ya

There's nothing in the streets
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Are now parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight

I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
No, no!

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss

Growing Young

Rich Mullins

I've gone so far from my home
I've seen the world and I have known
So many secrets
I wish now I did not know
'Cause they have crept into my heart
They have left it cold and dark
And bleeding,
Bleeding and falling apart

And everybody used to tell me big boys don't cry
Well I've been around enough to know that that was the lie
That held back the tears in the eyes of a thousand prodigal sons
Well we are children no more, we have sinned and grown old
And our Father still waits and He watches down the road
To see the crying boys come running back to His arms
And be growing young
Growing young

I've seen silver turn to dross
Seen the very best there ever was
And I'll tell you, it ain't worth what it costs
And I remember my father's house
What I wouldn't give right now
Just to see him and hear him tell me that he loves me so much

And everybody used to tell me big boys don't cry
Well I've been around enough to know that that was the lie
That held back the tears in the eyes of a thousand prodigal sons
Well we are children no more, we have sinned and grown old
And our Father still waits and He watches down the road
To see the crying boys come running back to His arms

And when I thought that I was all alone
It was your voice I heard calling me back home
And I wonder now Lord
What it was that made me wait so long
And what kept You waiting for me all that time
Was Your love stronger than my foolish pride
Will You take me back now, take me back and let me be Your child

'Cause I've been broken now, I've been saved
I've learned to cry, and I've learned how to pray
And I'm learning, I'm learning even I can be changed
And everybody used to tell me big boys don't cry
Well I've been around enough to know that that was the lie
That held back the tears in the eyes of a thousand prodigal sons
Well we are children no more, we have sinned and grown old
And our Father still waits and He watches down the road
To see the crying boys come running back to His arms
And be growing young
Growing young
Growing young

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Richard Wayne Mullins (October 21, 1955 – September 19, 1997) was an American singer/songwriter born in Richmond, Indiana. He was a well-known Christian music artist until his untimely death in an automobile accident in 1997. He is best known for his praise choruses "Awesome God" and "Step by Step", which have been embraced as modern classics by many Christians. Three of his albums are considered among Christian music's best: Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth (1988), The World As Best As I Remember It, Volume One (1991) and A Liturgy, A Legacy, & A Ragamuffin Band (1993). His songs have been covered by the likes of John Tesh, Rebecca St. James, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Third Day, Caedmon's Call, and Jars of Clay, but his influence on his colleagues in the music business reaches further.

In addition to his music, Rich Mullins is remembered for his sincere devotion to the Christian faith. He often called St Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) his hero and modeled his life after him by showing great compassion towards the poor and adhering to a vow of poverty. In 1997, he composed a musical about the life of St Francis (set in the Old West) called Canticle of the Plains.

Mullins was seen as an enigma to the Christian music industry. Often barefoot, unshaven, and badly in need of a haircut, Mullins did not look like the average American gospel music writer. Although he achieved a good amount of success on Christian radio, he never received a GMA Music Award until after his death.

Unlike most artists in Contemporary Christian music, Mullins did not consider his music his primary ministry, but rather a means to pay his bills. Instead, his ministry was the way he treated his neighbors, family and enemies. Taking a vow of poverty, he accepted a small church salary and spent the last years of his life on a Navajo reservation teaching music to children.

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Keith Green tragically died in a plane crash in 1982, but his music lives on with challenging lyrics such as below. He continues to be my favorite artist to this day.

Asleep In The Light

Do you see, do you see, all the people sinking down,

Don't you care, don't you care, are you gonna let them drown,

How can you be so numb, not to care if they come,

You close your eyes and pretend the job's done.




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Oh Bless me Lord, bless me Lord, you know it's all I ever hear,

No one aches, no one hurts, no one even sheds one tear,

But He cries, He weeps, He bleeds, and He cares for your needs,

And you just lay back and keep soaking it in, oh, can't you see it's such sin?


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Cause He brings people to your door,

And you turn them away, as you smile and say,

God bless you, be at peace, and all Heaven just weeps,

Cause Jesus came to your door, you've left Him out on the streets.


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Open up, open up, and give yourself away,

You've seen the need, you hear the cry, so how can you delay,

God's calling and you're the one, but like Jonah you run,

He's told you to speak, but you keep holding it in,

Oh, can't you see it's such sin?


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The world is sleeping in the dark,

That the church can't fight, cause it's asleep in the light,

How can you be so dead, when you've been so well fed,

Jesus rose from the grave, and you, you can't even get out of bed,

Oh, Jesus rose from the dead, come on, get out of your bed.


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How can you be so numb, not to care if they come,

You close your eyes and pretend the job's done,

You close your eyes and pretend the job's done,

Don't close your eyes, don't pretend the job's done.

Come away, come away, come away with Me, My love,

Come away, from this mess, come away with Me, My love

Goodbye Alice In Wonderland

ITS 4 IN THE AFTERNOON
I’M ON A FLIGHT LEAVING LA
TRYIN TO FIGURE OUT MY LIFE
AND MY YOUTH
SCATTERED ALONG THE HIGHWAY
HOTEL ROOMS AND HEADLIGHTS
I’VE MADE A LIVING WITH A SONG
GUITAR AS MY COMPANION
WANTING DESPERATELY TO BELONG
FAME IS FILLED WITH SPOILED CHILDREN
THEY GROW FAT ON FANTASY
AND I GUESS THAT’S WHY I’M LEAVING;
I CRAVE REALITY

CHORUS:
SO GOODBYE ALICE IN WONDERLAND
GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DREAMING AND PRETENDING
I DID NOT FIND PARADISE



IT WAS ONLY A REFLECTION
OF MY LONELY MIND WANTING
WHAT'S BEEN MISSING IN MY LIFE

IM EMBARASSED TO SAY
THE REST IS ROCK N ROLL CLICHÉ
I HIT THE BOTTOM
WHEN I REACHED THE TOP
BUT I NEVER KNEW IT WAS YOU
WHO WAS BREAKING MY HEART
I THOUGHT YOU HAD TO LOVE ME
BUT YOU DID NOT
YES A HEART CAN HALLUCINATE
IF IT’S COMPLETELY STARVED FOR LOVE
IT CAN EVEN TURN MONSTERS
INTO ANGELS FROM ABOVE

YOU FORGED MY LOVE JUST LIKE A WEAPON
YOU TURNED IT AGAINST ME LIKE A KNIFE
AND YOU BROKE MY LAST HEART STRING
BUT YOU OPENED UP MY EYES


CHORUS:
SO GOODBYE ALICE IN WONDERLAND
GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DREAMING AND PRETENDING
THAT WAS NOT LOVE IN YOUR EYES
IT WAS ONLY A REFLECTION OF MY LONELY MIND SEARCHING
FOR WHAT'S BEEN MISSING IN MY LIFE

BRIDGE

GROWING UP IS NOT THE ABSENCE OF DREAMING
IT’S BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERNCE BETWEEN
THE ONES YOU CAN HOLD AND THE ONES THAT YOU’VE BEEN SOLD
DREAMING IS A GOOD THING CAUSE IT BRINGS NEW THINGS TO LIFE
BUT PRETENDING IS AN ENDING THAT PERPETURATES A LIE
FORGETTING WHAT YOU ARE SEEING FOR WHAT YOU’VE BEEN TOLD

TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION
THIS IS MY CHANCE TO GET IT RIGHT
LIFE IS MUCH BETTER


WITHOUT ALL OF YOUR PRETTY LIES

CHORUS:
SO GOODBYE ALICE IN WONDERLAND
YOU CAN KEEP YOUR YELLOW BRICK ROAD
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DREAMING AND PRETENDING
THESE ARE NOT TEARS IN MY EYES
THEY ARE ONLY A REFLECTION OF MY LONELY MIND FINDING
THEY ARE ONLY A REFLECTION OF MY LONELY MIND FINDING;
I FOUND WHAT'S MISSING IN MY LIFE

James Blunt - Wisemen Lyrics

She said to me, “Go steady on me.
Won’t you tell me what the Wise Men said?
When they came down from Heaven,
Smoked nine ’til seven,
All the shit that they could find,
But they couldn’t escape from you,
Couldn’t be free of you,
And now they know there’s no way out,
And they’re really sorry now for what they’ve done,
They were three Wise Men just trying to have some fun.”

Look who’s alone now,
It’s not me. It’s not me.
Those three Wise Men,
They’ve got a semi by the sea.
Got to ask yourself the question,
Where are you now?

Really sorry now,
They weren’t to know.
They got caught up in your talent show,
With you pernickety little bastards in your fancy dress,
Who just judge each other and try to impress,
But they couldn’t escape from you,
Couldn’t be free of you,
And now they know there’s no way out,
And they’re really sorry now for what they’ve done,
They were three Wise Men just trying to have some fun.

Look who’s alone now,
It’s not me. It’s not me.
Those three Wise Men,
They’ve got a semi by the sea.
Got to ask yourself the question,
Where are you now?

This song was about a break up of a relationship but to me it was for a friend I lost to death. He and I were very close as friends but never lovers in the "biblical" sense because we worked together. Rumors still were abound of us, even while he lay on his deathbed.

James Blunt Lyrics

"Goodbye My Lover"

Did I disappoint you or let you down?
Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,
Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.
So I took what's mine by eternal right.
Took your soul out into the night.
It may be over but it won't stop there,
I am here for you if you'd only care.
You touched my heart you touched my soul.
You changed my life and all my goals.
And love is blind and that I knew when,
My heart was blinded by you.
I've kissed your lips and held your head.
Shared your dreams and shared your bed.
I know you well, I know your smell.
I've been addicted to you.

Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

I am a dreamer but when I wake,
You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.
And as you move on, remember me,
Remember us and all we used to be
I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.
I've watched you sleeping for a while.
I'd be the father of your child.
I'd spend a lifetime with you.
I know your fears and you know mine.
We've had our doubts but now we're fine,
And I love you, I swear that's true.
I cannot live without you.

Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

And I still hold your hand in mine.
In mine when I'm asleep.
And I will bare my soul in time,
When I'm kneeling at your feet.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.
I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.

From John Fogarty of Creedence Clearwater Revival: In keeping with political subject. I think it still holds up today.


Some folks are born made to wave the flag,
Ooh, they're red, white and blue.
And when the band plays "Hail to the chief",
Ooh, they point the cannon at you,
Lord,
It ain't me, it ain't me,
I ain't no senator's son, son.
It ain't me, it ain't me;
I ain't no fortunate one, no,Yeah!
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand,
Lord, don't they help themselves, oh.
But when the taxman comes to the door,
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale,
yes,It ain't me, it ain't me,
I ain't no millionaire's son, no.
It ain't me, it ain't me;
I ain't no fortunate one, no.
Some folks inherit star spangled eyes,
Ooh, they send you down to war,
Lord,And when you ask them, "How much should we give?"
Ooh, they only answer More! more! more!
yoh,
It ain't me, it ain't me,
I ain't no military son, son.
It ain't me, it ain't me;
I ain't no fortunate one, one.
It ain't me, it ain't me,
I ain't no fortunate one,
no no no,
It ain't me, it ain't me,
I ain't no fortunate son,
no no no,

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Sorry for your loss W.

Namvet...love that song....did you see his concert on PBS? They guy can still rip it!

What would life be without music and song? I don't think I even want to imagine that.