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Sympathy Lyrics
Sympathy just doesn’t mean
That much to me
Compassion’s not
The fashion in my mind
And if you’re looking for
A shoulder to cry on
Don’t turn your head my way
’cause I’d rather have
My music any day
You and I are
Masters of our destiny
We look for consolation all the time
Until we find out things are not
What they were meant to be, oh no
And if it doesn’t suit our mood
We’ll call it crime
Dedication’s not an obligation
Or a figment of
Someone’s imagination
It’s the only way they say
To live from day to day
To make each passing way
A small sensation
Dreams are the possession of
The simple man
Reality the fantasy of youth
But living is a problem that
Is common to us all
With love the only
Common road to truth
That much to me
Compassion’s not
The fashion in my mind
And if you’re looking for
A shoulder to cry on
Don’t turn your head my way
’cause I’d rather have
My music any day
Masters of our destiny
We look for consolation all the time
Until we find out things are not
What they were meant to be, oh no
And if it doesn’t suit our mood
We’ll call it crime
Or a figment of
Someone’s imagination
It’s the only way they say
To live from day to day
To make each passing way
A small sensation
The simple man
Reality the fantasy of youth
But living is a problem that
Is common to us all
With love the only
Common road to truth
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Such a great song, I'm so in love with it. Every single word makes sence and is a piece of the whole picture that the song creates. Like every one of Uriah Heep's creations. Sympathy really is a stupid thing, I agree that you better have nothing than sympathy. I think that the main theme in the song is the contrast between sympathy and dedication, which are two quite different things and should NOT be mixed up. And "with love the only common road to truth".
Into Russian: "ЖАЛОСТЬ" Жалость ничего не значит для меня, Страдания вообще не мой конёк, А если ищешь ты плеча для плача и мольбы, ооо То знай, что Музыка даёт мне целый мир!
Ты и я - мы мастера своей судьбы, Мы ищем утешений каждый раз, Но будем называть всё это злом до самых пор, Пока мы не найдём того, что и должны. ПРИПЕВ: Верность есть ни долг, ни принуждение И совсем не плод твоих воображений, Только есть исход один - прожить свой путь, шагая с ним, И превращая день в сплошной сенсейшен!
Удел простых людей мечты и лишь мечты, А сбыча всех фантазий - Молодым! Но, жизнь - она задача для любых людей, о! е ! И лишь Любовь - единственный путь к ней.