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wiegee
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Tsunami and other news of the world

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While listening to the news from Asia, I remembered these lines:

And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him
He said "All men will be sailors then until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone


Anyone else ever been reminded of a LC lyric while watching or reading the news?

-- wiegee
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I set out one night
When the tide was low
There were signs in the sky
But I did not know
I'd be caught in the grip
Of the undertow

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The sea so deep and blind
Where still the sun must set
And time itself unwind
O love, aren't you tired yet?
And time itself unwind
O love, aren't you tired yet?
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Post by jurica »

yes, tom. i was also reminded of that one, and since i think you've read my oppinions on that verse... it doesn't sound good for the future of our fine old Earth.
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Post by Anne-Marie »

I’ve seen nations rise and fall
I’ve heard their stories, heard them all
But love’s the only engine of survival
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Post by linda_lakeside »

And now the wheels of heaven stop
you feel the devil's riding crop
Get ready for the future
it is murder.
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You can add up the parts
but you won't have the sum
You can strike up the march,
there is no drum
Every heart
to love will come
but like a refugee.
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Post by Anne-Marie »

The dealer wants you thinking
That it's either black or white -
Thank God it's not that simple in my secret life.
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