Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

http://youtube.com/v/6DEh0eSpNvY
PINK LYRICS

"Dear Mr. President"
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) v5 N6 i3 t* f, DDear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
9 a* m+ `/ I; Q# Q$ `  t& U) ULet's pretend we're just two people and
+ p" ]- H1 j- m* {% vYou're not better than me.
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.

What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
  {/ x  A6 R5 F. F' A; y* v4 A$ K  FWho do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
& J1 F4 [+ N9 [! }What do you feel when you look in the mirror?
" h+ f8 ?7 B+ U* ?Are you proud?

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
5 c  G4 m0 \4 s% ]' K2 `9 [0 \How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye
, f2 q/ H3 c3 {0 ~6 ZAnd tell me why?

Dear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely boy?
% S+ g1 j$ I3 _' R5 G8 RAre you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
How can you say
5 l( Y9 Q. S5 N" k; s, JNo child is left behind?
, O1 j4 a! o! y( g8 _We're not dumb and we're not blind.
1 v1 e2 q  G8 F) ^; Q' m& n, NThey're all sitting in your cells
While you pave the road to hell.

" F* M1 E$ b9 [0 M: N/ E, vWhat kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
) ^2 h" }# w4 RAnd what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
7 S/ r! s- A& t( |" P; ^. mI can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.
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- V1 S5 S; s6 S0 e/ THow do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
% R3 c% [" d; R! I  q( ICan you even look me in the eye?
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' ]* q9 H% \/ g$ `Let me tell you 'bout hard work
. f! z9 w3 r  k8 T5 I; JMinimum wage with a baby on the way
( K! ]; ?0 l6 W+ |, o  XLet me tell you 'bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
% p0 w9 ]% h( v2 O3 s3 O( nLet me tell you 'bout hard work
$ M) ]2 w- P; F$ u. i# Q7 HBuilding a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
Oh
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How do you sleep at night?
3 z$ \( P5 A% f1 p. R" O+ L/ m  ]7 lHow do you walk with your head held high?
Dear Mr. President,
! d' n" j5 k$ o' d" z( t6 ~: lYou'd never take a walk with me.
7 @7 u1 r: l, i# k* SWould you?
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( d; K9 R' }! m! a[ 本帖最后由 celinedeng 于 2007-7-7 21:03 编辑 ]

alicia_83

The singer is so cool!
A thoughtful song~~~

goldfish

nothing is absolutely right or wrong,especially on politics.

bobic_wang

it is really a moving song,
+ g7 d+ x; J1 c9 \. X$支持$ $支持$ $支持$

fcyfcy1

impressive... i heard the song several times in last week... but never paid attention to the lyrics...
In fact it's quite good$送花$

goldfish

They dance alone ---Sting
6 z1 K" n0 z# d- _/ H2 ~% r% E; h7 s- L
" }" s2 p8 V9 ?- ~5 A6 uWhy are there women here dancing on their own?
/ C% X% W' U& W  |5 \$ X8 K$ k; u& JWhy is there this sadness in their eyes?
Why are the soldiers here
Their faces fixed like stone?
$ l* x# ?0 x* J/ CI can't see what it is that they dispise
5 [9 p6 f1 A% o( H- B- U9 @6 wThey're dancing with the missing
7 x8 J0 l! x3 K4 D. i( tThey're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
7 _5 S) H4 _2 h' ^7 YTheir anguish is unsaid
+ G  K+ q- E/ n- ^% B/ m9 nThey're dancing with their fathers
# R7 W! e9 Y) q& C) L* nThey're dancing with their sons
3 ~, Q0 k5 o0 M8 ^) k7 n) A7 w: \4 ?They're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone They dance alone

0 Y% v5 v: o" z& u( ^' H+ t0 Z) p. aIt's the only form of protest they're allowed
I've seen their silent faces scream so loud
If they were to speak these words they'd go missing too
Another woman on a torture table what else can they do
They're dancing with the missing
) W5 Z' k7 P  q/ L. o6 x0 ?( x) jThey're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
8 B7 _6 I9 D% iTheir anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
" B% N' ~' B& ^8 ~They're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone They dance alone

+ ]- I/ R0 \2 l! V2 L8 C( ], _) sOne day we'll dance on their graves
# L0 t' i4 P7 j2 T7 t1 R3 N3 cOne day we'll sing our freedom
! Y0 Z' \; ?$ l/ O8 S0 v1 Q6 T/ GOne day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance
* @+ Q1 h0 }0 U0 x& S4 _! N5 qOne day we'll dance on their graves
) V, j# z- K4 o0 ?; SOne day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance
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7 G4 K2 S# S* u. H% R" \- G; G9 ~Ellas danzan con los desaparecidos
8 A) q* e7 H9 i, P; GEllas danzan con los muertos
* ?& Y3 C2 V  z5 K  BEllas danzan con amores invisibles
Ellas danzan con silenciosa angustia
0 V( {  N1 ?  k. O, ~. U4 F2 SDanzan con sus pardres
+ f7 L: M. Z7 s4 Z& M- z+ \( ZDanzan con sus hijos
7 Y2 n. R" q6 H/ x$ ]% u, QDanzan con sus esposos
$ z% r9 H6 p- J- l3 F1 @Ellas danzan solas
, Z# g( G: R) u, J- \Danzan solas

Hey Mr. Pinochet
. m3 |4 `& c, M: [# _6 JYou've sown a bitter crop
It's foreign money that supports you
One day the money's going to stop
3 e, n& B( \9 RNo wages for your torturers
+ C, E$ i) r! F/ XNo budget for your guns
# O2 r& X! e7 A2 vCan you think of your own mother
( G0 I4 _$ g# K2 C& IDancin' with her invisible son
7 a4 i; n9 b# X& S9 {& oThey're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
# A, ^" g8 U- b% {They dance with the invisible ones
They're anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
) e: j4 H- L" ]. IThey're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
+ a7 j  e) m: BThey dance alone
They dance alone

goldfish

Those two songs go the same way, unlike our singers, foreign singers, however, are singing not only on romance,but on many serious topics like  politics and  enviroment.
seems what our vanity fair  merely care is money, what a simple life they are leading!!