MUSIC, SONGS
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POETRY
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MUSIC
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POETRY
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POETRY JUST FOR YOU
I would climb the highest mountain I would sail the seven seas I would stand waist deep in water With piranhas swimming round my knees. Through the snowy blizzards of the North Pole To the deepest forests of Peru From Bolivia to Siberia I'd go just to be with you.
I would happily lie on a bed of nails Put my head in a lion's mouth Connect live electrodes to my toes And pluck my eyebrows out. I would beat myself with a prickly thorn Poke needles in my eyes Lay naked, spread-eagled on your lawn Beneath a hot, baking blue sky.
I would no longer express my opinion Recant all my beliefs Become one of the silent Turn my back on pain and grief. I would sign a false confession Swear allegiance to their cause Accept their corrupted system Live by their corrupted laws.
I would give all my money, to a poor nobody Give my happiness to the sad Give all I ever wanted, to the lonely downhearted With any hope I've ever had. That precocious pop star, can have my new guitar And any song I've ever written Because it would all be so worthwhile, just to see you smile And to know that for me, your heart is smitten. |