"Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right,
Stuck in the middle..."
Marina
What song or line from a song bests describes your time as a JW?????
by karter 110 Replies latest jw experiences
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krejames
Who really knows what their friends do?
How can you tell what they go through?
You think they can take it
But when I believe what my eyes see
I'm out of touch with reality
Wondering what I've become
Then I find I don't know anyone
(Song: I don't know anyone)
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Splash
Erasure's "Joan"
Blind vision, Blind faith
You really can be sold If you dare to disagree
It's just not within the scheme of things
To give up your life so easily
That's not the way you're meant to be
What a waste of time and energy...Blind vision, Blind faith
You really can't rely On what they tell you for effect
It's just not within the scheme of things
To give up your life so easily
That's not the way you're meant to be
What a waste of time and energy
Splash -
Vidiot
"There must be some way out of here, said the joker to the thief...
There's too much confusion; I can't get no relief..."
All Along the Watchtower
PS: The version recorded by Bear McCreary for BSG is f**king awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUchAD44xA8
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OnTheWayOut
Two songs by Supertramp, #1: Logical Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBoYZqmcZuc
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,
a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magicalAnd all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily,
joyfully, oh, playfully, watching meBut then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible,
logical, oh, responsible, practical
And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,
clinical, oh, intellectual, cynical
There are times when all the world's asleep,
The questions run too deep for such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned?
I know it sounds absurd, but please tell me who I am?
I said now, watch what you say, they'll be calling you a radical,
a liberal, oh, fanatical, criminal
Won't you sign up your name?
We'd like to feel you're acceptable, respectable,
oh, presentable, a vegetable!
Whoa, take it, take it, take it, yeah!
But at night, when all the world's asleep,
The questions run so deep
For such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned?
(Won't you help me?)
I know it sounds absurd,
(Please won't you help me?)
But please tell me who I am,
who I am, who I am, who I am?
Yeah!
'Cause I'm feeling so logical
D-d-d-d-d-d-digital
1,2,3,4
Oh - ooh, yeah
It's getting unbelievable
B-b-b-b-bloody marvelous#2 Goodbye Stranger
Here's a nice cover version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WjRY9LCu50
It was an early morning yesterday
I was up before the dawn
And I really have enjoyed my stay
But I must be moving on
Like a king without a castle
Like a queen without a throne
I'm an early morning lover
And I must be moving on
Now I believe in what you say
Is the undisputed truth
But I have to have things my own way
To keep me in my youth
Like a ship without an anchor
Like a slave without a chain
Just the thought of those sweet ladies
Sends a shiver through my veins
And I will go on shining
Shining like brand new
I'll never look behind me
My troubles will be few
Goodbye stranger it's been nice
Hope you find your paradise
Tried to see your point of view
Hope your dreams will all come true
Goodbye Mary, goodbye Jane
Will we ever meet again
Feel no sorrow, feel no shame
Come tomorrow, feel no pain
Now some they do and some they don't
And some you just can't tell
And some they will and some they won't
With some it's just as well
You can laugh at my behavior
That'll never bother me
Say the devil is my savior
But I don't pay no heed
And I will go on shining
Shining like brand new
I'll never look behind me
My troubles will be few
Goodbye stranger it's been nice etc -
zed is dead
A line from "I Am An Animal" by Pete Townshend - "I'm boozing to pray"
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Violia
Patti Smith Gloria
"...Jesus died for somebody's sins ..but not mine"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JMSkcCV790
jerry jeff walker
P*ssin in the Wind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZDBXm11WXY
" the answer is P*ssin in the sink..."
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Violia
Cash and Strummer
Redemption song-- b/c I really did still belive in God, just not the WTS. Since leaving mentally, this song has helped me a lot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz8_H5m6ymA
Tracy Chapman
Fast Cars
".. you've got a fast car.... leave tonight or die this way..."
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FlyingHighNow
This song describes my time as a JW. I felt it more....and more.....and more as the years went by. Look at the song lyrics, I'm sure most of you felt this way. I have to say, more than once I did nearly die....
White Bird by It's A Beautiful Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUNgQ03D2qA
White bird,
in a golden cage,
on a winter's day,
in the rain.
White bird,
in a golden cage,
alone.
The leaves blow,
Across the long black road.
To the darkened skies,
in its rage
But the white bird just sits in her cage,
unknown.
White bird must fly
Or she will die
White bird,
dreams of the aspen trees,
with their dying leaves,
turning gold.
But the white bird just sits in her cage,
growing old.
White bird must fly or she will die.
White bird must fly or she will die.
The sunsets come, the sunsets go.
The clouds roll by,and the earth turns old.
And the young bird's eyes do always glow.
She must fly,
She must fly,
She must fly.
White bird,
In a golden cage,
On a winter's day, in the rain.
White bird,
In a golden cage alone.
White bird must fly or she will die.
White bird must fly or she will die.
White bird must fly or she will die.
White bird must fly -
Violia
Tracy Chapman
Talking about a Revolution ( I know this is not what the song was about but oppression is oppression , whereever it occurs )