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发表于 2007-7-7 20:00 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式

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1 I9 d. {4 ]  c4 ?PINK LYRICS/ P3 k" n' d; I6 r7 U, Y! c

: z% l( G6 C. p"Dear Mr. President"2 A$ M2 u+ `; |& `8 q
(feat. Indigo Girls)
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- U1 ]$ ], X. m) C7 SDear Mr. President,9 d$ o( Q) L; I4 k( R7 z
Come take a walk with me.( \( ^" n* R* ]* b
Let's pretend we're just two people and
3 [& c0 l  q) k1 z/ r/ Q, vYou're not better than me.. R* N& O' f7 o- P
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.) v0 Q& `4 `3 e3 ^7 D) H+ K5 c

" w6 \* b# g. F) |; lWhat do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
3 E* Q5 {6 h% C8 }Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?9 M: s, {  ^4 M6 w# E
What do you feel when you look in the mirror?2 u( A$ m4 x/ n
Are you proud?8 i( x$ R* Y" X% i  Q
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How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?6 ^3 E% P+ J" v, Q# t6 P
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
9 d# T" H% {2 z6 @+ J& ^How do you walk with your head held high?
! k& B( F, L  Z  h$ ^/ XCan you even look me in the eye4 A* [! Y4 M9 n/ m( A: n
And tell me why?& d) E6 w( H/ v0 c6 X- c) w
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Dear Mr. President,, U/ x# J/ d6 b+ z8 M5 C9 U
Were you a lonely boy?" B0 J+ q) Z& r2 b
Are you a lonely boy?
$ M  B1 g4 f2 cAre you a lonely boy?1 c5 A+ p: U7 F/ e' G2 W
How can you say
0 B* H' K8 x; }3 T( ONo child is left behind?9 a5 a% z. w( ~: W8 a; ?/ f
We're not dumb and we're not blind.
8 D& \, u8 W4 q5 PThey're all sitting in your cells" M8 Q* u8 l7 E2 D8 h
While you pave the road to hell.
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! X. a, H6 Y: j; {What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
: P: a3 D; r5 Z. YAnd what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
6 C) r- A" V! _' XI can only imagine what the first lady has to say
/ o9 ?( ]* A' Q; n9 jYou've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.
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: S5 {( X0 U- }- M, \How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?/ @, [5 }+ S8 Y) ^8 `; [: c
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
3 _6 a/ i8 X* p7 ]- l, D' @9 RHow do you walk with your head held high?
4 C2 n7 @+ s) t' ~Can you even look me in the eye?( y( [" [! |! H. ?
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Let me tell you 'bout hard work4 s8 u% y2 r; [( o8 i# r
Minimum wage with a baby on the way3 _, {4 D8 Z% S
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
/ `/ {: \( T. G/ o+ z; GRebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
" b! R0 e( u) F. i7 w1 l2 E: E9 jLet me tell you 'bout hard work' ~' ~! U6 h! g8 X8 z
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
- ]# o) R0 k: X1 t* @: Z. BLet me tell you 'bout hard work/ D7 D9 Y' d; ^) U* k0 [
Hard work4 w. S4 U+ n/ N: V! a* @( K
Hard work( H* _9 g7 J0 ~7 D0 O
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
) x' r$ }8 T1 r2 g9 O( w- ?4 rHard work. n& T! F, T! g
Hard work8 f1 I" I5 U1 \0 U& A" h, y
Oh
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How do you sleep at night?
0 i# S  c" [9 G2 b5 GHow do you walk with your head held high?! }8 w" V  ~% F) W- \/ K
Dear Mr. President,
8 Q4 B/ X) P4 w! zYou'd never take a walk with me.
+ n- i( [8 U- K3 Y( K' g, t8 V9 ^Would you?7 Y' k6 U2 O8 q; A' t
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[ 本帖最后由 celinedeng 于 2007-7-7 21:03 编辑 ]
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发表于 2007-7-7 22:46 | 显示全部楼层
The singer is so cool!: @7 K1 {9 y+ o/ E! s# d& C3 o3 {5 R
A thoughtful song~~~
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发表于 2007-7-16 15:02 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2007-7-17 21:08 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2007-7-18 18:03 | 显示全部楼层
it is really a moving song,1 a2 y+ t  p8 J! U1 Y
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发表于 2007-7-18 21:51 | 显示全部楼层
impressive... i heard the song several times in last week... but never paid attention to the lyrics...
4 ~1 E; x. C6 Z1 l  m4 J, M( o/ uIn fact it's quite good$送花$
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发表于 2007-7-20 12:44 | 显示全部楼层
They dance alone ---Sting
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5 V0 T0 r: P; VWhy are there women here dancing on their own?
+ o5 ~( H+ l( e' Y" _5 oWhy is there this sadness in their eyes?
. m: m$ e  P$ t5 C+ F* W8 SWhy are the soldiers here
9 D: L# v+ U; _. tTheir faces fixed like stone?
% {! E* C! r) R8 ZI can't see what it is that they dispise
- o- v3 X  i$ e, gThey're dancing with the missing
2 E& N+ A5 Z. g! h+ g' YThey're dancing with the dead
2 O4 o% B8 V; Q9 O) z$ e! q( ?They dance with the invisible ones2 r4 z' p- n$ i
Their anguish is unsaid
* B7 U4 {2 y; Z0 I% gThey're dancing with their fathers. _' p+ T1 ]+ x" T+ |, o
They're dancing with their sons
$ I( w3 v1 Q6 l2 fThey're dancing with their husbands1 p6 @  ^( H& b$ ^7 e5 y( p
They dance alone They dance alone; k+ R$ m5 E8 N

( ]7 G0 \% o* U- SIt's the only form of protest they're allowed
5 d- U+ y& |6 @" n& R" Z6 P# ~I've seen their silent faces scream so loud. h* |' z0 N" x6 a9 H
If they were to speak these words they'd go missing too5 W( O: D1 R. [( M2 n
Another woman on a torture table what else can they do
8 t. v' X% z8 W2 mThey're dancing with the missing
% o4 c8 e. x. ~. r7 n. P( c, }& U: aThey're dancing with the dead+ i- d3 s* r, C! y5 A
They dance with the invisible ones1 a# [. y8 d; n  \1 D8 k! W  a$ }
Their anguish is unsaid
: Y% N0 k3 N' W+ W) z5 HThey're dancing with their fathers
; n5 I5 ]; H. ]5 n, O( r# Z- EThey're dancing with their sons
0 e  p! P$ x& p1 p+ FThey're dancing with their husbands
* ^( {  S2 K7 T+ T( ]; aThey dance alone They dance alone
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One day we'll dance on their graves
+ V! {* a1 s: A3 ~* SOne day we'll sing our freedom
! m1 i7 ~& `7 A7 i) IOne day we'll laugh in our joy
: c! e6 G/ _. k, oAnd we'll dance
0 A2 n9 g  A! I7 A- l7 v6 pOne day we'll dance on their graves
2 a- S* n# e# D: o' [, `One day we'll sing our freedom
& G' `  U2 ~7 e) G! \# I: e2 F7 nOne day we'll laugh in our joy. y+ i' K! J" U
And we'll dance
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Ellas danzan con los desaparecidos4 ~( w1 Z$ ]6 T
Ellas danzan con los muertos: ]; I- k' z% P- n6 H7 S* @
Ellas danzan con amores invisibles
( Q0 R9 k1 w& Z; z2 GEllas danzan con silenciosa angustia
8 w( D% }  H; sDanzan con sus pardres
6 ^* c# L+ L  ADanzan con sus hijos
- W2 r5 Q# [+ u1 WDanzan con sus esposos! c5 g1 _0 B6 ~4 \; W" f& M, ~# J* J1 v
Ellas danzan solas
* ?' y$ V3 S4 cDanzan solas, ?+ \5 r7 P4 T2 S! I% R$ N
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Hey Mr. Pinochet; ?5 I! n) m: a" b
You've sown a bitter crop1 R$ ^: U0 j7 E/ V; ?) Y
It's foreign money that supports you
. z: ]* S! f8 f7 @9 U: SOne day the money's going to stop
7 b7 F6 X/ Y3 f( Y, V8 r; h( u0 c, `No wages for your torturers
" k4 a, i! ^7 P5 @. V# uNo budget for your guns
/ R, R2 J  h7 ?/ p6 ]6 Z2 y1 eCan you think of your own mother
7 |- O) W5 `! q% h1 EDancin' with her invisible son
0 `% z2 h" {3 ?: y3 d% NThey're dancing with the missing3 ~1 C6 c+ W- o* ?: R' G
They're dancing with the dead6 N7 H# ^( Z5 a$ V6 `/ s
They dance with the invisible ones
. J8 P9 y8 z; F( d: I% fThey're anguish is unsaid+ o9 ?$ C# z& p( }) a2 {
They're dancing with their fathers
  |- ~  w  w* y, r  SThey're dancing with their sons4 m) m. j) C$ i5 L3 P& z- y7 B. [
They're dancing with their husbands
  J5 P3 G' t9 S: d) {' zThey dance alone$ P) R  t/ H' Y9 b: ~
They dance alone
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发表于 2007-7-20 12:59 | 显示全部楼层
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.
8 J* m" d0 {9 f! Q0 Hseems what our vanity fair  merely care is money, what a simple life they are leading!!
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