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how did camus really die that night?
were they right?
when he died was it really his time?
or was it suicide?
and holden caufield is a friend of mine
we go drinking from time to time
and i find: it gets harder every time
back off
but you're out on the street again
don't you stop
did you know you couldn't swim
back off
until you're out on the street again
i'm not going to play if there ain't no way i'll win
hemingway never seemed to mind the banality of a normal life
and i find it: gets harder every time
so he aimed the shotgun into the blue
placed his face in between the two and sighed: here's to life!
back off
but you're out on the street again
don't you stop
did you know you couldn't swim
back off
until you're out on the street again
i'm not going to play if there ain't no way i'll win
hey there salinger, what did you do?
just when the world was looking for you
to write anything that meant anything
you told us you were through
and it's been years since you passed away
but i see no plaque, and i see no grave
and i can't help believing that you wanted it that way
and vincent van gogh, why do you weep?
you were on your way to heaven but the road was steep
and who was there to break your fall?
we're guilty, one and all
and i don't know much, but i do know this: with a golden heart comes a rebel fist
but i can't help agreeing with those that would not quit
and it makes me sick when i think of it
all my heroes could not live with this
and i hope you rest in peace because because with us you never did
and K.D.C you were much too young
and you changed my life
but i draw the line at suicide
so here's to life!
were they right?
when he died was it really his time?
or was it suicide?
and holden caufield is a friend of mine
we go drinking from time to time
and i find: it gets harder every time
back off
but you're out on the street again
don't you stop
did you know you couldn't swim
back off
until you're out on the street again
i'm not going to play if there ain't no way i'll win
hemingway never seemed to mind the banality of a normal life
and i find it: gets harder every time
so he aimed the shotgun into the blue
placed his face in between the two and sighed: here's to life!
back off
but you're out on the street again
don't you stop
did you know you couldn't swim
back off
until you're out on the street again
i'm not going to play if there ain't no way i'll win
hey there salinger, what did you do?
just when the world was looking for you
to write anything that meant anything
you told us you were through
and it's been years since you passed away
but i see no plaque, and i see no grave
and i can't help believing that you wanted it that way
and vincent van gogh, why do you weep?
you were on your way to heaven but the road was steep
and who was there to break your fall?
we're guilty, one and all
and i don't know much, but i do know this: with a golden heart comes a rebel fist
but i can't help agreeing with those that would not quit
and it makes me sick when i think of it
all my heroes could not live with this
and i hope you rest in peace because because with us you never did
and K.D.C you were much too young
and you changed my life
but i draw the line at suicide
so here's to life!
Lyrics submitted by SlapsterMcFlash, edited by Scepvyle
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but i can't help agreeing with those that would not quit
and
and you changed my life
but i draw the line at suicide
so here's to life!
i love thomas's thought on anti suicide.. like a better place a better time. I saw streetlight in toronto 2 weeks ago and it was sooo amazing... I met Dan and I got one of Thomas's picks... best time ever.
"and i hope you rest in peace because because with us you never did
and KDC, you were much too young
and you changed my life..."
Dan Ross - bari sax
Mike Soprano - trombone
Jim Conti - tenor sax
Jamie Egan - trumpet
Chris Thatcher - drums
Tomas Kalnoky - guitar, vocals
Chris Paszik - bass (Josh Ansley quit)
BOTAR:
Nick Afflito - trumpet
Marcy Ciuffreda - cello
Jamie Egan - trombone
Rachel Goldstein - viola, vocals
Layton Hays - piano
Achilles Kalnoky - violin
Tomas Kalnoky - guitar, vocals
Paul Lowndes - drums
Chris Paszik - bass
Mark Rendeiro - french horn
Dan Ross - bari/alto sax
Pete Sibilia - tenor sax
Shane Thomson - percussion
Natalia Ushak - vocals
Original C22 lineup:
Tomas Kalnoky - guitar, vocals
Josh Ansley - bass
Chris Greer - drums
Jamie Egan - tromone
Kevin Gunther - trumpet
Ryan Eldred - saxophone
Holden does not commit suicide. At the end of the book, he feels happy and plans to continue his schooling. That's why Kalnoky says that "Holden Caulfield is a friend of mine." Despite his depression, Holden did not kill himself. Therefore Kalnoky respects Holden and considers him a friend.
we go drinking from time to time
hey there salinger, what did you do?
just when the world was looking for you
to write anything that meant anything
those are references to the book Catcher and The Rye...right?
regardless, awesome song.
Van Gogh = Uber awesome artist. A deeply, deeply disturbed man later in life. Suffered from epilepsy, and lived in an asylum, where he was tormented by the conditions of the other patients. Cut off his lower earlobe with a razor blade before commiting himself. Though he did make a recovery, one day he just took his easel out to a field, pulled out a revolver, and shot himself in the chest.
Albert Camus = Author. Wrote several plays, including "The Plague", and "The Just Assassins". Won a nobel prize, actually. Died in an auto accident, thought to be a suicide. His final works were found in the car with him.
Every person mentioned was a genius, who was emotionally disturbed. Pretty much all of them commited suicide, too. It's been awhile since I read Catcher In The Rye, though, so I don't know if Holden offed himself...but I know Salinger is killing himself, just slowly.
But I'm curious, because the Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution also have this song in their repertoire, so who wrote the original song and performed it first?
WEZ