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Hello, hello, hello
Is there anybody home?
I've only called to say
I'm sorry.
The drums are in the dawn,
and all the voices gone.
And it seems that there are no more songs.
Once I knew a girl
She was a flower in a flame
I loved her as the sea sings sadly
Now the ashes of the dream
Can be found in the magazines.
And it seems that there are no more songs.
Once I knew a saint
who sang upon the stage
He told about the world,
His lover.
A ghost without a name,
Stands ragged in the rain.
And it seems that there are no more songs.
The rebels they were here
They came beside the door
They told me that the moon was bleeding
Then all to my suprise,
They took away my eyes.
And it seems that there are no more songs.
A star is in the sky,
It's time to say goodbye.
A whale is on the beach,
He's dying.
A white flag in my hand,
And a white bone in the sand.
And it seems that there are no more songs.
Hello, hello, hello
Is there anybody home?
I've only called to say
I'm sorry.
The drums are in the dawn,
and all the voices gone.
And it seems that there are no more songs.
It seems that there are no more songs.
It seems that there are no more songs.
Is there anybody home?
I've only called to say
I'm sorry.
The drums are in the dawn,
and all the voices gone.
And it seems that there are no more songs.
She was a flower in a flame
I loved her as the sea sings sadly
Now the ashes of the dream
Can be found in the magazines.
And it seems that there are no more songs.
who sang upon the stage
He told about the world,
His lover.
A ghost without a name,
Stands ragged in the rain.
And it seems that there are no more songs.
They came beside the door
They told me that the moon was bleeding
Then all to my suprise,
They took away my eyes.
And it seems that there are no more songs.
It's time to say goodbye.
A whale is on the beach,
He's dying.
A white flag in my hand,
And a white bone in the sand.
And it seems that there are no more songs.
Is there anybody home?
I've only called to say
I'm sorry.
The drums are in the dawn,
and all the voices gone.
And it seems that there are no more songs.
It seems that there are no more songs.
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lovely. just lovely.
This was the last song on the last studio album that Phil Ochs recorded. He suffered from mental illness, and in this song you can sense the sadness and desperation that led him to commit suicide in 1976. I wish that he had been able to deal better with his depression, because he truly was a gifted songwriter and musician who was not afraid to take on the powers that be in his songs.
He would probably disagree with you that it was the world that was mentally ill, not him.
He would probably disagree with you that it was the world that was mentally ill, not him.
@Jerrybear He was also mugged and strangled in Kenya and suffered permanent damage to his vocal chords. He eventually was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I think this song was him giving up.
@Jerrybear He was also mugged and strangled in Kenya and suffered permanent damage to his vocal chords. He eventually was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I think this song was him giving up.
Very sad song that must be autobiographic. I read his disillusion with politics in the fourth verse. Chicago 1968 had a terrible effect on him.