November 28, 2012
I watched a flood on my tv today
I couldn’t say from where
Just another flood on my tv
I wasn’t bothered it was far away
Worlds away from here
From my family and me
But just for a second I could feel
This safe and independant life of mine is not real
Just for a second I could see
That nothing is forever and nothing is for free
When will I go and make a change
I’ve got the time and I let it waste
I frown at people who don’t care but I’m just the same
I wanna make a difference
Maybe some other day
A bomb went off not far from here tonight
And now I’m wide awake
Tossing and a-turning in my bed
A glass of Hennessy sits by my side
But with every sip I take
These visions creep into my head
Just in this second I can see
The lights go and bricks and ceilings tumbling on me
Just in the second I can hear
The steps of panicked neighbours
The sound of fear
When will I go and make a change
I’ve got the time and I let it waste
I frown at people who don’t care but I’m just the same
I wanna make a difference
Maybe some other day
November 24, 2012
Who’s gonna sing a song of change
If no-one can imagine life outside the beaten track
And who’s gonna stop a running train
If no-one cares to dwell and no-one wants to look back
Somewhere along the line you gave up asking
When it got a little too complex
But if you don’t question what has been
Does it mean that you don’t care what’s coming next
You got no-one to follow
And no-one will follow you
Ain’t that a relief
That everything and everyone
Must grow in opposition to resistance
And contradiction
This ain’t no time to go to sleep
This ain’t no time to go to sleep
So who’s gonna sing a song of faith
If no-one prays for anything that can’t be bought and sold
And who’s gonna tell the story straight
Does anyone believe there’s still a story to be told
Somewhere along the line you just stopped walking
When the under current got too strong
But someday a lonesome busker will come knocking
With a soft and long-forgotten song
You got no-one to follow
And no-one will follow you
Ain’t that a relief
That everything and everyone
Must grow in opposition to resistance
And contradiction
This ain’t no time to go to sleep
This ain’t no time to go to sleep
(lyrics by Tina Dico http://tinadico.com/music/song/no-time-to-sleep/)
