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17 Nov 02 - 10:13 PM (#828730) Subject: Lyr Add: Jerusalem (Steve Earle) From: michaelr From this site: Jerusalem (Steve Earle) I woke up this mornin' and none of the news was good And death machines were rumblin' 'cross the ground where Jesus stood And the man on my TV told me that it had always been that way And there was nothin' anyone could do or say And I almost listened to him Yeah, I almost lost my mind Then I regained my senses again And looked into my heart to find That I believe that one fine day all the children of Abraham Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem Well maybe I'm only dreamin' and maybe I'm just a fool But I don't remember learnin' how to hate in Sunday school Though somewhere along the way I strayed and I never looked back again But I still find some comfort now and then Then the storm comes rumblin' in And I can't lay me down And the drums are drummin' again And I can't stand the sound But I believe there'll come a day when the lion and the lamb Will lie down in peace together in Jerusalem And there'll be no barricades then There'll be no wire or walls And we can wash all this blood from our hands And all this hatred from our souls And I believe that on that day all the children of Abraham Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem (written by Steve Earle and published by Sarangel Music (ASCAP) -- A very strong song in the best tradition of folk activism. Cheers, Michael |
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18 Nov 02 - 12:14 PM (#829036) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Jerusalem (Steve Earle) From: Schantieman Nice one, Michael. Do you have a tune? While we're on the subject, how about this, as a (much needed, IMHO) third verse to Blake's now sadly somewhat suspect masterpiece? And shall the joy be thus confined: Cease at the bounds of England's shore? Shall minds be closed and hearts unmoved As mute starvation pleads for more? This must not be: we shall fight on; Our love extend our greed destroy. Then truly shall Jerusalem The whole world o'er shout out her joy! |
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18 Nov 02 - 01:02 PM (#829085) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Jerusalem (Steve Earle) From: GUEST I would have thought that DT would have these lyrics by now, but I was wrong! Odd in light of that long thread about that other song off this CD. Thanks for posting it michaelr. For those who might be interested, the Steve Earle official website at http://www.steveearle.com/ (not to be confused with the unofficial Steve Earle website at www.steveearle.net) says that Steve will appear on Crossfire tonight on CNN at 7:30 PM EST. He appeared last week on ABCs Up Close, and sang that other song. ;-) I love the guy. Almost as much as John Prine. But you can have the "collaboration" with Ms. Crow (Go Amanda). I'm allergic to her I think. |
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18 Nov 02 - 08:04 PM (#829419) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Jerusalem (Steve Earle) From: michaelr Schantieman -- sorry, I don't have the tune. You may find an mp3 if you search, though. Try the sites Guest listed above. Cheers, Michael |
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25 Apr 20 - 12:04 AM (#4048295) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Jerusalem (Steve Earle) From: Joe Offer refresh - Kathryn LaMar sang this very nicely tonight in San Francisco. Here's the Steve Earle recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMWBp14kUqY And the Joan Baez recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di96oWlfFC0 |
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25 Apr 20 - 06:03 AM (#4048323) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Jerusalem (Steve Earle) From: Gordon Jackson One of the best songs by one of the greatest of songwriters. Along with Richard Thompson and the late Sandy Denny, my favourite. Thank you for posting this. |