Trembling Blue Stars - "Sometimes I Still Feel The Bruise"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK_fSLm0cFE&feature=related

This is just to say hello,
And to let you know,
I think of you from time to time.
I know I never really knew you,
But somehow I miss you,
Wish that you'd stayed in my life.

Making contact gets harder,
As the silence grows longer,
And isn't it only me,
Who'd like us to see each other.
How I would hate to be a bother,
The way we left it was you'd ring.

I'm under no illusion,
As to what I meant to you.
But you made an impression,
Sometimes I still feel the bruise.
Sometimes I still feel the bruise.

Now and then I'll stumble on,
What I've misplaced but never lost,
An ache I first felt long ago.
Though you've appeared and disappeared,
Throughout these past few years,
I'd be surprised if you now showed.

Making contact gets harder,
As the silence grows longer,
And why would you think of me,
When you were not the one in love,
When you were not the dreamer,
When you were just the dream?

I'm under no illusion,
As to what I meant to you,
But you made an impression.
Sometimes I still feel the bruise.
Sometimes I still feel the bruise.

Bob Dylan - "Like A Rolling Stone"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKOJO3pKxw0&feature=related

Once upon a time you dressed so fine.
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall."
You thought they were all kiddin' you.
You used to laugh about,
Everybody that was hangin' out.
Now you don't talk so loud,
Now you don't seem so proud,
About having to be scrounging for your next meal.

How does it feel?
How does it feel?
To be without a home,
Like a complete unknown,
Like a rolling stone?

You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely,
But you know you only used to get juiced in it.
And nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street,
And now you find out you're gonna have to get used to it.
You said you'd never compromise,
With the mystery tramp, but know you realize,
He's not selling any alibis,
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes,
And say do you want to make a deal?

How does it feel?
How does it feel?
To be on your own,
With no direction home,
Like a complete unknown,
Like a rolling stone?

You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns,
When they all come down and did tricks for you.
You never understood that it ain't no good,
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you.
You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat,
Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat.
Ain't it hard when you discover that,
He really wasn't where it's at,
After he took from you everything he could steal.

How does it feel?
How does it feel?
To be on your own,
With no direction home,
Like a complete unknown,
Like a rolling stone?

Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people,
They're drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made.
Exchanging all precious gifts,
But you'd better take your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it babe.
You used to be so amused,
At Napoleon in rags, and the language that he used.
Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse,
When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose.
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal.

How does it feel?
How does it feel?
To be on your own,
With no direction home,
Like a complete unknown,
Like a rolling stone?



Then there was Manchester ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS-7IoUwVsI

Bruce Springsteen - "The Rising"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjPU_SGOqCM&feature=related

Can't see nothin' in front of me
Can't see nothin' coming up behind
I make my way through this darkness
I can't feel nothing but this chain that binds me
Lost track of how far I've gone
How far I've gone, how high I've climbed
On my back's a sixty pound stone
On my shoulder a half mile line

Come on up for the rising
Com on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight

Left the house this morning
Bells ringing filled the air
Wearin' the cross of my calling
On wheels of fire I come rollin' down here

Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight

Li,li, li,li,li,li, li,li,li

Spirits above and behind me
Faces gone, black eyes burnin' bright
May their precious blood forever bind me
Lord as I stand before your fiery light

Li,li, li,li,li,li, li,li,li

I see you Mary in the garden
In the garden of a thousand sighs
There's holy pictures of our children
Dancin' in a sky filled with light
May I feel your arms around me
May I feel your blood mix with mine
A dream of life comes to me
Like a catfish dancin' on the end of the line

Sky of blackness and sorrow (a dream of life)
Sky of love, sky of tears (a dream of life)
Sky of glory and sadness (a dream of life)
Sky of mercy, sky of fear (a dream of life)
Sky of memory and shadow (a dream of life)
Your burnin' wind fills my arms tonight
Sky of longing and emptiness (a dream of life)
Sky of fullness, sky of blessed life (a dream of life)

Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight

Li,li, li,li,li,li, li,li,li

Bruce Springsteen - "Trapped"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzzOs0Da43Y&feature=related

Well it seems like I'm caught up in your trap again,
And it seems like I'll be wearin' the same ol' chains.
Good will conquer evil and the truth will set you free,
And I know someday I'll find the key,
Then I know somewhere I will find the key.
Well it seems like I've been playin' the game way too long,
And it seems the game I played has made you strong.
Well when the game is over, I won't walk out the loser,
And I know that I'll walk out of here again,
And I know someday I'll walk out of here again.

But now I'm trapped!, Ooh, yeah!
Trapped!, Ooh, yeah yeah!
Trapped!, Ooh, yeah!
Trapped!, Ooh, yeahhh!

Now it seems like I've been sleepin' in your bed too long,
And it seems like you've been meanin' to do me harm,
But I'll teach my eyes to see beyond these walls in front of me.
And someday I'll walk out of here again,
Yeah I know someday I'll walk out of here again.

But now I'm trapped!, Ooh yeah!,
Trapped!, Ooh, yeah yeah!,
Trapped!, Ooh yeah!,
Trapped!, Ooh yeahhh!,

Now it seems like I've been playin' your game way too long
And it seems the game I played has made you strong

Because I'm trapped!, Ooh, yeah!,
Trapped!, Ooh, yeah yeah!
Trapped!, Ooh, yeah!
Trapped!, Ooh, yeahhh!

I'm trapped!, Ooh, yeah!
Trapped! Ooh, yeahhh!
Trapped! Ooh, yeah!
Trapped! Ooh, yeahhh!
I'm trapped....

The Mountain Goats - "Collapsing Stars"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&v=BZX20iMoM00

When we hid out behind the risers at the high school
Working bitter calculations with a slide rule
The grim particulars of poisoning the swimming pool
The way you looked me in the eye, ready to die

We were becoming what we are
Collapsing stars

When we chewed up pseudoephedrine like bubblegum
Till our hearts were beating deep and rich as kettle drums
We knew if we waited long enough the change would come
And then the day did come, and at last

Hold tight
Hold fast
Catch lightning in a jar
Collapsing stars

Told you to load up on provisions
We wouldn't be back for a while
Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag
Turn toward the camera and smile, smile, smile

When we ditched the plan to poison all our enemies
Tucked our weapons in a clearing, and covered them with leaves
We are gonna come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaths one day
Well we are on our way

You can look
But you won't find
Another love like i
Collapsing stars

Booker T. & The MG's - "Time Is Tight"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUGsZgkjrco&feature=related

Bruce Springsteen - "All That Heaven Will Allow"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdJIpyiupJo&feature=related

I got a dollar in my pocket
There ain't a cloud up above
I got a picture in a locket
That says baby I love you
Well if you didn't look then boys
Then fellas don't go lookin' now
Well here she comes a-walkin'
All that heaven will allow

Say hey there mister bouncer
Now all I wanna do is dance
But I swear I left my wallet
Back home in my workin' pants
C'mon Slim slip me in man
I'll make it up to you somehow
I can't be late I got a date
With all that heaven will allow

Rain and storm and dark skies
Well now they don't mean a thing
If you got a girl that loves you
And who wants to wear your ring
So c'mon mister trouble
We'll make it through you somehow
We'll fill this house with all the love
All that heaven will allow

Now some may wanna die young man
Young and gloriously
Get it straight now mister
Hey buddy that ain't me
'Cause I got something on my mind
That sets me straight and walkin' proud
And I want all the time
All that heaven will allow

Van Morrison and John Lee Hooker - "Gloria"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi2EgyZo2Pw

Like to tell ya about my baby
You know she comes around
She about five feet four
A-from her head to the ground

You know she comes around here
At just about midnight
She make ya feel so good, Lord
She make ya feel all right

And her name is G-L-O-R-I
G-L-O-R-I-A (GLORIA)
G-L-O-R-I-A (GLORIA)
I'm gonna shout it all night (GLORIA)
I'm gonna shout it everyday (GLORIA)
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

She comes around here
Just about midnight
Ha, she make me feel so good, Lord
I wanna say she make me feel alright

Comes a-walkin' down my street
When she comes to my house
She knocks upon my door
And then she comes in my room
Yeah, an' she make me feel alright

G-L-O-R-I-A (GLORIA)
G-L-O-R-I-A (GLORIA)
I'm gonna shout it all night (GLORIA)
I'm gonna shout it everyday (GLORIA)
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Looks so good (GLORIA) alright
Just so good (GLORIA) alright, yeah

Deep Purple - "Anya"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqvrfEaKcs4

I'm so far away
From everything you know.
Your name is carried,
Carried on the wind.
Your ice blue waters Anya
Where do they flow?
Where have they been?
Where have they been?

A hidden passion,
Touching a spark.
Flame of revolution,
Burning wild in your gypsy heart,
Your gypsy heart.

Anya - Anya
The spirit of freedom
Anya
Oh Anya
Anya

The light of freedom buried,
Deep within your soul.
Across the puszta plain to see
The rhapsody of angels
Refuse to dance alone
What do they mean?
Oh, what do they mean?

Your jewel flashing
Across the dark
Forbidding distance
I love your gypsy heart
Your gypsy heart

Anya - Anya
The spirit of freedom
Anya

Your jewel flashing
Across the dark
Forbidding distance
I love your gypsy heart
Oh, your gypsy heart

Anya
Anya
The spirit of freedom
Anya
Anya

Bob Dylan - "Corrina"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN5DEr8osM4&feature=related

Corrina, Corrina,
Gal, where you been so long?
Corrina, Corrina,
Gal, where you been so long?
I been a-worryin' 'bout you, babe,
Baby, please come home.

I got a bird that whistles,
I got a bird that sings.
I got a bird that whistles,
I got a bird that sings.
But I ain't a-got Corrina,
Life don't mean a thing.

Corrina, Corrina,
Gal, you're on my mind.
Corrina, Corrina,
Gal, you're on my mind.
I was sittin' down, thinkin' of you
I just can't keep from crying.

The Who - "Athena"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkRx3NZ-qp4


Athena, I had no idea how much I'd need her
In peaceful times I hold her close and I feed her
My heart starts palpitating when I think my guess was wrong
But I think I'll get along
She's just a girl - she's a bomb

Athena, all I ever want to do is please her
My life has been so settled and she's the reason
Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone
But I think I'll get along
She's just a girl - she's a bomb

Just a girl just a girl
Just a girl just a girl
Just a girl just a girl
She's just a girl

Athena, my heart felt like a shattered glass in an acid bath
I felt like one of those flattened ants you find on a crazy path
I'd of topped myself to give her time she didn't need to ask
Was I a suicidal psychopath?
She's just a girl - she's a bomb

Consumed, there was a beautiful white horse I saw on a dream stage
He had a snake the size of a sewer pipe living in his rib cage
I felt like a pickled priest who was being flambed
You were requisitioned blondie
She's just a girl - she's a bomb

I'm happy, I'm ecstatic
Just a girl just a girl
Just a girl just a girl
Just a girl just a girl
She's just a girl

Look into the face of a child
Measure how long you smiled
Before the memory claimed
How long would children remain
How long would children remain

Athena, you picked me up by my lapels and screamed "leave her"
It felt like waking up in heaven on an empty meter
And now you're stuck with a castrated leader
And I hate the creep, I didn't mean that
She's a bomb
I just said it
She's a bomb
I didn't mean it, please
She's a bomb

Athena, I had no idea how much I need her
My life has been so settled and she's the reason
Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone
But I get along
She's just a girl, she's a bomb
She's just a girl, she's a bomb

Rory Gallagher - "Shadow Play"

In the flinty light, it's midnight,
And stars collide.
Shadows run, in full flight,
To run, seek and hide.
I'm still not sure what part I play,
In this shadow play, this shadow play.

Well, In the half-light, on this mad night,
I hear a voice in time.
Well, I look back, see a half-smile,
Then it's gone from sight.
Tell me, why everyone have changed,
In this shadow play, this shadow play,
I have to find my way,
In this shadow play.

Sounds come crashing,
And I hear laughing,
All those lights just blaze away.
I feel a little strange inside,
A little bit of Jekyll, a little Mr. Hyde.

Sounds come crashing,
And I hear laughing,
All those lights just blaze away.
I feel a little strange inside,
A little Dr. Jekyll, a little Mr. Hyde.
Yeah.........

Thoughts run wild, free as a child,
Into the night.
Across the screen a thin beam,
Of magic light.

Tell me why things don't look the same,
In this shadow play, this shadow play,
I have to find my way,
In this shadow play.
I have to get away,
In this shadow play,
Well help me find my way,
In this shadow play,
Yeah..........

from Photo Finish - 1978