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Douglas Alan

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"In My Life", The Beatles

There are places I remember
All my life, though some have changed
Some forever, not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places had their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all

"Welcome to the Machine", Pink Floyd

Welcome my son, welcome to the machine.
What did you dream? It's alright we told you what to dream.
You dreamed of a big star, he played a mean guitar,
He always ate in the Steak Bar. He loved to drive in his Jaguar.
So welcome to the machine.


"The Gunner's Dream, Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd - The Gunner's Dream - YouTube

A place to stay
Enough to eat
Somewhere old heroes shuffle safely down the street
Where you can speak out loud
About your doubts and fears
And what's more, no one ever disappears
You never hear their standard issue kicking in your door
You can relax on both sides of the tracks
And maniacs don't blow holes in bandsmen by remote control
And everyone has recourse to the law
And no one kills the children anymore

"Knights Move", Suzanne Vega

One false move
And a secret prophecy
Well, if you hold it against her,
First hold it up and see
That it's one side stone
One side fire
Standing alone among all men's desire
They want to know

Do you love any, do you love none,
Do you love many, can you love one,
Do you love me?

"Never Be Mine", Kate Bush

I want you as the dream, 
Not the reality. 
That clumsy goodbye-kiss could fool me, 
But I'm looking back over my shoulder 
At you, happy without me. 
This is where I want to be. 
This is what I need. 
This is where I want to be. 
This is what I need. 
This is where I want to be, 
But I know that this will never be mine.

"Gloomy Sunday", Sarah McLachlan

Sunday is Gloomy,
My hours are slumberless,
Dearest, the shadows I live with are numberless
Little white flowers will never awaken you

Not where the black coach of sorrow has taken you
Angels have no thought of ever returning you
Would they be angry if I thought of joining you

"Big Stripey Lie", Kate Bush

All young gentle dreams drowning
In life's grief
Can you hang on to me?

Don't want to hurt you baby
I only want to help you
I could be good for you

Your name is being called by sacred things
That are not addressed nor listened to
Sometimes they blow trumpets


"Caramel", Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega - Caramel - YouTube

It won't do
To dream of caramel
To think of cinnamon
And long for you
It won't do
To stir a deep desire
To fan a hidden fire
That can never burn true
I know your name
I know your skin
I know the way
These things begin
But I don't know
How I would live with myself
What I'd forgive of myself
If you don't go

"A Battle Hymn for Children", The Faint

Sergeant,
I don't remember how you said to deal with guilt.
I'm haunted by families grieving,
Even soldiers' kids.
Is it god against god?
And the pawns are people?
If they're both the same god,
Then the battle's over.

Preacher,
Am I gonna make it? 
Am I going up?
Am I forgiven for the humans I dropped?
It's not like a game once the guilt piles up.
If I knew what I know now,
It's easy to say I wouldn't go--
I had violent games on pause at home.

"Rootless", Marina & the Diamonds

I'm a cloud drifting by
Dripping tears from the sky
I'm a snail without a shell
A leper with a golden bell
I've got nowhere to go
I'm a stray cat on the roam
Choking on a chicken bone
For a home sweet, no sweet home

For a root, for a leaf, for a branch, for a tree
For something, somebody
That reminded them of me
Running with my roots pulled up
Caught me cold so they could cut
What there was left of love
I'm rootless
I'm rootless

"Dark Paradise", Lana Del Rey

And there's no remedy for memory,
Your face is like a melody--
It won't leave my head.
Your soul is haunting me and telling me
That everything is fine,
But I wish I was dead.
(Dead like you.)

Every time I close my eyes,
It's like a dark paradise.
No one compares to you.
I'm scared that you
Won't be waiting on the other side.
Every time I close my eyes,
It's like a dark paradise.
No one compares to you.
I'm scared that you
Won't be waiting on the other side.

"Lies", Marina & the Diamonds

You only ever touch me in the dark.
Only if we're drinking can you see my spark.
And only in the evening could you give yourself to me,
'Cause the night is your woman, and she'll set you free.

You're to proud to say that you've made a mistake.
You're a coward to the end.
I don't wanna admit that we're not gonna fit.
No, I'm not the type that you like,
So why don't we just pretend?

Lies.
Don't wanna know, don't wanna know.


"Starring Role", Marina & the Diamonds
♡ "STARRING ROLE" ♡ [Acoustic] | MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS - YouTube

You're hard to hug, tough to talk to,
And I never fall asleep.
When you're in my bed,
All you give me is a heartbeat.

I've turned into a statue,
And it makes me feel depressed,
Cause the only time you open up, 
Is when we get undressed.

You don't love me, big fucking deal.
I'll never tell you how I feel.
You don't love me, not a big deal.
I'll never tell you how I feel.

It almost feels like a joke, 
To play out the part,
When you are not the starring role,
In someone else's heart.

|>ouglas
















Douglas Alan

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May 5, 2012, 11:01:54 PM5/5/12
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Damn, I forgot "Catherine" by PJ Harvey. How could I have done that!


Catherine De Barra
You've murdered my thinking
Gave you my heart
You left the thing stinking
I'd shake from your spell
If it weren't for my drinking
The wind bites more bitter
With each light of morning

I envy the road
The ground you tread under
I envy the wind
Your hair riding over
I envy the pillow
Your head rests and slumbers
I envy to murderous
Envy your lover

'Til the light shines on me
I damn to hell every second you breathe
'Til the light shines on me
I damn to hell every second you breathe

|>ouglas

P.S. Here's a a non-acoustic live version of Marina's "Starring Role":


angela

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May 6, 2012, 8:20:54 AM5/6/12
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I cant think of many but there are but recent ones are: Leona Lewis,
Run and Bleeding Love:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=jqpAgMxhx30

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaGINCdtJjU&feature=player_detailpage
Mainly because I'd just had surgery and the stitches kept bleeding or
spliting because I couldnt rest.
Also most of Britneys Blackout album only because I could only sing
the moan or sigh parts of it when in pain, only then I sang the rest
of the lyrics later.

Unusual you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySArczxQuEI&feature=player_detailpage

Peter Gabriel's Solsbury Hill but a weird mix of tears of joy and
sadness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaGINCdtJjU&feature=player_detailpage

On May 6, 2:26 am, Douglas Alan <darkwate...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "In My Life", The Beatles
> *the beatles/ in my life - YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI0Q8ytD44Y>
> *
>
> There are places I remember
> All my life, though some have changed
> Some forever, not for better
> Some have gone and some remain
> All these places had their moments
> With lovers and friends I still can recall
> Some are dead and some are living
> In my life I've loved them all
>
> *
> *"Welcome to the Machine", Pink Floyd
> Pink Floyd - Welcome To The Machine -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnzaykWhlXs>
>
> Welcome my son, welcome to the machine.
> What did you dream? It's alright we told you what to dream.
> You dreamed of a big star, he played a mean guitar,
> He always ate in the Steak Bar. He loved to drive in his Jaguar.
> So welcome to the machine.
>
> "The Gunner's Dream, Pink Floyd
> Pink Floyd - The Gunner's Dream -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghFN1UFtQho>
>
> A place to stay
> Enough to eat
> Somewhere old heroes shuffle safely down the street
> Where you can speak out loud
> About your doubts and fears
> And what's more, no one ever disappears
> You never hear their standard issue kicking in your door
> You can relax on both sides of the tracks
> And maniacs don't blow holes in bandsmen by remote control
> And everyone has recourse to the law
> And no one kills the children anymore
>
> "Knights Move", Suzanne Vega
> Knight Moves (Live)- Suzanne Vega -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m02DtfK9EMg>
>
> One false move
> And a secret prophecy
> Well, if you hold it against her,
> First hold it up and see
> That it's one side stone
> One side fire
> Standing alone among all men's desire
> They want to know
>
> Do you love any, do you love none,
> Do you love many, can you love one,
> Do you love me?
>
> "Never Be Mine", Kate Bush
> Kate Bush - Never Be Mine - YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fXv2ttd2Ig>
>
> I want you as the dream,
> Not the reality.
> That clumsy goodbye-kiss could fool me,
> But I'm looking back over my shoulder
> At you, happy without me.
> This is where I want to be.
> This is what I need.
> This is where I want to be.
> This is what I need.
> This is where I want to be,
> But I know that this will never be mine.
>
> "Gloomy Sunday", Sarah McLachlan
> Gloomy Sunday - Sarah McLachlan -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjWMtQcNJXI>
>
> Sunday is Gloomy,
> My hours are slumberless,
> Dearest, the shadows I live with are numberless
> Little white flowers will never awaken you
>
> Not where the black coach of sorrow has taken you
> Angels have no thought of ever returning you
> Would they be angry if I thought of joining you
>
> "Big Stripey Lie", Kate Bush
> Kate Bush Big Stripey Lie - Big Stripey ballet (Fan Video) -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0EifYdzSjI>
>
> All young gentle dreams drowning
> In life's grief
> Can you hang on to me?
>
> Don't want to hurt you baby
> I only want to help you
> I could be good for you
>
> Your name is being called by sacred things
> That are not addressed nor listened to
> Sometimes they blow trumpets
>
> "Caramel", Suzanne Vega
> Suzanne Vega - Caramel - YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD7TZyLeCfk>
>
> It won't do
> To dream of caramel
> To think of cinnamon
> And long for you
> It won't do
> To stir a deep desire
> To fan a hidden fire
> That can never burn true
> I know your name
> I know your skin
> I know the way
> These things begin
> But I don't know
> How I would live with myself
> What I'd forgive of myself
> If you don't go
>
> "A Battle Hymn for Children", The Faint
> The Faint - A Battle Hymn For Children (album version) -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y64ScHCagLU>
>
> Sergeant,
> I don't remember how you said to deal with guilt.
> I'm haunted by families grieving,
> Even soldiers' kids.
> Is it god against god?
> And the pawns are people?
> If they're both the same god,
> Then the battle's over.
>
> Preacher,
> Am I gonna make it?
> Am I going up?
> Am I forgiven for the humans I dropped?
> It's not like a game once the guilt piles up.
> If I knew what I know now,
> It's easy to say I wouldn't go--
> I had violent games on pause at home.
>
> "Rootless", Marina & the Diamonds
> Marina & the Diamonds - Rootless [WITH LYRICS] -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0ko4cjin78>
>
> I'm a cloud drifting by
> Dripping tears from the sky
> I'm a snail without a shell
> A leper with a golden bell
> I've got nowhere to go
> I'm a stray cat on the roam
> Choking on a chicken bone
> For a home sweet, no sweet home
>
> For a root, for a leaf, for a branch, for a tree
> For something, somebody
> That reminded them of me
> Running with my roots pulled up
> Caught me cold so they could cut
> What there was left of love
> I'm rootless
> I'm rootless
>
> "Dark Paradise", Lana Del Rey
> Lana Del Rey - Dark Paradise -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6cmjQDlPdI>
>
> And there's no remedy for memory,
> Your face is like a melody--
> It won't leave my head.
> Your soul is haunting me and telling me
> That everything is fine,
> But I wish I was dead.
> (Dead like you.)
>
> Every time I close my eyes,
> It's like a dark paradise.
> No one compares to you.
> I'm scared that you
> Won't be waiting on the other side.
> Every time I close my eyes,
> It's like a dark paradise.
> No one compares to you.
> I'm scared that you
> Won't be waiting on the other side.
>
> "Lies", Marina & the Diamonds
> ♡ "LIES" ♡ [Acoustic] | MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hig5uLy2fe0>
>
> You only ever touch me in the dark.
> Only if we're drinking can you see my spark.
> And only in the evening could you give yourself to me,
> 'Cause the night is your woman, and she'll set you free.
>
> You're to proud to say that you've made a mistake.
> You're a coward to the end.
> I don't wanna admit that we're not gonna fit.
> No, I'm not the type that you like,
> So why don't we just pretend?
>
> Lies.
> Don't wanna know, don't wanna know.
>
> "Starring Role", Marina & the Diamonds
> ♡ "STARRING ROLE" ♡ [Acoustic] | MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYnE7Y7daYQ>

angela

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May 6, 2012, 9:14:09 AM5/6/12
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Also Fleetwood Mac, Sara
Mainly because its reminds me of a child murder victim in the uk, who
I let help me build my new home. I do this alot for murder victims if
they want to help me.


On May 6, 1:20 pm, angela <angelacrocod...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I cant think of many but there are but recent ones are: Leona Lewis,
> Run and Bleeding Love:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=jqpAgMxhx30
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaGINCdtJjU&feature=player_detailpage
> Mainly because I'd just had surgery and the stitches kept bleeding or
> spliting because I couldnt rest.
> Also most of Britneys Blackout album only because I could only sing
> the moan or sigh parts of it when in pain, only then I sang the rest
> of the lyrics later.
>
> Unusual you:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySArczxQuEI&feature=player_detailpage
>
> Peter Gabriel's Solsbury Hill but a weird mix of tears of joy and
> sadnesshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaGINCdtJjU&feature=player_detailpage

angela

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May 7, 2012, 2:11:41 AM5/7/12
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Last one the eternal Zepplin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=w9TGj2jrJk8

jfrady

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May 7, 2012, 8:31:04 AM5/7/12
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Ditto on a lot of those choices. Especially The Gunners Dream. The
Final Cut was a great under rated album IMO.

Don't Give Up always gets me too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl1rRxG251s

On May 5, 9:26 pm, Douglas Alan <darkwate...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "In My Life", The Beatles
> *the beatles/ in my life - YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI0Q8ytD44Y>
> *
>
> There are places I remember
> All my life, though some have changed
> Some forever, not for better
> Some have gone and some remain
> All these places had their moments
> With lovers and friends I still can recall
> Some are dead and some are living
> In my life I've loved them all
>
> *
> *"Welcome to the Machine", Pink Floyd
> Pink Floyd - Welcome To The Machine -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnzaykWhlXs>
>
> Welcome my son, welcome to the machine.
> What did you dream? It's alright we told you what to dream.
> You dreamed of a big star, he played a mean guitar,
> He always ate in the Steak Bar. He loved to drive in his Jaguar.
> So welcome to the machine.
>
> "The Gunner's Dream, Pink Floyd
> Pink Floyd - The Gunner's Dream -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghFN1UFtQho>
>
> A place to stay
> Enough to eat
> Somewhere old heroes shuffle safely down the street
> Where you can speak out loud
> About your doubts and fears
> And what's more, no one ever disappears
> You never hear their standard issue kicking in your door
> You can relax on both sides of the tracks
> And maniacs don't blow holes in bandsmen by remote control
> And everyone has recourse to the law
> And no one kills the children anymore
>
> "Knights Move", Suzanne Vega
> Knight Moves (Live)- Suzanne Vega -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m02DtfK9EMg>
>
> One false move
> And a secret prophecy
> Well, if you hold it against her,
> First hold it up and see
> That it's one side stone
> One side fire
> Standing alone among all men's desire
> They want to know
>
> Do you love any, do you love none,
> Do you love many, can you love one,
> Do you love me?
>
> "Never Be Mine", Kate Bush
> Kate Bush - Never Be Mine - YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fXv2ttd2Ig>
>
> I want you as the dream,
> Not the reality.
> That clumsy goodbye-kiss could fool me,
> But I'm looking back over my shoulder
> At you, happy without me.
> This is where I want to be.
> This is what I need.
> This is where I want to be.
> This is what I need.
> This is where I want to be,
> But I know that this will never be mine.
>
> "Gloomy Sunday", Sarah McLachlan
> Gloomy Sunday - Sarah McLachlan -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjWMtQcNJXI>
>
> Sunday is Gloomy,
> My hours are slumberless,
> Dearest, the shadows I live with are numberless
> Little white flowers will never awaken you
>
> Not where the black coach of sorrow has taken you
> Angels have no thought of ever returning you
> Would they be angry if I thought of joining you
>
> "Big Stripey Lie", Kate Bush
> Kate Bush Big Stripey Lie - Big Stripey ballet (Fan Video) -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0EifYdzSjI>
>
> All young gentle dreams drowning
> In life's grief
> Can you hang on to me?
>
> Don't want to hurt you baby
> I only want to help you
> I could be good for you
>
> Your name is being called by sacred things
> That are not addressed nor listened to
> Sometimes they blow trumpets
>
> "Caramel", Suzanne Vega
> Suzanne Vega - Caramel - YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD7TZyLeCfk>
>
> It won't do
> To dream of caramel
> To think of cinnamon
> And long for you
> It won't do
> To stir a deep desire
> To fan a hidden fire
> That can never burn true
> I know your name
> I know your skin
> I know the way
> These things begin
> But I don't know
> How I would live with myself
> What I'd forgive of myself
> If you don't go
>
> "A Battle Hymn for Children", The Faint
> The Faint - A Battle Hymn For Children (album version) -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y64ScHCagLU>
>
> Sergeant,
> I don't remember how you said to deal with guilt.
> I'm haunted by families grieving,
> Even soldiers' kids.
> Is it god against god?
> And the pawns are people?
> If they're both the same god,
> Then the battle's over.
>
> Preacher,
> Am I gonna make it?
> Am I going up?
> Am I forgiven for the humans I dropped?
> It's not like a game once the guilt piles up.
> If I knew what I know now,
> It's easy to say I wouldn't go--
> I had violent games on pause at home.
>
> "Rootless", Marina & the Diamonds
> Marina & the Diamonds - Rootless [WITH LYRICS] -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0ko4cjin78>
>
> I'm a cloud drifting by
> Dripping tears from the sky
> I'm a snail without a shell
> A leper with a golden bell
> I've got nowhere to go
> I'm a stray cat on the roam
> Choking on a chicken bone
> For a home sweet, no sweet home
>
> For a root, for a leaf, for a branch, for a tree
> For something, somebody
> That reminded them of me
> Running with my roots pulled up
> Caught me cold so they could cut
> What there was left of love
> I'm rootless
> I'm rootless
>
> "Dark Paradise", Lana Del Rey
> Lana Del Rey - Dark Paradise -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6cmjQDlPdI>
>
> And there's no remedy for memory,
> Your face is like a melody--
> It won't leave my head.
> Your soul is haunting me and telling me
> That everything is fine,
> But I wish I was dead.
> (Dead like you.)
>
> Every time I close my eyes,
> It's like a dark paradise.
> No one compares to you.
> I'm scared that you
> Won't be waiting on the other side.
> Every time I close my eyes,
> It's like a dark paradise.
> No one compares to you.
> I'm scared that you
> Won't be waiting on the other side.
>
> "Lies", Marina & the Diamonds
> ♡ "LIES" ♡ [Acoustic] | MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hig5uLy2fe0>
>
> You only ever touch me in the dark.
> Only if we're drinking can you see my spark.
> And only in the evening could you give yourself to me,
> 'Cause the night is your woman, and she'll set you free.
>
> You're to proud to say that you've made a mistake.
> You're a coward to the end.
> I don't wanna admit that we're not gonna fit.
> No, I'm not the type that you like,
> So why don't we just pretend?
>
> Lies.
> Don't wanna know, don't wanna know.
>
> "Starring Role", Marina & the Diamonds
> ♡ "STARRING ROLE" ♡ [Acoustic] | MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS -
> YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYnE7Y7daYQ>

Douglas Alan

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May 7, 2012, 11:41:27 AM5/7/12
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On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 8:31 AM, jfrady <jerry...@gmail.com> wrote:
Ditto on a lot of those choices.  Especially The Gunners Dream.  The
Final Cut was a great under rated album IMO.

I guess I was pretty disappointed when The Final Cut came out. It seemed a lot more like a Roger Waters solo album than a Pink Floyd album. That being said, it's a great Roger Waters solo album! And I like it a lot more than the Pink Floyd albums that came after it, which were really just David Gilmour solo albums.

I guess one could assert that The Wall is also a Roger Waters solo album, but at least on The Wall, the rest of Pink Floyd made many great contributions.

|>ouglas

pDale

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May 7, 2012, 1:04:51 PM5/7/12
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Oh! Add "War Child" to the list (Cranberries, not Tull)!

Boolbar

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May 8, 2012, 6:09:45 AM5/8/12
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Surely I can't be alone with "The Lobby", "Goodbye" and "The Taxi
Ride" by Jane Siberry.

Richard Messum

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May 8, 2012, 9:11:11 AM5/8/12
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You're not, and i would add her "The Walking."

Richard
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