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03 Jan 11 - 07:26 AM (#3066130) Subject: Lyr Add: EYE OF THE STORM (George Papavgeris) From: George Papavgeris In the closing hours of 2010, perhaps as a result of watching too many retrospectives on TV, I came up with (yet) another rant which I titled "Eye of the storm" on the basis that I can sense serious upheaval on the way as a result of the mess that we baby-boomers have made of things. The song focuses on attitudes and behaviours rather than climate etc, and so it should contain its own answers (just reverse the sentiments/actions of each line for the way forward). There is a video of the song here . Alternatively there is a link to an MP3 of it on this page . As for the lyrics they are alsom on the video but here they are anyway: When the students abandon the lecture halls While illiterate role models thrive When it's fun to be senseless on Saturday And go sick just when Monday arrives When the dreams of the millions are crumbling While the towers of ivory stand When news hounds chase the latest celebrity While celebrities chase the next brand It's no use then just turning your face away And pretending that this is the norm This is no blip on history's weathermap This is only the eye of the storm When historical drama is favourite But the lessons of history lost Making promises easier than keeping them In the rush to be first past the post When we tell people only what's good for them And we're angered when truth sees the light When we cut every tall poppy down to size And our privilege we claim as our right It's no use now to care who will win the race It no longer depends on the form This is no blip on history's weathermap This is only the eye of the storm Meeting friends face to face is superfluous Yet with hundreds of friends we're alone When suspicion greets anyone different Showing tolerance just for our own When we trust doctrine more than experience And supposed common sense becomes scarce When the young claim a future of hopelessness And the old claim that youth is a curse It's no use trying to lock up your castles now And pretend all is cosy and warm This is no blip on history's weathermap This is only the eye of the storm When the clueless text votes for the talentless Then to lead us we choose among drones We have no doves to point to some promised land Only vultures to circle our bones When you're guilty for voicing opinions And no room left for any dissent Any faith will offend faithless millions And what's said is worth more than what's meant You can't say then it's nothing to do with you You can neither abstain nor conform This is no blip on history's weathermap This is only the eye of the storm Of course, I don't expect everyone to sympathise with the sentiments therein - I hold a very individual line in the matter of faith, for example - but perhaps you'll find enough to agree with. And anyway, I am only "voicing opinions"! |
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03 Jan 11 - 05:43 PM (#3066535) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Eye Of The Storm - a song for our times From: Richard Bridge I thought the eye of the storm was the calm bit in the middle. |
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03 Jan 11 - 06:10 PM (#3066550) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Eye Of The Storm - a song for our times From: George Papavgeris Indeed Richard. So I am implying that these events are only a comparative calm before worse things to come. |
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03 Jan 11 - 06:11 PM (#3066551) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Eye Of The Storm - a song for our times From: George Papavgeris Thus spake Zorbatustra...! |
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04 Jan 11 - 08:49 AM (#3066935) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Eye Of The Storm - a song for our times From: George Papavgeris Last bounce |
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04 Jan 11 - 09:17 AM (#3066947) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Eye Of The Storm - a song for our times From: maeve Thanks for making your new song available for listening, George. In reading the lyrics alone, I expected to find it depressing...and the situations described therein certainly are. Your singing and playing of "Eye of the Storm", heard with your challenge in mind, present a strong song with thoughtful reasoning. Thank you, Maeve |
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05 Jan 11 - 08:21 AM (#3067690) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Eye Of The Storm - a song for our times From: maeve Worth refreshing. |
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05 Jan 11 - 08:45 AM (#3067705) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Eye Of The Storm - a song for our times From: GUEST Thanks maeve. I just had a comment on YouTube by someone who heard the song this morning on WUML 91.5fm - in Lowell MA! |
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05 Jan 11 - 09:20 AM (#3067724) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Eye Of The Storm - a song for our times From: Jeri Thanks for refreshing it, Maeve. I missed it until today. It gives voice to a lot of what I've been feeling. There was me thinking last night (it happens), and frustrated with a lot of things going on. I figured it might be an excuse for a song, and I wrote down "All they want to do is dream." Most of what we see on TV in the states is news-based, or crime shows, and our "SyFy" (supposed to be "SciFi" but can be pronounced "syphi") shows horror movies and pro wrestling. We're missing creativity, and whimsy, and dreams. We're missing the "what we can do about it" part of "what's wrong." So, I don't think dreaming is the ONLY thing people want, it's one thing that's hard to do these days, and it's one thing many of us wish we could do. Dream, hope. The eye of a storm IS just a blip on a weather map, but the storm isn't just a blip. Thanks for sharing your song, George. |
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14 Jan 11 - 10:40 AM (#3074449) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Eye Of The Storm - a song for our times From: maeve refresh... George will be appearing at the Royal Oak in Lewes 20 Jan., 2011 |