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Did you ever have one of those songs come on your stereo that magically fits your mood or moment in time?
Well it was this morning that I was driving to work, well rested, sun in my face, feeling good and thinking about the 60 minutes interview of Obama when on comes Phil Collins - Land Of Confusion.
So some of the key words are triggering my senses and I begin to realise the relevance in detail to the current state of affairs in the US.
Now here is a song that was released in 1986 and didn't mean shit to me then, but the power of this song impressed me in a big way this morning. Sometimes the melody attracts me more than the lyrics, but this was the opposite.
Another song that did me some good was Mike and the mechanics - In the living years at a time when my father and I were at odds for 7 years. Needless to say that the message got through on that one.
If you get a second, throw this on and listen hard.
I mustve dreamed a thousand dreams
Been haunted by a million screams
But I can hear the marching feet
Theyre moving into the street.
Now did you read the news today
They say the dangers gone away
But I can see the fires still alight
There burning into the night.
Theres too many men
Too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Cant you see
This is a land of confusion.
This is the world we live in
And these are the hands were given
Use them and lets start trying
To make it a place worth living in.
Ooh superman where are you now
When everythings gone wrong somehow
The men of steel, the men of power
Are losing control by the hour.
This is the time
This is the place
So we look for the future
But theres not much love to go round
Tell me why, this is a land of confusion.
This is the world we live in
And these are the hands were given
Use them and lets start trying
To make it a place worth living in.
I remember long ago -
Ooh when the sun was shining
Yes and the stars were bright
All through the night
And the sound of your laughter
As I held you tight
So long ago -
I wont be coming home tonight
My generation will put it right
Were not just making promises
That we know, well never keep.
Too many men
Theres too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Cant you see
This is a land of confusion.
Now this is the world we live in
And these are the hands were given
Use them and lets start trying
To make it a place worth fighting for.
This is the world we live in
And these are the names were given
Stand up and lets start showing
Just where our lives are going to.
So I hope that wasn't too deep for some of you, but it hit home and felt like sharing it.
Well it was this morning that I was driving to work, well rested, sun in my face, feeling good and thinking about the 60 minutes interview of Obama when on comes Phil Collins - Land Of Confusion.
So some of the key words are triggering my senses and I begin to realise the relevance in detail to the current state of affairs in the US.
Now here is a song that was released in 1986 and didn't mean shit to me then, but the power of this song impressed me in a big way this morning. Sometimes the melody attracts me more than the lyrics, but this was the opposite.
Another song that did me some good was Mike and the mechanics - In the living years at a time when my father and I were at odds for 7 years. Needless to say that the message got through on that one.
If you get a second, throw this on and listen hard.
I mustve dreamed a thousand dreams
Been haunted by a million screams
But I can hear the marching feet
Theyre moving into the street.
Now did you read the news today
They say the dangers gone away
But I can see the fires still alight
There burning into the night.
Theres too many men
Too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Cant you see
This is a land of confusion.
This is the world we live in
And these are the hands were given
Use them and lets start trying
To make it a place worth living in.
Ooh superman where are you now
When everythings gone wrong somehow
The men of steel, the men of power
Are losing control by the hour.
This is the time
This is the place
So we look for the future
But theres not much love to go round
Tell me why, this is a land of confusion.
This is the world we live in
And these are the hands were given
Use them and lets start trying
To make it a place worth living in.
I remember long ago -
Ooh when the sun was shining
Yes and the stars were bright
All through the night
And the sound of your laughter
As I held you tight
So long ago -
I wont be coming home tonight
My generation will put it right
Were not just making promises
That we know, well never keep.
Too many men
Theres too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Cant you see
This is a land of confusion.
Now this is the world we live in
And these are the hands were given
Use them and lets start trying
To make it a place worth fighting for.
This is the world we live in
And these are the names were given
Stand up and lets start showing
Just where our lives are going to.
So I hope that wasn't too deep for some of you, but it hit home and felt like sharing it.
Posted Mon 17 Nov 08 @ 12:47 pm
tayla
hope you don't mind, just thought it would help if people weren't into Phil Collins or Genesis (big fan myself, the wife hates him for some reason) it might help if they could relate to the tune as well...
Posted Mon 17 Nov 08 @ 3:25 pm
