Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

http://youtube.com/v/6DEh0eSpNvY
PINK LYRICS
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) y0 w- l4 j7 X! u: e* C" o"Dear Mr. President"
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6 A6 X: }; q7 X7 T1 R; l& ?+ KDear Mr. President,
) V% x: B% Y2 K2 g1 F3 aCome take a walk with me.
: c( A5 V  t5 ELet's pretend we're just two people and
$ X8 y, D% D6 L. e: ?You'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?
" e' N" q: J" t, ^Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
What do you feel when you look in the mirror?
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?
) i/ }, h7 Z/ {5 J( X2 zHow do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why?

8 }2 z1 T- C; M# m6 z6 ZDear Mr. President,
! l4 }9 c4 K  e) a( H1 }Were you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
. h; A  S) e" [* P+ \" G9 CAre you a lonely boy?
" h: L1 }+ u. U# D" V' U4 W9 pHow can you say
No child is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not blind.
They're all sitting in your cells
  D' K  Q. ]' [* V# h& P/ Q0 J; MWhile you pave the road to hell.

What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
I can only imagine what the first lady has to say
& D4 E& C. n9 P2 GYou've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.
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2 H# s# j6 _* E! `- ]! G- yHow 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?
$ T' ]9 _* q3 m! {Can you even look me in the eye?
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Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
7 C# v7 A/ W( s0 b1 DLet me tell you 'bout hard work
) \5 `6 T( n8 t8 W8 PRebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
+ M- L7 c# B6 t! a0 [" }: r0 fLet me tell you 'bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
  R0 q- b% N9 ]. @  DLet me tell you 'bout hard work
Hard work
' X; V$ n0 [5 H7 r; X) AHard work
0 h! {4 m; T4 m. ^+ m% b; ^You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
Hard work
2 Z& `( q7 s: v, IHard work
Oh
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% v% W+ t$ }0 B& R8 `How do you sleep at night?
3 m' x7 b4 W" A9 I  CHow do you walk with your head held high?
$ v9 S6 J: s( }0 w4 {Dear Mr. President,
You'd never take a walk with me.
Would you?

/ G1 i3 X/ I# b& H[ 本帖最后由 celinedeng 于 2007-7-7 21:03 编辑 ]

alicia_83

The singer is so cool!
: [: A  j% a9 m; \  R( \A thoughtful song~~~

goldfish

nothing is absolutely right or wrong,especially on politics.

bobic_wang

it is really a moving song,
$支持$ $支持$ $支持$

fcyfcy1

impressive... i heard the song several times in last week... but never paid attention to the lyrics...
% z2 T1 Z6 d7 N+ ^* N6 RIn fact it's quite good$送花$

goldfish

They dance alone ---Sting
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Why are there women here dancing on their own?
Why is there this sadness in their eyes?
Why are the soldiers here
5 S: }, Y' D) n# a) R/ WTheir faces fixed like stone?
I can't see what it is that they dispise
9 k8 ?7 x4 R5 a, O, }They're dancing with the missing
' }9 ?' E" Z$ u5 t( xThey're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
+ r3 c/ v0 ]0 Z& J3 s" L1 UTheir anguish is unsaid
" q# n9 i5 X+ p2 d! @# W) ?They're dancing with their fathers
! F( L9 e3 V9 y+ L- ?They're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
9 }  B$ \/ _# d) L- OThey dance alone They dance alone

It's the only form of protest they're allowed
I've seen their silent faces scream so loud
  ]/ t! f+ L' ~' }If they were to speak these words they'd go missing too
" O' e2 |9 ^; s3 x7 b4 CAnother woman on a torture table what else can they do
) \" A' g. ?/ H9 v+ AThey're dancing with the missing
) s7 C/ T+ U: X  U; M& V" wThey're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
& M) p0 `* E7 ~, D" n- DTheir anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
; }1 J) B3 f# F7 }# a2 h0 EThey're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone They dance alone

" Q+ T8 R& r' H) o  ^  QOne day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
$ K% _4 F; z$ C: B! LAnd we'll dance
One day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
6 ^: `- b4 K1 E/ fOne day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance
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% _; X: Z1 M8 l  s' C  NEllas danzan con los desaparecidos
3 B: v$ s% `6 n8 [Ellas danzan con los muertos
Ellas danzan con amores invisibles
; h  \- D. i  H- O- f7 w# A( o; L+ bEllas danzan con silenciosa angustia
3 O4 K% `, m7 r- ?- x( L* G1 P+ wDanzan con sus pardres
Danzan con sus hijos
7 f$ g6 |. D# V; n' iDanzan con sus esposos
Ellas danzan solas
Danzan solas
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Hey Mr. Pinochet
' R$ \( N; ?. m0 T3 qYou've sown a bitter crop
4 \! q8 Y( G3 K, GIt's foreign money that supports you
One day the money's going to stop
+ b6 t5 F& [! ?  c3 {No wages for your torturers
8 T3 l2 J$ j5 K1 @( K7 INo budget for your guns
Can you think of your own mother
Dancin' with her invisible son
They're dancing with the missing
# M0 k' d( _9 g) F! mThey're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
, f- [, G, {2 @% f+ ^0 aThey're anguish is unsaid
# S) Z, ?& L6 O) b6 E9 RThey're dancing with their fathers
0 k6 i/ @" t3 g9 P$ W4 n0 oThey're dancing with their sons
+ {+ M5 t8 G  j6 P- gThey're dancing with their husbands
' N: G, ~! j! u; _9 c" j8 {# ]They dance alone
8 Z1 c* k% r+ e+ O. P) IThey 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.
) G8 c( X6 ^1 E8 o! P& D% X8 |seems what our vanity fair  merely care is money, what a simple life they are leading!!