Re: Lyric Sphinx "Same as it always was"?
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Re: Lyric Sphinx "Same as it always was"?         

Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: ah
Date: May 6, 2007 18:08

Phil Kyle wrote:
> On 4 May 2007 03:50:36 -0700, Holly yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>On May 4, 4:59 am, ah gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Holly wrote:
>>>> On Apr 30, 12:51 am, ah gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Holly wrote:
>>>>>> On Apr 29, 6:59 am, ah gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Holly wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Apr 18, 5:29 am, ah gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Holly wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 17, 7:12 pm, ah gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Holly wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 17, 6:22 pm, Ash mchsi.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 17, 6:50 pm, Holly yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 17, 5:24 pm, Ash mchsi.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 17, 6:04 pm, Holly yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The recent events at Virginia Tech brought this song to mind. Re-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> evaluating ... a continual process of shifting and placing oneself in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a variety of positions ... and re-evaluating ... The trick is to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> somewhat comfortable with continual change and to accept that one can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> never kick back for too long. It all comes down to re-evaluating ...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with a keen mind linked intimately with a warm heart.
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You may find yourself in another part of the world
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You may ask yourself; Well...How did I get here?
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Into the blue again/after the money's gone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You may ask yourself
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How do I work this?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You may ask yourself
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Where is that large automobile?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You may tell yourself
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is not my beautiful house!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You may tell yourself
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is not my beautiful wife!
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Into the blue again/after the money's gone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Water dissolving...and water removing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There is water at the bottom of the ocean
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> UNDER the water
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Carry the water
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Remove the water from the bottom of the ocean
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Into the blue again/INTO THE SILENT WATER
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> UNDER THE ROCKS AND STONES/THERE IS WATER UNDERGROUND
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LETTING THE DAYS GO BY/LET THE WATER HOLD ME DOWN
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LETTING THE DAYS GO BY/WATER FLOWING UNDERGROUND
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> INTO THE BLUE AGAIN/AFTER THE MONEY'S GONE
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You may ask yourself
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What is that beautiful house?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You may ask yourself
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Where does that highway GO to?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You may ask yourself
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Am I right?...Am I wrong?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You may say to yourself
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MY GOD!...WHAT HAVE I DONE?
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Into the blue again/INTO THE SILENT WATER
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> UNDER THE ROCKS AND STONES/THERE IS WATER underground
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LETTING THE DAYS GO BY/LET THE WATER HOLD ME DOWN
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LETTING THE DAYS GO BY/WATER FLOWING UNDER GROUND
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> INTO THE BLUE AGAIN/AFTER THE MONEY'S GONE
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LOOK WHERE MY HAND WAS
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Time isn't holding us
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Time isn't after us
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SAME AS IT EVER WAS
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SAME AS IT EVER WAS
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SAME AS IT EVER WAS
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ??
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SAME AS IT EVER WAS
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SAME AS IT EVER WAS
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ??
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SAME AS IT EVER WAS
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HEY LETS ALL TWIST OUR THUMBS
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HERE COMES THE TWISTER
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Letting the days go by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SAME AS IT EVER WAS
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Letting the days go by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SAME AS IT EVER WAS
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Letting the days go by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SAME AS IT EVER WAS
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ONCE IN A LIFE TIME
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LET THE WATER HOLD ME DOWN
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LETTING THE DAYS GO BY
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I love his body language!
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good song. And isn't terrible about all those deaths that happened
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yesterday, and the really sad part is that not only do we have to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> worry about terrorist but our own country men and women. It reminds me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of something out of the Dhammapada
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "There is no fire like greed,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No crime like hatred,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No sorrow like separation,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No sickness like hunger of heart,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And no joy like the joy of freedom.
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Health, contentment, and trust
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Are your greatest possessions,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And freedom your greatest joy.
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Look within.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Be still.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Free from fear and attachment,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Know the sweet joy of living in the way."
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The truly sad part is that someone who had walked off the path and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> took hatred and vengance into his heart and decided not only to take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it out on the person it was meant for but 32 more innocent stander-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bys. And that is the world we live in today, and it makes me sick, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sad.-
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's numbing. I think of the parents. What ugliness they will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> face ... for years.- Hide quoted text -
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not only that, but the futures they could have and the really sad part
>>>>>>>>>>>>> as well is that there have been at least 7 or more school shootings in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the last ohhh I'd say 3-5 years.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> They were saying that yesterdays events were almost year to date since
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Columbian(sorry for the missed spelled word) That April 20th was when
>>>>>>>>>>>>> that happened. So thats pretty scary. I just don't know whats going on
>>>>>>>>>>>>> with this world that were living in.-
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe these sorts of violent crimes
>>>>>>>>>>>> have happened only in the USA and Australia.
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I think I heard about a few shootings and explosions in the Middle East and
>>>>>>>>>>> South-East Asia a few years ago, but I could be wrong.
>>>
>>>>>>>>>> tHAT'S RIGHT. hEY.
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I take it very personally, since I am an American, that we are doing
>>>>>>>>>>>> something, out of ignorance (oh, I am so optimistic) that is
>>>>>>>>>>>> contributing to this sort of wretched personal and societal agony.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Almost makes me want to give up my current interests to do research.
>>>>>>>>>>>> I am hoping there are others more qualified than I who will.
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> It's gana take more than a bit of research to barge into a new reality.
>>>
>>>>>>>>>> A bit? How you underestimate me. It's all or nothing, Babe.
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You hear the testimony from the Proff. upstairs from the shootings in
>>>>>>>>>>> Engineering?
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> He locked his door and called 911.
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Something a little more proactive needs to be considered, IMO.-
>>>
>>>>>>>>>> And that would be? Gun control legislation? Fat chance. Talk to
>>>>>>>>>> those legislators in Virginia. They are turning a deaf ear to
>>>>>>>>>> Bloomberg (sp?).. They don't seem to know what positive effect their
>>>>>>>>>> changing the law from whatever it was before to purchasing only one
>>>>>>>>>> hand gun a week has had on crime in NYC.
>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Those in good old VA think everyone should have a hand gun. After all
>>>>>>>>>> if all the students at VA Tech had one that mad gunman wouldn't have
>>>>>>>>>> survived a minute after the first shot.
>>>
>>>>>>>>> One can--if SHe so chooses--carry a pistol in a holster in VA.
>>>
>>>>>>>>> If I'd had a pistol, I'da capped his arse.-
>>>
>>>>>>>> I wonder how horrible that would feel. I suppsoe I would too but
>>>>>>>> jeez ...
>>>
>>>>>>> Faced with the choice, I'm quite sure you'd much rather live than die.- Hide quoted text -
>>>
>>>>>> There are somethings I don't let my imagination focus on: either of my
>>>>>> children dying, and being in a situation where I should kill someone,
>>>>>> are high up on the list.
>>>
>>>>> Healthy.
>>>
>>>>> How's the garten going?-
>>>
>>>> Haven't started. Time travel ... ya know.
>>>
>>> What year is it?-
>>
>>Soon to be announced ....
>
> 1985

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