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Swing Your Heartache Lyrics
we do not believe that love is free
cause anything worth fighting for doesn't come for free
we believe in time that you will see
how a war might save us
how a war might save us
we believe in time that you will see
the institutions of the world will only serve to enslave us.
it's time for you and i to face the signs and realize that living's a battle
for all the times we cried and told the lies and realized life's not a rehearsal
come on babe, swing your heartache
come on babe, swing your heartache
we have learned that hope does not come cheap
we all must sacrifice in the name of our beliefs
we believe in time that you will see
the frontier is misery
the frontier is misery
what do you think it is that makes us free?
a life without boundaries if you question everything
it's time for you and i to face the signs and realize that living's a battle
for all the times we've cried and told the lies and realized life's not a rehearsal
come on babe, swing your heartache
come on babe, swing your heartache
here's something that you should know
getting older doesn't always mean you grow
turning from the shadows following behind you
to stare at the sun can easily blind you
the only way to learn, you're not afraid to die
could very well involve risking your life
despite the contradictions that these worlds imply,
you've got to live on, live on, live on.
come on babe (repeat to fade)
cause anything worth fighting for doesn't come for free
we believe in time that you will see
how a war might save us
how a war might save us
we believe in time that you will see
the institutions of the world will only serve to enslave us.
for all the times we cried and told the lies and realized life's not a rehearsal
come on babe, swing your heartache
we all must sacrifice in the name of our beliefs
we believe in time that you will see
the frontier is misery
the frontier is misery
what do you think it is that makes us free?
a life without boundaries if you question everything
for all the times we've cried and told the lies and realized life's not a rehearsal
come on babe, swing your heartache
getting older doesn't always mean you grow
turning from the shadows following behind you
to stare at the sun can easily blind you
the only way to learn, you're not afraid to die
could very well involve risking your life
despite the contradictions that these worlds imply,
you've got to live on, live on, live on.
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definitely one of my favorite songs, it's really up there. definitely the only song that's been able to address many of my most-dearly held beliefs. it's critical, but hopeful at the same time which is amazing.
main message: the world is often really wrong and shitty, we have to fight a PEACEFUL battle with love and never give up caring, striving for the things we believe in, with a heavy-handed dose of love.
AMAZING. and i love that it's not religious at all, clearly they include the religious power-players of the world in with the negative "institutions." this is a song about spirituality within yourself and others, not within a book or an ideology.
wow these lyrics are great! i just heard of this band like 10 minutes ago and i can tell they're good.. i likey
Of course they're good; it's Arts & Crafts we're talking about here. :P
yes lyrics well done but I think there are two corrections to be made to final stanza: Getting older doesn't always mean you've grown Despite the contradictions that these words imply
I wonder what "swing your heartache" means. My interpretation is to ride the ups and downs of life like a playground swing. Thoughts?
it can be that
it can be that
Re lvr's post: Daytrotter does explain that the title was "ripped the song title off from Bauhaus…"
But this is a song I really don't mind hearing many times, a million times... In a row.
this song is achingly beautiful
i love the chorus but im not sure i like the way he sings the verses.
This is what it makes me think of:
"At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality... We must strive every day so that this love of living humanity will be transformed into actual deeds, into acts that serve as examples, as a moving force."