| James Taylor – Millworker Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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To take an account of shoe factory worker from the early industrial days in America described in a book, weave that with the reality of generations of laborers and their dreams, and plainly narrate the raw reality of working life in America in this compelling song is what makes James Taylor such a great songwriter. “So may I work your mills just as long as I am able And never meet the man whose name is on the label” I wonder what the genius muses from the realm of Foxconn will sing about years from now. |
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| Jethro Tull – Skating Away (On the Thin Ice of a New Day) Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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V1: A realization that despite the belief in the fallacy of privileged birth right, you are screwed by the exact culture you credit for your undeserved position. (you didn't stand a chance son if your pants were undone) Ch: Purposefully walking away from your life is true a gamble (skating away on the thin ice of a new day) V2: Making the choice to leave that life/culture will hurt your close friends and leave them without your help,knowing they will struggle to survive with or without you. And how do you reconcile that guilt? Is there a higher mind to turn to for consolation? Purposefully walking away from your life is true a gamble V3: And having made the point of no return in your new journey, seeing the collapse of what you left from the outside while trying to survive a new and successful place, is it truly real or just another "Present Day"? Purposefully walking away from your life is true a gamble |
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