Comment by Scarlette Blues on April 17, 2011 at 7:25pm

I'll have to listen to these. Thanks for posting it.

One of my favs is from Bright Eyes (kind of a new age folksy, I guess) 

 

"The Bible's blind, the Torah's deaf, the Qur'an's mute
If you burned them all together you'd get close to the truth still
They're pouring over Sanskrit on the Ivy League moons
While shadows lengthen in the sun
Cast all the school and meditation built to soften the times
And hold us at the center while the spiral unwinds
It's knocking over fences crossing property lines
Four Winds, cry until it comes

 

The song's called Four Winds. Awesome song. :)

Comment by Eric Youngstrom on April 17, 2011 at 7:46pm

Sounds like a good one Scarlette. I would listen to it but I am deployed and the ships LAN access won't allow itunes, youtube or anything of that sort.

Comment by Bryan B on April 17, 2011 at 10:05pm

XTC's Dear God is another good one but as far perhaps slightly lesser known ones I would say 'Judith' by A Perfect Circle.

You're such an inspiration for ways
That i will never ever choose to be.
Oh so many ways for me to show you
How your savior has abandoned you.

Thank(fuck) your god.
Your lord, your christ
He did this,
Took all you had
And left you this way.
Still you pray, never stray,
Never taste of the fruit.
Never thought to question why.

It's not like you killed someone.
It's not like you drove a hateful spear into his side.
Praise the one who left you
Broken down and paralyzed.
He did it all for you.
He did it all for you.

Oh so many ways for me to show you
How your dogma has abandoned you.
Pray to your christ, to your god.
Never taste of the fruit,
Never stray, never break,
Never choke on a lie,
Even though he's the one who did this to you
Never thought to question why.

It's not like you killed someone.
It's not like you drove a spiteful spear into his side.
Talk to jesus christ as if he knows the reasons why
He did this all to you.

He did it all for you.
He did it all for you

Really love "Never thought to question why"

Comment by Eric Youngstrom on April 18, 2011 at 12:47am

Good lyrics on that one Bryan, Perfect Circle right? I might heard this one before from my younger brother.

Comment by deepthought42 on April 18, 2011 at 12:27pm

1) "Cry for the Moon," Epica:

Eternal silence cries out for justice...Follow your common sense/you cannot hide yourself/behind a fairy tale forever and ever

 

2) "Letting Go of God," Jill Sobule:

I think we can try and change our fate/love life and celebrate/letting go of god

 

3) "Letalis Deus," Echoes of Eternity:

Organized religion/a distortion of the truth/make your own decision/ignorance will undo you

 

4) "Facade of Reality," Epica:

People created religious intentions/only to feel superior and/ to have a license to kill

 

5) "Soul Society," Kamelot:

How can we believe in heaven/all for one and one for all/a flawless soul society/my life is just a fragment/of the universe and all/there must be more than I can see

 

There are more, but those are my favorites right now.

 

Comment by Jason on April 18, 2011 at 12:33pm

I “worship” 311.    Seen then well over twenty times.

Comment by Bryan B on April 18, 2011 at 12:44pm

Ya they are a hard rock/metal band lead by James Maynard Keenan the singer for Tool. Even though he is weird, Keenan is brilliant.

Comment by Eric Youngstrom on April 18, 2011 at 9:05pm

Nice list deepthought42. I haven't heard of Epica or Kamelot.

Comment by Eric Youngstrom on April 18, 2011 at 9:07pm

@ Jason ~ I am a big of 311 as well, I haven't as of yet been to a show. My younger brother has see them like 3 or 4 times, he loves that band.

Comment by Eric Youngstrom on April 18, 2011 at 9:12pm

@ Bryan ~ Oh I know who Perfect Circle is, I don't own an album theirs mind you but I know of them and have heard their stuff and Tool is a great live band (saw them in 2001 Virgina I believe). I was just not sure if the song lyrics you listed were P.C. I assumed it was and it sounding familar but I hate assuming things, rather know.

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