Ik vind de tekst van Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free erg goed.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of 99...
Wear Sunscreen
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experienceI will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years youll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you cant grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked.Youre not as fat as you imagine.
Dont worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you
Sing
Dont be reckless with other peoples hearts, dont put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss
Dont waste your time on jealousy; sometimes youre ahead, sometimes youre behindthe race is long, and in the end, its only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch
Dont feel guilty if you dont know what you want to do with your lifethe most interesting people I know didnt know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds know still dont.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, youll miss them when theyre gone.
Maybe youll marry, maybe you wont, maybe youll have children, maybe you wont, maybe youll divorce at 40, maybe youll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversarywhat ever you do, dont congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either your choices are half chance, so are everybody elses. Enjoy your body, use it every way you candont be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, its the greatest instrument youll ever own..
Danceeven if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you dont follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents, you never know when theyll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography in lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do youll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Dont expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.
Dont mess too much with your hair, or by the time its 40, it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than its worth.
Onderwerp: Re: Mooie lyrics zo aug 30, 2009 4:56 pm
Dat is een hele lange tekst.. maar inderdaad erg mooi..
Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography in lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
So truth..
Mijne is van coldplay: trouble
ben ten eerste verliefd op het liedje.. en vind het een mooie tekst.
Oh no, I see, A spider web is tangled up with me, And I lost my head, The thought of all the stupid things I'd say.
Oh no, what's this? A spider web, and I'm caught in the middle, So I turn to run, The thought of all the stupid things I've done,
And I never meant to cause you trouble, I never meant to do you wrong, And I, well if I ever caused you trouble, And oh no, I never meant to do you harm.
Oh no, I see, A spider web and it's me in the middle, So I twist and turn, Here am I in my little bubble,
Singing I, I never meant to cause you trouble, And I, I never meant to do you wrong, And I, well if I ever caused you trouble, Oh, no I never meant to do you harm.
They spun a web for me, They spun a web for me, They spun a web for me.
When I saw him last he had that look in his eyes I said, "Do you need to talk?" He said, "No." So I called him up, asked him again and I waited a while He began to speak, then he started to cry
You know some things are best left unspoken And some things just never work out And sometimes, seems you try and you try and whatever you do There's a fix that you're in, and you just can't get out He said, "I need your help, I need it now. Give me the strength to go on"
Though I didn't know what, I knew that something was wrong But he still had his pride, he'd tell me in time Well this feeling inside kept eating at me I was losing a friend, and I had to know why
When I heard the voice on the phone, I knew it was bad news So I rushed to be by his side And we said goodbye for the last time I gently hugged him, and kissed him goodbye He whispered, "I need your help, I need it now. Give me the strength to go on."
We were always laughing I just remember laughing, mama We were always laughing
Oh I need your help, I need it now Give me the strength to go on
Though as time goes by, and it all becomes clear We can see the deceit, we see the lies So I asked myself, over and over, and over again What did they know? What did they hide? Fools, leading the innocent blindly Fools, turning away
And I know that When I think of my friend with that look in his eyes And if they told the truth, he might be here today I need your help, I need it now Just give me the strength to go on, on
I remember the laughing We were always laughing
Oh no - it's just strength we need now Just the strength to go on...
When I saw him last he had that look in his eyes I said, "Do you need to talk?" He said, "No." So I called him up, asked him again and I waited a while He began to speak, then he started to cry
You know some things are best left unspoken And some things just never work out And sometimes, seems you try and you try and whatever you do There's a fix that you're in, and you just can't get out He said, "I need your help, I need it now. Give me the strength to go on"
Though I didn't know what, I knew that something was wrong But he still had his pride, he'd tell me in time Well this feeling inside kept eating at me I was losing a friend, and I had to know why
When I heard the voice on the phone, I knew it was bad news So I rushed to be by his side And we said goodbye for the last time I gently hugged him, and kissed him goodbye He whispered, "I need your help, I need it now. Give me the strength to go on."
We were always laughing I just remember laughing, mama We were always laughing
Oh I need your help, I need it now Give me the strength to go on
Though as time goes by, and it all becomes clear We can see the deceit, we see the lies So I asked myself, over and over, and over again What did they know? What did they hide? Fools, leading the innocent blindly Fools, turning away
And I know that When I think of my friend with that look in his eyes And if they told the truth, he might be here today I need your help, I need it now Just give me the strength to go on, on
I remember the laughing We were always laughing
Oh no - it's just strength we need now Just the strength to go on...
Onderwerp: Re: Mooie lyrics vr sep 18, 2009 9:42 am
Driving The Last Spike
Leaving my family behind me Not knowing what lay ahead Waving goodbye, as I left them in tears Remembering all we'd said
I looked to the sky, I offered my prayers I asked him for guidance and strength But this simple beliefs of a simple man Laying His hands upon my head....my head
I gave everything that I wanted But still they wanted more We sweat and we toiled Good men lost their lives Don't think they knew what for
I sold them my heart, I sold them my soul I gave everything I had But they couldn't break my spirit My dignity fought back..fight back
Can you hear me? Can you see? Don't you hear me? Don't you see?
We worked in gangs, for all we were worth The young boys pulling the wagons We were digging the tunnels, shifting the earth It was then that it happened
Well, no one knew how the cracks appeared But as they fell, they all disappeared Stone feel like rain
Can you hear me? Can you see? Don't you hear me? Can you breathe?
The smoke cleared, the dust it settled No one knew how many had died All around there were broken men They'd said it was save and they'd lied
You could hear the cries, you could smell the fear But good fortune that day was mine And it occurred to me that the heart of a good man It seems is hard to find
Can you hear me? Can you see? Don't you hear me? Don't you see?
We worked We worked like the devil for our pay Through the wind, through the snow And through the rain
Blasting And cutting throught God's country like a knife Sweat stinging my eyes There has to be a better life
Oh, but I can hear my children's cry I can see the tears in their eyes Memories of those I've left behind Still ringing in my ears
Will I ever go back again? Will I ever see her face again? Oh. I'll never forget that night Cos they wave goodbye to their fathers
We came from the North and we came from the South With picks and with spades and a new time of order Showing no fear of what lies up ahead They'll never see the likes of us again
Driving the last spike Lifting and laying the tracks With blistering hands The sun's burning your back
Oh but I can hear my children's cry I can see the tears in their eyes Momories of those I've left behind Still ringing in my ears
Will I ever go back again? Will I ever see her face again I'll always remember that night Cos they wave goodbye to their fathers
We followed the rail and we slept under the stars Digging in darkness and living with danger Showing no fear of what might lie ahead They'll never see the likes of again
Can you hear me? Can you see? Don't you hear me? Don't you see?