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November 22, 2004
Song
Song lyrics are tricky. I thought that if one wrote poetry, writing song lyrics would be easy. Not so. You have to pay more attention to meter, even though music and singing allow for a great deal of meterical fudging. Plus, it would help if I could actually play music. I have not come up with a band that would naturally perfom this song. Perhaps The Dead Cicadas could in an alt-country moment. Here, for better or worse, is advice on changing the world.
Change the World
Some just learn the hard way
Bringing trouble to their souls
It don't matter how good you are
It ain't gonna change the world
Some just learn the hard way
Pushing thorns into their souls
It don't matter how hard you try
It ain't gonna change the world
Some just learn the hard way
Bringing silence to their souls
It don't matter how sad you are
It ain't gonna change your world
So what's the point
Why keep going on
Unless it's scars you want
As you're beaten down
I just had to learn the hard way
To get solace for my soul
There's nobody down here Strong enough
To be Meek enough to change the world
I just had to learn the hard way
To bring healing to my soul
There's nobody down here Wise enough
To be Fool enough to change the world
I just had to learn the hard way
To bring some life back to my soul
There's nobody down here that's Love enough
To bleed enough to change my world
So there's the point
Why I keep going on
It's my scars he took
As He was beaten down
We all gotta learn the hard way
To get some comfort for our souls
It don't matter how hard you try
It ain't gonna change the world
| By jackdas | 2:13 PM
