Blue smoke and cider sounds
curled above our heads like tongues of fire
under wires in a big
City Hall stands tall and every pregnant pause
is giving birth to answers
I can't understand.
"We're only starting a racket 'cause you've started a racket!"
I scream, "We only want to level this city because
things are so uneven!" But I don't think they can hear me.
Like hot breaths between my praying hands
could make my fingers glow,
like the psalms between my palms are all
I'll ever need to know,
I count out hymns for hims and hims and hers and hers
and hims-for-hearses, turn to face the wind and silence
flying sins in words-like-curses.
"Church and state had their day in the centuries before,"
I say, "The future is unwritten if we hold what can erase."
But I still get sad ripping up ads that the Marines
send to friend every kid in my family.
('Cause I can afford to.)
I told her once, "There's a great line in this song I heard,
But I can't tell you unless something really big happens to us."
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 13:20 |
| jagdriver (Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | Posted: Oct 05, 2012 - 09:45 H-E-A-V-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y.... |
| coy (san antonio) | Posted: Sep 03, 2012 - 20:39 stealing the beatles riff there hey that's alright we all do it : ) |
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: Jul 23, 2012 - 17:59 fredriley wrote: RIP?? Has something happened to her? Please don't say it's so... :(( Edit: I've just seen the Sayonara Cynaera thread on the main forum. This is just so, so sad. She was a distinctive personality, made great comments, wore her heart on her sleeve, and an integral part of the RP community. Fred, agreed in spades. She was worth 10 of the self-proclaimed voices of authority. I, too, will miss her. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Jun 22, 2012 - 06:51 ziakut wrote: Gee! I miss these kind of comments. Miss a fine human like Cynaera! Rest in peace. RIP?? Has something happened to her? Please don't say it's so... :(( Edit: I've just seen the Sayonara Cynaera thread on the main forum. This is just so, so sad. She was a distinctive personality, made great comments, wore her heart on her sleeve, and an integral part of the RP community. |
| ziakut (Albeit In The Meantime) | Posted: Jun 15, 2012 - 08:36 Cynaera wrote: I was thinking the same thing! This song doesn't really blow air up my skirt, but it's still pleasant. Maybe with a few more listens, it'll hit me. For now, it just fwufffs me with a feather. Gee! I miss these kind of comments. Miss a fine human like Cynaera! Rest in peace. |
| superfido (Sweden) | Posted: Feb 09, 2012 - 11:08 Noooooo! It's Walking Pubic Hair Monster Man on the cover attacking a regular retired pedestrian. |
| handyrae (Zero Point Field) | Posted: Feb 02, 2012 - 08:55 Sasha2001 wrote: Wow! This is one of the most pretentious songs I've heard in long time - and I'm not just talking about the lyrics (which I can't decifer) but all of those musical influences worn like flair on a TGI Fridays waitress' vest. Can't say I agree with the sentiment, but I love the metaphor. |
| Cynaera (In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.) | Posted: Oct 05, 2011 - 15:47 SandwichBoy wrote: At the start dude sounds an awful lot like Andrew Bird. I was thinking the same thing! This song doesn't really blow air up my skirt, but it's still pleasant. Maybe with a few more listens, it'll hit me. For now, it just fwufffs me with a feather. |
| SandwichBoy (Toronto, Canada) | Posted: Sep 28, 2011 - 12:30 At the start dude sounds an awful lot like Andrew Bird. |
| scrubbrush (Sea of Calm) | Posted: Sep 21, 2011 - 11:51 This is a really, really cool song... what's with all the hatin'? |
| mcYammer (Beervana) | Posted: Sep 14, 2011 - 08:06 HazzeSwede wrote: Looong shades.... Dreamy sleepers. Sleepy drreamers. Brass can be so lilting when applied correctly. Thank you, CalexiLiions. |
| HazzeSwede (Vinyl Land) | Posted: Sep 04, 2011 - 05:17 socalhol wrote: Shades of Calexico here...? Looong shades.... |
| alux (atop the pyramid) | Posted: Jun 08, 2011 - 16:01 Sasha2001 wrote: Wow! This is one of the most pretentious songs I've heard in long time - and I'm not just talking about the lyrics (which I can't decifer) but all of those musical influences worn like flair on a TGI Fridays waitress' vest. Yes, well, you apparently would know pretention. |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Jun 01, 2011 - 19:10 Byronape wrote: Or Connor what'shisname from Bright Eyes. C'mon, it's not that bad. |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Jun 01, 2011 - 19:09 mem_313 wrote: |
| Sasha2001 (Where the last of the union men run free) | Posted: May 18, 2011 - 11:59 Wow! This is one of the most pretentious songs I've heard in long time - and I'm not just talking about the lyrics (which I can't decifer) but all of those musical influences worn like flair on a TGI Fridays waitress' vest. |
| AndyJ (Oregon) | Posted: Apr 06, 2011 - 10:22 Glad I gave it a chance... Too young/wordy/clever at start... but it gets some Ennio Marconne going and flows better. |
| Helchat (150 miles southwest of Paradise) | Posted: Mar 23, 2011 - 12:32 Am I watching a spaghetti western? |
| Byronape (Purgatory) | Posted: Mar 23, 2011 - 12:30 mem_313 wrote: Or Connor what'shisname from Bright Eyes. |
| mem_313 (lerkin) | Posted: Feb 02, 2011 - 15:13 |
| socalhol (Seattle) | Posted: Nov 22, 2010 - 14:25 Shades of Calexico here...? |
| soundprison (insert cool clever witty axiom for some indiscriminate location here) | Posted: Nov 10, 2010 - 13:44 Now if it would just suddenly en |
| Sjaaks (Horst, Netherlands) | Posted: Oct 06, 2010 - 00:22 Beautiful! |
| Rp10v3r (Gainesville, FL) | Posted: Sep 29, 2010 - 08:40 Because - this song is awesome!! ![]() |
| scrubbrush | Posted: Sep 22, 2010 - 09:50 Great song. Echoes of a few Beatles songs? Maybe, but completely new and, besides, the Beatles were fairly influential. Their echoes are everywhere if you're listening for them. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Jul 30, 2010 - 15:11 This was really abrasive after James Yuill. If I could hear it in a different set, maybe I'd like it more. Not thrilled with it right now... |
| Dave_Mack (Five bus, Jive bus!) | Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 08:56 Proclivities wrote: I think it's an obvious homage, besides, John Lennon didn't invent variations on D Minor. I've always thought D minor was the saddest of keys. |
| BigIslandBlues | Posted: Jun 18, 2010 - 13:45 Because the world is round it turns me on Because the world is round...aaaaaahhhhhh Because the wind is high it blows my mind Because the wind is high......aaaaaaaahhhh |
| RedGuitar (Iowa, USA) | Posted: Jun 18, 2010 - 13:43 nate917 wrote: I thought John based "Because" on some of the chords (in reverse) from Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata (which is in C# minor). Seems like people are pretty quick to conclude theft or plagiarism when the true answer may be, as Proclivities points out, simple influence, paying tribute, variations on a theme, sampling, or even pure coincidence. Contrary to the errant legal decision, for example, George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" did not plagiarize "He's So Fine," even if their respective verses used the same three chords. I thought the legal decision was based on the melody. You can't copyright chord progressions from what I understand, but melodies, yes. I felt bad for George as I think he said he was guilty of "unconscious (subconscious?) plagiarisim." I'm sure it was the last thing on his mind when we wrote the tribute to the deities. |
| a_genuine_find (not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway) | Posted: Jun 16, 2010 - 09:25 Suzl wrote: What's the Beatle song I'm catching here....??? She's So Heavy? |
| figi (Lexington, KY) | Posted: Jun 11, 2010 - 11:32 The ending reminds me of a CAKE song ending |
| pinem | Posted: May 17, 2010 - 18:49 Love this song; yeah the horns are right on. One of only 5 songs I've ever purchased off I-tunes |
| Marcuse (Ouilmette) | Posted: May 17, 2010 - 18:38 Suzl wrote: What's the Beatle song I'm catching here....??? The first part of the song has the tempo of "I've Just Seen a Face" |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: May 15, 2010 - 14:44 Love the horns, good stuff! |
| ice-9 | Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 22:47 Suzl wrote: What's the Beatle song I'm catching here....??? "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" from Abbey Road |
| jkhandy (Near the ocean (in my mind)) | Posted: Apr 13, 2010 - 20:14 iransofaraway wrote: And once again on 03-25-10 so? |
| nate917 (2,815 miles from home) | Posted: Mar 11, 2010 - 11:48 Proclivities wrote: I think it's an obvious homage, besides, John Lennon didn't invent variations on D Minor. I thought John based "Because" on some of the chords (in reverse) from Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata (which is in C# minor). Seems like people are pretty quick to conclude theft or plagiarism when the true answer may be, as Proclivities points out, simple influence, paying tribute, variations on a theme, sampling, or even pure coincidence. Contrary to the errant legal decision, for example, George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" did not plagiarize "He's So Fine," even if their respective verses used the same three chords. |
| Suzl (Boston) | Posted: Mar 11, 2010 - 11:36 What's the Beatle song I'm catching here....??? |
| stevo_b (Rock Ridge) | Posted: Dec 28, 2009 - 11:00 jbunniii wrote: I was hoping we were going to hear actual Christians being fed to actual lions It certainly would have sounded better than this.... |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Dec 28, 2009 - 11:00 Not bad!! |
| skyguy (CO) | Posted: Nov 16, 2009 - 12:37 Laptopdog wrote: This group reminds me of that commercial of the guys singing about FreeCreditReport.com |
| biomedvgh (Victoria, BC) | Posted: Nov 09, 2009 - 15:11 Because, the world, is round...... |
| mrdak (Middle GA) | Posted: Oct 19, 2009 - 08:07 travism wrote: We go from this to David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire). ??? That's a rather jarring transition, RP. And once again on 10-19-09 |
| natalita (Philadelphia, PA) | Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 05:06 nice. jbunniii wrote: I was hoping we were going to hear actual Christians being fed to actual lions |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: Sep 27, 2009 - 00:07 I have an ancient copy of "The Grapes of Wrath". This looks like one of the illustrations from it. Looks like the artist had one too many espressos. |
| jbunniii (San Jose, CA) | Posted: Sep 17, 2009 - 18:20 I was hoping we were going to hear actual Christians being fed to actual lions |
| Felix_The_Cat (Buenos Aires, Argentina) | Posted: Sep 07, 2009 - 14:28 Because |
| handyrae (Zero Point Field) | Posted: Jul 06, 2009 - 09:36 You'd think if you took all the influences mentioned below and melded them together, you'd get something really original. I guess not always. |
| keller1 (In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby) | Posted: Jul 02, 2009 - 10:32 coffee-eyes wrote: Do Paul and Ringo know about this? She's so heavy, heavy, heavy . . . . Yep, I hear it too. |

